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Fri, August 7, 2020 | 21:42

Normalize Assembly

What an unwarranted naive expectation it was that the new National Assembly would promptly get to work after opening in late May. After the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) unilaterally elected chairs of the six standing committees including the powerful Legislation and Judiciary Committee last Monday, the Assembly is in paralysis. The main opposition United Future Part...

Kim Ji-soo2020-06-21 15:39

Security lineup reshuffle

President Moon Jae-in's top priority is to defuse tensions raised by North Korea. Most of all, Moon should spare no efforts to prevent the North from making further provocations against the South. To that end, he needs to reshuffle his security and diplomatic lineup.

Park Yoon-bae2020-06-19 17:13

Exit of Meditoxin products

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday that it has revoked the permits for three Meditoxin products, Korea's first botulinum toxin injections made and sold by Medytox over the past 14 years. More than a few consumers who have used the products for cosmetic purposes, such as removing face wrinkles, might feel embarrassed by the ministry's decision.

2020-06-19 17:12

Decisive, but coolheaded

The Moon Jae-in administration should show a decisive but coolheaded response to North Korea's moves to cut off ties with the South and escalate tensions. This is easier said than done; yet Seoul needs to refrain from responding in kind to the North's provocations and military threats.

Park Yoon-bae2020-06-18 17:58

Rise in competitiveness ranking

Korea's global competitiveness ranking rose by five notches this year according to a report by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The nation ranked 23rd out of 63 countries this year, compared with 28th in 2019. Korea's five-step climb in the IMD ranking is its first since 2000. The news is quite positive as it follows a similarly favora...

2020-06-18 17:56

Inter-Korean ties in peril

On Wednesday, North Korea all but nullified the 2018 military agreement with the South as part of its series of phased threats. After suddenly demolishing the inter-Korean liaison office in Gaeseong, Tuesday, the (North) Korean People's Army said that it will dispatch troops to the Mount Geumgang and Gaeseong areas, reinstall sentry posts and restart military exercises.

Kim Ji-soo2020-06-17 16:53

Dark cloud over SsangYong

India's Mahindra & Mahindra has indicated that it will give up control of SsangYong Motor, its cash-strapped subsidiary here. “SsangYong needs a new investor. We are working with the company to see if we can secure an investment,” Pawan Goenka, Mahindra's managing director, told Indian reporters Friday.

2020-06-17 16:47

Stop hiding truth

Japan has again raised the ire of South Koreans over its attempt to cover up wartime forced labor. This attempt comes less than a year after Tokyo imposed trade restrictions last July in retaliation to a ruling by Seoul's top court that ordered Japanese firms to pay compensation to surviving Korean victims of such forced labor.

Park Yoon-bae2020-06-16 17:14

Partial refund of tuition

Amid mounting calls from college students to refund their tuition fees to make up for “lowered” educational quality because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Konkuk University has decided to cut fees for the fall semester.

2020-06-16 15:16

A conscript at an Air Force unit in western Seoul is suspected of receiving preferential treatment thanks to what appears to be his father's influence. A man who identified himself as an Air Force noncommissioned officer raised the allegations in a online petition he posted on Cheong Wa Dae's website Thursday.

Kim Ji-soo2020-06-15 17:16

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