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[Editorial] Sharing power

It is not rare for presidential candidates to unify their candidacies to strengthen chances of victory or catch up with stronger rivals. There is less possibility of this happening in this election, ...

May 1, 2017
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[Editorial] THAAD cost

US President Donald Trump’s insistence that South Korea should pay for a newly deployed US anti-missile system threatens to overturn agreements and breaks faith between the two countries. Trump said...

Apr 30, 2017
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[Editorial] US policy on NK

The recently unveiled US policy on North Korea centers on economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Director of National Inte...

Apr 28, 2017
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[Editorial] Spring in economy?

It appears that the Korean economy is gaining momentum for recovery. It is encouraging to see such signs amid the crisis involving North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats and the power vacuum creat...

Apr 27, 2017
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[Editorial] What’s really wrong

The controversy over South Korea’s decision to abstain from voting on a 2007 UN resolution on North Korea’s human rights abuses raises a few fundamental questions. First, the case should raise quest...

Apr 26, 2017
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[Editorial] New China?

No one knows how the current crisis involving North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats will play out. But there is one thing clear: China is taking pains to put unprecedented pressure on the North. ...

Apr 25, 2017
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[Editorial] Denuclearization plan

Moon Jae-in, candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea and front-runner in the presidential race, on Sunday unveiled his plan to make the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free. He said South Korea should l...

Apr 24, 2017
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[Editorial] Decision on NK

A Cheong Wa Dae decision made a decade ago has emerged as the top issue of the presidential election. It was about whether the presidential office asked the North Korean authorities for their opin...

Apr 23, 2017
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[Editorial] Dangerous view on history

Chinese President Xi Jinping was belatedly reported to have said during his summit talks with US President Donald Trump, “Korea actually used to be a part of China.” His remark was revealed by Trump...

Apr 21, 2017
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[Editorial] Hollow promises

Major presidential candidates have announced a barrage of election promises to increase welfare without offering ways to raise funds. They have pledged cash allowances to older people, young job see...

Apr 20, 2017
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[Editorial] Change in security views

Two leading presidential candidates have showed inconsistent views on national security. They have been changing their stances, with national security emerging as a hot campaign issue amid mounting...

Apr 19, 2017
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[Editorial] Missing issue

The labor reform issue is lying low in presidential campaigns. Korea has been advised by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and the International Monetary Fund to reform its labor market. The...

Apr 18, 2017
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[Editorial] Self-reinforcement

North Korea continues to resort to brinksmanship despite the growing international pressure against its nuclear and missile provocations. Defying warnings, including the strongest yet from the US, t...

Apr 17, 2017
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[Editorial] Moon-Ahn debate

The official campaign began today after candidates completed their respective registrations for the presidential election, Saturday and Sunday. The duration of the campaign is just 22 days, as the...

Apr 16, 2017
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[Editorial] Unsustainable pledges

Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea pledged economic growth through increased fiscal spending. Though he named his vision “human-centered economic growth,” its point is the government will ...

Apr 14, 2017
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