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Tue, October 3, 2023 | 19:20

Excessive concessions

“The Japanese government has formally apologized to 'comfort women' and 'forced labor' victims and acknowledged the facts of wrongdoing.”

2023-09-14 16:40

Secretive Kim-Putin summit

Secretive Kim-Putin summit

Russian leader Vladimir Putin held a summit with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un at Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia's Far East space launch facility. The two leaders discussed an agreement that could significantly alter the relationship between North Korea and Russia, but that will also have substantial implications for South Korea.

2023-09-13 16:58

Protect households in crisis

The other day, a woman, 41, was found dead at a tenement in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was arteriosclerosis. Her child, lying unconscious next to the decomposed body, had not eaten for days. The toddler reportedly woke up in the hospital crying and asking for her mother.

2023-09-12 16:40

Soaring oil prices

Oil prices are picking up steam, stoking fears of plunging global economies into a whirlpool again. The recent spike in crude prices has mainly been initiated by Saudi Arabia and Russia, the second and third largest oil producers, respectively. They have decided to prolong their previous plans to curtail oil production until the end of this year. Alarmed by the unexpected ann...

2023-09-11 16:40

Urgent pension reform

One of the problems modern welfare states must tackle is defusing the pension time bomb. And nowhere is this more urgent than in Korea, with the fastest aging population and steepest decline in birth rate worldwide. Moreover, thanks to accumulated funds, Korean retirees receive considerably more than they contributed. It contrasts with the pay-as-you-go-type schemes of some c...

2023-09-10 16:40

Perilous peninsula

If media reports are correct, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet early next week. The diplomatic calculus is just right for the first summit between the two authoritarian leaders in four-and-a-half years. Russia badly needs North Korea's artillery shells and missiles for its protracted war in Ukraine. Pyongyang wants Moscow's techno...

2023-09-07 16:46

Era of minilateralism

Era of minilateralism

Korea must do well as a bridge-builder in this fragmented yet entangled world. The order among nations is weakening as the world of nations splits into clusters. Big power rivalry is heating up and smaller nations are trying to decide on which side of the fault line they must stand.

2023-09-06 15:28

Collapse of classroom

One after another, teachers are dying. Following the suicide of an elementary school teacher in Seoul around 50 days ago, three more have since followed in her footsteps, last week, across the nation.

2023-09-05 16:40

Price of ignoring history

An ideological controversy is intensifying over the current government's decision to relocate the bust of independence fighter Hong Beom-do outside of the Korea Military Academy. Former President Moon Jae-in threw his hat in the ring by lambasting the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's move. “It is equivalent to distorting history and undermining the integrity of the ROK's armed ...

2023-09-04 16:40

Danger of extinction

The Republic of Korea is a country of extreme ambivalence. Through the eyes of many outsiders, this may look like a rich and attractive country. The nation's per capita income has long since surpassed $30,000, and its culture - to include music, films, dramas and, more recently, food - draws global fans.

2023-09-03 16:40

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