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Sun, June 24, 2018 | 04:25

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Earlier this week, South Korea halted loudspeaker broadcasts directed at North Korea from Panmunjeom, the site of the Friday inter-Korean summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The military has operated 40 loudspeakers broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda.

Editorial | 2018-04-24 17:33

GM Korea's survival

The union and management of troubled GM Korea tentatively agreed on a self-rescue plan Monday, averting a filing for bankruptcy protection. The agreement will open the way for $500 million in fresh capital to be injected into the company by the government.

Editorial | 2018-04-24 16:24

An online opinion-rigging scandal has taken a turn for the worse after three opposition parties submitted a joint bill Monday, calling for an independent counsel to investigate the scheme. With the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) firmly refusing to accept this, the opposition camp is likely to step up its political offensive ahead of the local polls in June.

Editorial | 2018-04-23 16:45

Cho family on the ropes

Rather belatedly, Chairman Cho Yang-ho of Hanjin Group made an official apology to the people Sunday for his family's “gapjil,” or arrogant and authoritarian attitude or actions against employees and others, that has triggered public outrage.

Editorial | 2018-04-23 15:44

North Korea's decision to suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down its atomic test site bodes well for the April 27 inter-Korean summit and the Pyongyang-Washington summit set for May or June.

Editorial | 2018-04-22 16:20

Exploiting debtors

A double-digit growth in banks' interest income in the first quarter of the year is good news for bankers and their employees. But it is certainly not the case for debtors, particularly households with snowballing mortgages.

Editorial | 2018-04-22 16:10

Promoting summit

President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with CEOs of local media outlets Thursday at Cheong Wa Dae ahead of the April 27 inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Editorial | 2018-04-20 16:13

[Ed] Samsung's acceptance of unions

Samsung Electronics Service, a warranty service arm of Samsung Electronics, will hire about 8,000 workers from its subcontractors as regular employees. The company also said on Tuesday it decided to allow the legal activity of its labor union.

Editorial | 2018-04-20 16:11

[Ed] Ending the war

Ahead of the April 27 inter-Korean summit, some positive developments have come from the U.S., signaling a possible breakthrough in security on the Korean Peninsula, with the two Koreas still technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War.

Editorial | 2018-04-19 16:06

POSCO and politics

POSCO Chairman Kwon Oh-joon abruptly offered to step down Wednesday. Kwon said he made the decision voluntarily for the future of the world's fifth-largest steelmaker with regards to output. The company, too, denied the allegations of government intervention as groundless.

Editorial | 2018-04-19 16:05

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