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Fri, November 15, 2019 | 21:16

China's eco-friendly car market is growing rapidly on the back of its proactive policy of going green in the automotive industry. The Middle Kingdom has already emerged as the world's largest market for eco-friendly vehicles, including electric cars, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-11 17:09

Samsung's bold move

Samsung Display said Thursday that it would invest 13.1 trillion won ($10.9 billion) into the next-generation display business by 2025. The Samsung Electronics subsidiary aims to maintain technological competitiveness by converting part of its massive liquid crystal display (LCD) lines into state-of-the-art quantum dot (QD) display-manufacturing lines and create 81,000 jobs i...

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-11 16:20

Checks and balances

It is no exaggeration to say that the Moon Jae-in administration and the ruling party have gone as far as to undermine the prosecution's neutrality and independence from political power. The problem has been getting worse since Moon appointed his close aide, Cho Kuk, as justice minister last month despite the corruption allegations surrounding him and his family.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-10 16:59

Mixed competitiveness report

Korea stood in 13th place among 141 countries in global competitiveness this year. The country's ranking rose by two notches from last year, and four from 2017. Singapore pulled down the United States to take the top spot in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Competitiveness Index. Switzerland, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom followed the top two.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-10 16:20

Japan has decided to return a South Korean-made statue symbolizing “comfort women” to an art exhibition in Nagoya after its abrupt withdrawal drew a strong backlash from artists around the world.

Na Jeong-ju2019-10-09 15:48

Preying on taxpayer money

Indicators gauging the flow of the fiscal balance are going from bad to worse, raising doubts about the country's long-term fiscal health. Against this backdrop, the government is drawing attention by unveiling a package of measures aimed at uprooting the illegal acceptance of state subsidies.

Na Jeong-ju2019-10-09 15:44

Reform blueprint

Justice Minister Cho Kuk announced a blueprint for prosecution reform Tuesday, one month after taking the helm of the Ministry of Justice. The key points of the reform are to prevent the law enforcement agency from abusing its authority and to protect the human rights of criminal suspects.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-08 17:10

Free riders' heaven

Unearned income - money a person receives but does not earn by working - in Korea amounted to 136 trillion won ($113.5 billion) in 2017. Unearned income is that derived from means other than the provision of personal labor, such as income from interest or profits from investment into stocks and real estate.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-08 16:20

Spread of swine fever

Over 145,000 pigs have been culled in South Korea since the country's first-ever outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) that started on a farm in Paju near North Korea, Sept. 17.

Na Jeong-ju2019-10-07 17:00

Tackling illegal aliens

The Ministry of Justice has come up with a package of measures aimed at restricting foreigners staying in South Korea illegally from leaving the country without prior notification. The measures come after an undocumented Kazakh immigrant left South Korea last month, a day after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province that left...

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-07 16:20

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