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Sun, September 24, 2023 | 03:30

A bad precedent

Defying a myriad of opposition both at home and abroad, Japan began releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, Thursday.

2023-08-24 16:30

It's time to change

It's time to change

Korea's power generation surpassed Germany's for the first time ever last year. It is surprising that Korea needed more electricity than Germany, considering that the European country has a population that is 1.6 times bigger, land 3.6 times larger, and a GDP that is 2.2 times bigger than Korea's.

2023-08-23 16:40

Benefits and risks

The global rivalry between America and China is an economic war, gven that the G2 must avoid military clashes at any cost. So, it was natural that the leaders of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan put equal emphasis on security and economy in their summit at Camp David last week.

2023-08-22 16:40

Attracting foreign students

In the face of a drastic decline in population, the government has decided to adopt a package of measures designed to attract around 300,000 foreign students by 2027. The Ministry of Education's Study 300K Project also seeks to secure foreign workers required by state-of-the art industries in advance.

2023-08-21 16:40

Camp David summit

After their historic trilateral summit at Camp David on Friday, the leaders of South Korea, America and Japan appeared content.

2023-08-20 16:40

Korea Inc. in quagmire

The 1997-98 Asian financial crisis was the severest economic difficulty Koreans have experienced. However, the economy has returned to that time it seems, judging by the growth rate. Economic think tanks, local and foreign, forecast Korea's economic expansion will remain in the 1 percent range this year and next, the lowest since the nightmarish period back in the late '90s. ...

2023-08-17 16:40

Challenges for Korea's chipmakers

Challenges for Korea's chipmakers

For much of the past year there has been a focus on how the CHIPS and Science Act and U.S. semiconductor export controls impact the long-term viability of Korea's semiconductor facilities in China. However, the growth of a competitive Chinese semiconductor industry and demands for production based on clean energy could be just as significant for Korean semiconductor companies.

2023-08-16 15:28

Historical amnesia

Korea celebrated the 78th National Liberation Day Tuesday. It was good to see President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife follow Oh Seong-gyu, a wheelchair-bound Independence Army veteran, into the ceremony. Kim Young-gwan, another former independence fighter, was also beside the first couple.

2023-08-15 16:24

Dangerous waters

Dangerous waters

When the USS Kentucky last month made the first port visit by a U.S. nuclear submarine to South Korea in 40 years, it was sailing into dangerous waters. The Korean Peninsula may now be closer to a conflict than at any other time since 1994, when U.S. President Bill Clinton was contemplating an air strike against North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility.

2023-08-14 15:09

Corporal Chae's case

President Yoon Suk Yeol highly values the military and those who serve their country. That's natural for a national leader and commander-in-chief.

2023-08-13 15:50

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