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Shame on the LKP
Liberty Korea Party (LKP) lawmakers are making one slip of the tongue after another. In an extended meeting Friday of the main opposition party, Rep. Jeong Yong-ki, chairman of its policy committee, said, “Despite his brutality, North Korean leader K…
June 03,2019
Not safe to be a woman
An 80-second closed-circuit television (CCTV) clip showing a man following a woman to her apartment and attempting a break-in went viral on social media and led eventually to his arrest. In the footage taken in an alley in Sillim-dong, Seoul, the man…
June 03,2019
Shaking the fortress
The government’s public finance management has come under question after Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki revealed that the national debt could hit a level equivalent to 45 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). …
June 01,2019
Ties with U.S., Japan are key
Global scholars and former statesmen shared their wisdom on the North Korean nuclear problem and geopolitical situation in Korea during the 14th Jeju Forum for Peace & Prosperity. Joseph Yun, the former U.S. special representative for North Korea, pr…
June 01,2019
A wake-up call
A tragic accident involving Korean tourists occurred in Budapest. At least seven Koreans were dead and 19 missing as of press time after a small sightseeing boat carrying 33 Korean tourists sank in the Danube River. We are shocked at such a terrible …
May 31,2019
The Cho Kuk question
Cho Hyun-ock, the former personnel affairs secretary for President Moon Jae-in, expressed “regrets” over “appointments that did not meet the public’s standards” as she left the Blue House after she was replaced along with several vice ministers. It w…
May 31,2019
Kang must step down
President Moon Jae-in has defined the controversial leak of his phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump as an issue that can shake the foundations of the government. If so, he should have held both the diplomat in question — who rel…
May 30,2019
Law and order is collapsing
The union of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), which is affiliated with the militant Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), went on a general strike on Monday after skipping the routine and statutory procedures on collective action. The membe…
May 30,2019
Reputational damage
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety revoked a license for the gene therapy drug Invossa on Tuesday, reviving memories of the 2004 disgrace of cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk, who faked his own research. The ministry canceled the 2017 license to market …
May 29,2019
Too much free money
A council of mayors and district heads across the nation launched a special committee on “welfare consensus.” The aim is to root out money-losing welfare programs — mostly cash handouts. Korea must improve its social welfare, which provides ben…
May 29,2019
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