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Reporter : Shim Jae-yun

Mon, April 12, 2021 | 12:15

Controversial resignation

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigned Thursday to protest the ruling bloc's campaign to weaken the state prosecution service. In a brief press conference in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office he said, “I can no longer see the collapse of justice and common sense which our society has built up for a long time.” He said he would make maximum efforts to safeguard the country's liberal democracy and protect the people whatever he now does.

Editorial | 2021-03-05 16:39

Kindness gap: Prude's death should spur wholesale change in mental health care and policing

Read all of New York Attorney General Tish James' report on Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man who died last March in Rochester police custody.

Tribune Service | 2021-03-02 17:24

Looming shortage of auto chips

Carmakers here are struggling with the global shortage of automotive semiconductors. Production disruptions are partly due to the pandemic, but it's just a matter of time before a full-blown crisis hit them.

Editorial | 2021-03-01 16:36

Calls for deregulation

The chiefs of major business lobby groups unanimously called for deregulation in their New Year messages. They voiced anxiety over a package of bills that passed the National Assembly, saying they would undermine business activities and have an adverse effect on companies' investment and employment decisions.

Editorial | 2021-01-01 16:00

Myanmar: The saint who lost her way

Almost completely obscured by the blanket global coverage of the U.S. election, they are having one in Myanmar too. The outcome is even more a foregone conclusion, although in this case it will confirm the existing government in power. But it is only by condoning a great crime that democracy there survives.

2020-11-09 17:00

Korea's ill-fated presidents

In May, I had the chance to attend a dinner with the then-presidential secretary of civil affairs, Kim Jo-won, along with several senior journalists. Touching on his prime concern at Cheong Wa Dae, Kim, now retired, said he had always been paying heed to ensure President Moon Jae-in would be able to retire from the presidency safely and enjoy his remaining life comfortably.

2020-11-04 17:23

Politics | 2020-11-04 17:00

Trump fails to deliver COVID-19 strategy

Rather than devise a bold and aggressive plan for combating the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration is surrendering. Eight months into the pandemic, a lack of leadership from the White House is continuing to endanger Americans while providing little hope that the end is near.

Tribune Service | 2020-10-29 17:00

Politics stinks when stink bugs are an escape

I'd rather focus on stink bugs.

2020-10-25 17:01

How Israel failed COVID-19 test

TEL AVIV ― When the Jewish new year began late last month, Israel was enduring its second nationwide lockdown, after daily per capita COVID-19 infection and death rates reached some of the world's highest levels. How did a country with practically closed external borders, sophisticated technological and institutional capacities, a high-quality and efficient health-care system...

2020-10-22 17:35

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