At any cost
A government committee established to determine the feasibility of the construction of a new airport in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, is expected to announce its conclusion today. It will ...
07:11 Nov. 17
Launch of new trade bloc
South Korea should step up regional partnership
South Korea signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement comprised of the 10 members ...
07:10 Nov. 17
Worsening unemployment
Protracted woes gripping young job seekers raise concerns about 'lost generation'
South Korea extended the streak of job losses to eight months in October, amid the prolonge...
07:10 Nov. 17
Dump the double standards
The liberal civic groups held massive rallies across the country on Saturday, when our daily COVID-19 cases hovered over 200. Despite potential health risks from the prot...
07:05 Nov. 16
Go all-out to fight virus
It is urgent to toughen social distancing rules
It will be inevitable for health authorities to take tougher action to control COVID-19 as the pandemic has become resurge...
07:04 Nov. 16
Lack of reciprocity
China cancels flights without notice, flouting accord; Korea does not protest
China unilaterally canceled two flights chartered by Samsung Electronics to send its employees to ...
07:00 Nov. 16
The search for a savior
A recent survey showed Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl leading a pack of possible presidential candidates from both the ruling and opposition parties. His dramatic rise i...
07:03 Nov. 12
Efforts to mend ties
:Seoul, Tokyo should compromise over forced labor
National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Tuesday, to discu...
07:03 Nov. 12
Real estate police state
:Ruling party bill sets up agency to scrutinize contracts, penalizes homeowners' online posts
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea proposed a bill to punish real estate se...
07:02 Nov. 12
A pointless trip
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is on a visit to the United States. The Foreign Ministry said she would meet with diplomacy and security aides to President-elect Joe Biden to discu...
07:00 Nov. 11
Peace initiative put to test
New strategy needed to denuclearize North Korea
The upcoming U.S. leadership change is likely to put President Moon Jae-in's Korean Peninsula peace process to the test....
06:59 Nov. 11
Don't shake investigation
Prosecution probes Wolsong-1 undervaluation; DP, justice minister press for stop to inquiry
The Wolsong-1 nuclear reactor was shut down earlier than scheduled on the groun...
06:59 Nov. 11
Learning from Trump's defeat
U.S. President Donald Trump failed to get re-elected despite the many advantages of an incumbent presidency — the first since George H.W. Bush's botched attempt at re-e...
06:57 Nov. 10
Expand economic partnership
: Korea, U.S. should advocate for free trade
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to bring great changes to U.S. economic policies when he occupies the White House in J...
06:57 Nov. 10
Don't shake investigation
: Prosecution probes Wolsong-1 undervaluation; DP, justice minister press for stop to inquiry
The Wolsong-1 nuclear reactor was shut down earlier than scheduled on the gro...
06:57 Nov. 10
Causing a stir
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hong Nam-ki offered to resign to take responsibility for causing controversy over the revision in the tax code to increase levy on sto...
07:04 Nov. 06
Post-election strategy
: Korea, US need to strengthen alliance
Democratic candidate Joe Biden is favored to win the knife-edge U.S. presidential election although President Donald Trump is refusi...
07:03 Nov. 06
Tax politics
: With election season coming, Democratic Party likely to step up pressure over tax policy
The government is planning to reduce property taxes for individuals who own one home valu...
07:03 Nov. 06
Uncertainty in Washington
The U.S. presidential campaign is over. It is too early to predict a victory for President Donald Trump or Democratic candidate Joe Biden because the race seems tight, es...
07:13 Nov. 04
Thorough budget review
Lawmakers should prevent waste of taxpayers' money
The National Assembly began deliberating the government's proposed budget for 2021, Monday. Lawmakers of the ruling and op...
07:13 Nov. 04
