A suspicious disclosure
It has been found that Jo Song-gil, the former North Korean acting ambassador to Rome, has been living in South Korea quietly since July 2019 amid deepening public curiosit...
07:24 Oct. 08
Toward new relations
Seoul-Tokyo accord should be starting point to mend ties
It is welcome Seoul and Tokyo have agreed to adopt fast-track procedures to allow businesspeople to travel between the...
07:23 Oct. 08
Flawed scheme
Measures proposed by the government not enough to ensure fiscal soundness
The Ministry of Economy and Finance this week announced plans to introduce fiscal rules in 2025 amid growing...
07:23 Oct. 08
Moon must answer
A son of the fisheries official brutally killed by North Korean soldiers in the Yellow Sea sent a handwritten letter to President Moon Jae-in Tuesday demanding an explanation of h...
07:01 Oct. 07
Break old habits
Rival parties should refrain from political wrangling
The National Assembly will launch its annual audit of the government and state agencies Wednesday. The inspection is drawing ...
07:01 Oct. 07
Hypocritical virus control
Kang's hubby travels despite advisory; Lee visits Bongha, neglects guidelines
The government and the ruling party come out looking hypocritical with regard to the guidan...
07:01 Oct. 07
Fiscal loopholes
The Moon Jae-in administration has proposed a rule aimed at limiting the debt-to-GDP ratio to 60 percent and the consolidated budget balance below 3 percent. The rule would mandat...
07:05 Oct. 06
Improper behavior
Foreign minister should apologize for husband's overseas trip
Controversy has flared up over Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha's husband visiting the United States to purchase a ya...
07:05 Oct. 06
Calm Posture
Trump's coronavirus diagnosis rules out surprise breakthrough with North Korea
The news of US President Donald Trump having contracted the coronavirus has prompted concerns here over ...
07:05 Oct. 06
No surprise that Choo was cleared
The prosecution found no illegalities in wrapping up its investigation into allegations that the son of Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae received special treatment in ...
09:30 Sep. 30
Moon's low-key response to NK
President should take stronger stance toward Pyongyang
President Moon Jae-in came up with an official response Monday to the death of a South Korean official who was ...
09:30 Sep. 30
Regulations pile up
Government to strengthen class action, punitive damages targeting businesses
The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea keep tightening business regulations.
Th...
09:30 Sep. 30
Only defending Kim Jong-un
One of our citizens was brutally killed by North Korean soldiers, and yet pro-government figures are hellbent on praising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The incident w...
07:09 Sep. 29
Holiday health alert
Time to refrain from traveling around country
The health authorities are on high alert over a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections during the Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 Chuseok ...
07:09 Sep. 29
Regulations pile up
Government to strengthen class action, punitive damages targeting businesses
The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea keep tightening business regulations.
Th...
07:08 Sep. 29
No time for silence
A head of the state has a duty to protect the people's lives and their assets. Unfortunately, recent developments are shattering public trust in President Moon Jae-in. When Nor...
06:53 Sep. 28
North's apology falls short
Pyongyang should put action before words
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offered an apology to South Korea, Friday, for the killing of a South Korean fisheries official...
06:53 Sep. 28
Improper response
Calls for inter-Korean peace ring hollow after brutal killing at the sea border
The response of President Moon Jae-in's government to the killing of a South Korean civil servant ...
06:53 Sep. 28
Impatience isn't a strategy
In a video speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, President Moon Jae-in pleaded for a declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War. "I hope that the U...
06:51 Sep. 24
Proposal for end-of-war declaration
: NK, international society should cooperate for peace
President Moon Jae-in called for a declaration to the end of the Korea War in a prerecorded speech for t...
06:50 Sep. 24