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Thu, April 26, 2018 | 08:48

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Tillerson sacking

U.S. President Donald Trump sacked his first secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson, on Twitter, Tuesday. As his replacement, Trump named Mike Pompeo, the CIA director who is known as a staunch loyalist of the U.S. leader.

Editorial | 2018-03-15 16:31

Setback to growth policy

The February jobs report seems to have dealt a setback to the Moon Jae-in administration's income-led growth initiative, showing that creating jobs is easier said than done.

Editorial | 2018-03-15 15:13

Avoid past mistakes

Nothing could be more shameful than seeing a former president appear for questioning at a prosecutors' office. This was all the more so when Lee Myung-bak became the fifth former head of state to be summoned as a criminal suspect Wednesday. He faces 20-plus charges, including bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power and tax evasion.

Editorial | 2018-03-14 16:36

Share power with police

Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il reported Monday to the National Assembly a plan to reform the law enforcement agency, one of the core national tasks of the Moon Jae-in administration.

Editorial | 2018-03-14 14:59

Constitutional revision

President Moon Jae-in is moving quickly to uphold his election pledge of holding a referendum on a constitutional revision on the same day as the June 13 local elections.

Editorial | 2018-03-13 16:27

Top regulator's exit

Choe Heung-sik, the governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), offered to resign Monday amid allegations of his involvement in hiring irregularities.

Editorial | 2018-03-13 14:49

Turning back the clock

China's rubber-stamp legislature passed a constitutional amendment aimed at abolishing term limits Sunday, allowing President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. The abolition signals a return to one-man rule, although authorities deny this.

Editorial | 2018-03-12 16:35

Jobs created by tax

The Moon Jae-in administration is about to announce a package of programs to create more jobs for young people Thursday. The package will come as the youth jobless rate shows no signs of going down.

Editorial | 2018-03-12 15:50

Historic summit

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to become the first sitting American president to meet a North Korean leader after he accepted Kim Jong-un's invitation to hold a summit. Trump's acceptance came as a big surprise given his hard-line stance on the North over the nuclear standoff between the two countries.

Editorial | 2018-03-11 17:27

Fight on steel tariffs

South Korean steelmakers are feared to bear the brunt of growing U.S. trade protectionism. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to impose 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum imports.

Editorial | 2018-03-11 17:18

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Missile attack on Syria