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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 14:15

Xi's visit to North

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's June 20 to 21 state visit to North Korea is drawing much attention, as it marks his first visit to the country since becoming Chinese president. The two countries are celebrating the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties this year.

Do Je-hae2019-06-18 17:19

“No company can say for sure they will be around 10 years from now.” So said Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong while presiding over a meeting of senior executives of his company's IT and mobile division last Friday. Lee's mentioning of crisis theory reflects the harsh reality facing the world's largest smartphone maker.

Park Yoon-bae2019-06-18 16:29

Time to resume dialogue

President Moon Jae-in last week wrapped up his eight-day visit to three Scandinavian countries - Finland, Norway and Sweden - delivering a clear message of the desire for peace and dialogue with North Korea. His message reflected how much he wants to see the resumption of the stalled denuclearization talks between the North and U.S.

Park Yoon-bae2019-06-17 16:59

Corrupt ties with suspects

Police are increasingly losing the public's confidence due to their slipshod investigations of a series of criminal cases. They are under criticism for even having corrupt ties with criminal suspects. It is no wonder that their credibility is dropping.

Park Yoon-bae2019-06-17 16:25

Best-ever performance

The South Korean men's youth team lost to Ukraine 3-1 in the FIFA U-20 World Cup final at Lodz Stadium in Lodz, Poland, Saturday. The loss stopped the young footballers from realizing a dream of becoming world champions. Yet the loss does not necessarily mean their total failure.

Park Yoon-bae2019-06-16 17:18

Exodus of local firms

The slumping Korean economy faces another challenge - local firms' exodus to other countries - following a dive in exports and sluggish facility investment.

Park Yoon-bae2019-06-16 17:15

Disregard for press

Justice Minister Park Sang-ki has come under fire for a weird press conference on Wednesday at the Gwacheon Government Complex.

Do Je-hae2019-06-14 17:18

The management and labor of Renault Samsung Motors reached a tentative agreement over wages and working conditions, their second one in as many months, on Wednesday. Last month, the automaker's employers agreed with the union to freeze base pay and pay 11.76 million won ($9,940) per worker on average. However, the deal failed to earn unionists' approval.

Do Je-hae2019-06-14 17:17

Glimpse of hope

It has already been a year since the historic first U.S-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

Do Je-hae2019-06-13 18:01

1 million 5G subscribers

The number of South Koreans who have subscribed to 5G mobile networks topped 1 million Monday. The figure reached the milestone 69 days after the nation began selective 5G commercial services April 3, for the first time in the world.

Park Yoon-bae2019-06-13 18:00

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