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[Reporter Notebook] Root out school corruption

Stories of corrupt politicians are nothing new with cases rising each day from all parts of the globe, including here in Korea. However, what people despise even more than dirty politicians is corrupt religious and academic leaders, who sell themselves respectively as servants of God and students.

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-04-10 20:44

[Reporter's Notebook] Next police chief should be female

The mood at the National Police Agency (NPA) has been mixed lately. President Moon Jae-in's outspoken support for the agency to have more investigative power has made officers of the police agency enthusiastic.

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-04-05 17:15

[Reporter's Notebook] Why 'geullo' is improper word for Constitution

Last week, Cheong Wa Dae held press conferences for three consecutive days to unveil President Moon Jae-in's proposals for a constitutional revision. In the first conference, Tuesday, Moon's senior secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk said Moon decided to use the word “nodong” instead of “geullo” to refer to labor under his proposals. Both words translated to labor, but they h...

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-03-25 16:53

Why is extramarital affair unforgivable in Korea?

Former presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun, who was running for the South Chungcheong Province governor post, eventually gave up his election bid, Wednesday, after being hit by an allegation that he had an extramarital affair with a female member of his Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). He admitted he had “good feelings” about the woman, but denied that he helped her get nomi...

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-03-16 15:18

[Reporter's Notebook] BBQ's sincerity questioned

Does Genesis BBQ covet the severance pay of dismissed industrial workers in Gunsan? Such doubts have been raised, since the nation's third-largest fried chicken franchise announced earlier this week it will give a certain amount of money to those who open BBQ stores in North Jeolla Province, where people suffer financial difficulties amid shutdowns of GM Korea's factory and H...

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-03-08 12:50

US fiscal deficit feared to weigh on Korea

The federal deficit in the United States will probably increase this year (fiscal 2018) and economists say that amount will likely exceed $1 trillion in fiscal 2020 and beyond. The US fiscal year ends in Sept.

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-02-18 19:13

Bad politics stands in way of sports

If there is conflict, there is drama. And there is a whole lot of drama going on here in sports related to the PyeongChang Olympics. But it has become a political drama rather than one of sports - not a rivalry among athletes but one among the politics of the liberals, conservatives plus the two Koreas. To a lot of people, sports is entertainment and business. Companies will ...

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-01-29 10:30

[Reporter's Notebook] Is LG really dumping washers in US?

Questions are rising over the legitimacy of the U.S. safeguard action on washing machines from Korean firms as prices of those washers at popular U.S. distributors are at a similar level as products from U.S. appliance makers. The U.S. announced a safeguard measure on washing machines from Korean firms LG and Samsung, Tuesday. Displaying his protectionist stance, U.S. President Donald Trump recently said Korean firms were “dumping washers into the United States” and Korea was destroying what was once a good job-producing business for his country.

Reporter's Notebook | 2018-01-23 12:23

Korea to take US safeguard tariffs to WTO

[Reporter's Notebook] Should Korea be hostile to foreign businesses?

The European Union's latest publication of the list of 17 non-cooperative tax jurisdictions must come as a surprise to foreign enterprises that have complained about difficulties doing business in Korea. According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Wednesday, the EU regarded Korea's tax benefits to foreign businesses investing in free economic zones and foreign investment zones as a kind of preferential tax regime, which means it is wrong to offer more benefits to foreign companies than Korean ones. The EU's claim is utterly opposed to what foreign businesspeople have long complained o...

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-12-06 16:01

Seoul protests EU tax haven blacklist

[Reporter's Notebook] A baseball player and son of tycoon

A hitter strikes out with three strikes in baseball. So, they usually become more careful and focused as the strike count goes up. The lesson of “three strikes and you're out” isn't, however, likely to apply to Kim Dong-seon, the third son of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn.

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-11-22 15:37

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Missile attack on Syria