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As Korean society ages at one of the world’s fast paces, few demographic figures regarding the low birthrate and the ever-increasing elderly population still surprise us. Yet, the latest statistics from the OECD should be a cause for concern. According to the latest old-age support rates ...
Updated : 2014.07.24 20:57
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The chief of the Incheon prosecution investigating the Sewol ferry disaster resigned Thursday, holding himself responsible for the bungled search for Yoo Byung-eon, the de facto leader of the ferry company. In view of law enforcement authorities’ actions over the past months, however, the...
Updated : 2014.07.24 20:56
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A Navy officer in charge of a frigate was dismissed recently for allegedly molesting two of his female subordinates early this month. Heavily intoxicated after having dinner with his inferiors, the captain harassed the female officers in a bar “by groping their hips and trying to forcibly...
Updated : 2014.07.23 19:41
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After the government Thursday announces a package of measures to be implemented in the latter half of this year to stimulate the slowing economy, attention is now being focused on whether the central bank will cut the key base rate, which has been frozen at 2.5 percent for more than a year...
Updated : 2014.07.23 19:41
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The downing of the Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine deserves the strongest condemnation because the calamity, as Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko put it, is not an incident but a “terrorist act” which targeted innocent civilians. The tragic incident, which killed all 298 people...
Updated : 2014.07.22 20:42
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The campaign for the July 30 parliamentary by-elections is in full swing, with major parties mobilizing all of their resources to win what are called the “mini general elections,” partly because there are 15 seats up for grabs, the most in the history of parliamentary by-elections. With ...
Updated : 2014.07.22 20:42
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North Korea boycotted the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, which consolidated the prevalence of the South’s affluent capitalist system over the North’s impoverished communist regime. Since then, Pyongyang has changed its mind and sent its delegations to three international sporting events held in...
Updated : 2014.07.21 20:03
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A recent study based on a survey of about 27,600 Korean 40-year-olds showed a high correlation between their living habits and depression. Heavy smoking and drinking more than doubles the risk of developing depression, while periodic exercise reduces the possibility considerably, according...
Updated : 2014.07.21 20:02
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The prosecution, which is investigating an alleged contract killing, is putting the final touches on its preparations for prosecution, as the court-sanctioned detention of the suspects comes to an end. Yet, the prosecution cannot afford to wind down its inquiry, as the case is now developi...
Updated : 2014.07.20 21:10
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Korea has decided to open its rice market next year, inviting strong opposition from special interests representing farmers. Now the question is how high a tariff it can impose on rice imports to protect the embattled domestic rice growers.In the past, Korea has tried to protect the domest...
Updated : 2014.07.20 21:10
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Domestic demand is weak. It is so weak that the administration is attempting to resuscitate it by any means possible. Some of the efforts, however, are more laughable than laudable.One such example is a ban on government employees taking overseas holiday trips. Schoolteachers and other gov...
Updated : 2014.07.18 20:46
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Intercity express buses had had to pick up passengers at each bus stop, whether their seats were fully occupied or not, until the new rule permitting no straphangers went into effect earlier this week. The change in policy on public transportation was designed to enhance passenger safety, ...
Updated : 2014.07.18 20:46
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The exit of two minister nominees this week is yet more evidence of President Park Geun-hye’s personnel mismanagement. The problem is that the end of the latest nomination scandals does not resolve public misgivings about the way she picks candidates for senior government posts. Chung Sun...
Updated : 2014.07.17 20:35
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The defense industry is certainly vulnerable to corruption. Yet, the recent case in which seven people, including retired and serving military officers, were indicted for trading military secrets is truly upsetting. State and military prosecutors said earlier this week that after a joint i...
Updated : 2014.07.17 20:35
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South Korea launched a presidential blue-ribbon committee devoted to making preparations for inter-Korean unification Tuesday. The 50-member panel, aided by 31 experts and 68 advisers, will be tasked with laying the groundwork for the reunification of the two Koreas, which have been divide...
Updated : 2014.07.16 20:55
