Editorial

ED Seoul-Warsaw axis

Much attention is being paid to North Korea’s arms deals with Russia, including the supply of artillery shells and other equipment to support Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine. But South Korea’s sizable arms sales overseas have drawn less scrutiny.

ED Digital disaster

The government's central computer system was up and running again on Monday following a debilitating three-day outage.

ED Too rosy a prospect

The Ministry of Economy and Finance is painting a rosy outlook for the national economy. “There have been signs of a gradual economic recovery,” the ministry said in a report released on Friday. That assessment is even more positive than a previous one that said, “The economic downturn trend has been slowing.” This time, the word “recovery’’ was used. As the ministry put it, the nation’s manufacturing sector and exports have begun to show signs of a rebound, boosted by the recent rally in the semiconductor industry. The service sector has also shown a robust trend.

ED Taking China's hands

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are undoubtedly the closest Korean and Japanese leaders in history.

ED Pathetic military leaders

ED Urgent transport reform

In the face of an exacerbating climate emergency, South Korea, as one of the major greenhouse gas emitters and the world's fifth-largest auto manufacturing nation, stands at a crossroads, faced with the imperative to revolutionize its transport sector.

ED Yoon at APEC

Currently, the eyes of the world are fixed on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting in San Francisco. The global trade summit, slated for Nov. 15-17, will draw world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Yoon Suk Yeol. Most of the leaders from the 21 APEC member countries will attend the summit. It will be presided over by Biden. Diverse bilateral meetings will also take place on the sidelines of the event.

ED If Trump returns

The U.S. presidential election is a year away.

ED Yellow Envelope Act

A bill to amend Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union Act passed the National Assembly’s plenary session on Nov. 9.

ED Populist policies

Since taking office early last year, President Yoon Suk Yeol must have felt the limits of a minority government.