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Fri, April 27, 2018 | 11:28

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Confusion over recycling

Trash emerged as a source of major stress among citizens earlier this week.

Editorial | 2018-04-03 17:13

The inauguration of Kim Ki-sik, a civic activist and former ruling party lawmaker, as the new governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has raised both expectations and concerns.

Editorial | 2018-04-03 16:20

Lift retaliation

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi's visit to Seoul last week drew much attention as he came here as a special representative of President Xi Jinping. He met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and other ranking officials to brief them about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's surprise visit to Beijing and his summit with Xi.

Editorial | 2018-04-02 16:40

Hope for Assembly session

The National Assembly opened a month-long extraordinary session Monday to tackle crucial pending issues, including a constitutional revision bill proposed by President Moon Jae-in for the introduction of a four-year two-term presidency instead of the current five-year single one.

Editorial | 2018-04-02 16:10

Healing Jeju's wounds

Jeju Island is known within and outside Korea as a tourist destination. But it has a dark past that many Koreans do not even know about. On Tuesday, the islanders will mark the 70th anniversary of a government crackdown that took the lives of many Jeju citizens.

Editorial | 2018-04-01 17:59

Japan's faulty textbooks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has gone one step further to ensure that Japan's students grow up learning that Dokdo, Korea's easternmost islets, are Japanese territory.

Editorial | 2018-04-01 17:58

Currency deal row

The just concluded renegotiations of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement have sparked controversy over a U.S. move to link a foreign exchange issue to the KORUS FTA. The controversy arose Wednesday when a White House official said a revised trade deal would include a “side deal” prohibiting both countries from deliberately devaluing their currencies for trade advantages.

Editorial | 2018-03-30 16:55

Transparent structure

Hyundai Motor Group has streamlined its governance structure by severing all cross-shareholding links among its affiliates. The group said Wednesday it would turn Hyundai Mobis into the auto conglomerate's uppermost controlling company by splitting off its module manufacturing and after-sales service parts business and merging it with logistics firm Hyundai Glovis “The move will terminate the circular shareholding structure among subsidiaries,” it said.

Editorial | 2018-03-30 15:50

The prosecution released Wednesday the outcome of its investigation into former President Park Geun-hye's actions on the day of the ferry Sewol sinking on April 16, 2014.

Editorial | 2018-03-29 17:04

National income of $30,000

Korea's gross national income (GNI) approached $30,000 per person in 2017 and is sure to hit the landmark this year. According to the Bank of Korea, Wednesday, the per capita income stood at about 33.63 million won ($29,745) last year, up 7.5 percent from 2016. The growth rate was the steepest since 2011 when a similar increase measured 9.6 percent.

Editorial | 2018-03-29 16:30

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Moon with Kim [Photos]