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Sun, December 16, 2018 | 11:35

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Leakage of technology

Leaking state-of-art technologies abroad is a grave crime that could threaten the survival of developers and severely harm the country's industries. It is not only shocking but also deplorable that a subcontractor of Samsung Display allegedly sold key technology of Samsung's latest smartphone to a Chinese display company.

Editorial | 2018-12-03 16:20

The Bank of Korea (BOK) raised its key policy rate by a quarter percentage points to 1.75 percent Friday. The hike seemed inevitable, considering the widening interest gap between South Korea and the United States, and the ever-rising household debt.

Editorial | 2018-12-02 17:00

Lack of discipline

President Moon Jae-in vowed to sweep away “accumulated evils” from our society when he took office in May 2017. He has placed top priority on this vow because he won the election on the slogan of fighting against the rampant corruption that led to the ouster of his predecessor, Park Geun-hye.

Editorial | 2018-12-02 16:53

Moon-Trump meeting

South Korea is stepping up as a chief negotiator amid a prolonged deadlock in U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks. Cheong Wa Dae confirmed that President Moon Jae-in will be meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Nov. 30-Dec. 1 G20 summit in Argentina.

Editorial | 2018-11-30 18:01

Violent unionists

The union of auto parts maker Yoosung Enterprise held a news conference Thursday and apologized for its recent use of violence. Expressing deep regret, the union vowed not to cause a similar situation again and wished for the speedy recovery of an injured executive.

Editorial | 2018-11-30 18:00

Face up to history

A Supreme Court verdict Thursday ordering a Japanese company to compensate Koreans for forced labor during World War II was certainly designed to heal the wounds of the victims and lay the legal foundation for reparations.

Editorial | 2018-11-29 17:15

Pre-emptive GM move

General Motors has reportedly entered into a drastic restructuring process. The U.S. carmaker plans to shutter five plants in North America and two more elsewhere, slashing 15,000 jobs to save $6 billion (6.77 trillion won) by the end of 2019. GM will also relocate workers on a massive scale and cut down on developing new models with internal combustion engines.

Editorial | 2018-11-29 16:20

Attack on chief justice

A disgruntled farmer's firebomb attack Tuesday on the car of Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su is blatantly in defiance of the rule of law. Whatever the reason, such violence cannot and should not be tolerated under any circumstance.

Editorial | 2018-11-28 17:45

Joint registration of ssireum

“Ssireum,” or traditional Korean wrestling, has been one of the most familiar folk sports of the Korean people since the Three Kingdoms period (57 B.C.-A.D. 668). A folklorist describes it as “body language” embodying the Korean people's soul.

Editorial | 2018-11-28 16:20

Rethink nuclear phase-out

President Moon Jae-in's policy to phase out nuclear energy is triggering controversy once again following Taiwan's referendum last week that voted in favor of nuclear power, rejecting President Tsai Ing-wen's strong push since taking office in 2016 to phase out nuclear energy by 2025.

Editorial | 2018-11-27 17:05

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