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September 18, 2019 Social affairs

Police find suspect in 30-year-old Hwaseong serial murder case

After decades of futile searching, investigators have made belated progress in the “Hwaseong murders” -- a series of rapes and murders that shocked South Korea in the 1980s. Officials of the Gyeongg...

[Editorial] Uphold soldier’s honor

President Moon Jae-in effectively instructed the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to reconsider its decision on veteran entitlements accorded to retired Sgt. 1st Class Ha Jae-heon, who lost ...

September 18, 2019
Editorial
[Editorial] Misguided target

It is certainly necessary for the country to step up efforts to diversify its export markets in the face of a prolonged slump in outbound shipments. But the government’s plan for restructuring expor...

September 17, 2019
Editorial
[Stuart Rothenberg] Why working-class whites aren’t giving up on Trump

“In some countries, working-class groups have proved to be the most nationalistic and jingoistic sector of the population,” wrote the highly esteemed sociologist and political scientist Seymour Marti...

September 16, 2019
Viewpoints
[Shuli Ren] What’s worse than corrupt billionaires? Socialism

What’s worse than billionaires who bribe government officials? The “Gangnam Left,” stock pickers may say. The term, and subject of a book by Chonbuk National University professor Kang Jun-man, is a ...

September 16, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] Do not obstruct probes

The Justice Ministry is showing signs of attempting to obstruct the prosecution’s investigations into allegations surrounding Minister Cho Kuk. The vice minister and inspector general of the ministr...

September 16, 2019
Editorial
[Christopher R. Hill] Trump’s North Korean appeasement

Having met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un three times -- all to great fanfare -- US President Donald Trump may still believe denuclearization is underway in the Hermit Kingdom. If so, he is pro...

September 15, 2019
Viewpoints
[Elizabeth Drew] Concern over 2020 election makes Trump increasingly unhinged

As the US Congress reconvenes this week after a six-week recess, the administration is mired in controversies, almost all of them set off by President Donald Trump. Trump’s behavior has been at its m...

September 15, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] No encouraging signs

Data released last week by the state statistics agency showed that on-year job additions in August recorded the largest increase in 29 months. The number of employed people in the country reached 27....

September 15, 2019
Editorial
[Kim Myong-sik] Half century from Jeon Tae-il to Cho Kuk

The name of a social activist that I heard for the first time working as a journalist was Jeon Tae-il, a cutter employed by a small-time garment maker in Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon area. The 22-year-old ...

September 11, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] Anxious prospect

North Korea fired at least two short-range projectiles Tuesday, just a day after it expressed willingness to resume denuclearization talks with the US in late September. The firings -- the 10th such...

September 11, 2019
Editorial
Alfred Adler: Man who understood superheroes

Are you a fan of superhero movies or TV shows? If not a regular viewer, have you ever watched one alone or with friends? As you probably know, this entertainment genre is now the most popular in the ...

September 11, 2019
Books
Insurance consulting firm Rich&Co. hosts festival

Insurance consulting and services firm Rich&Co. said it hosted its “Reach the Future Festival” at Kintex, Ilsan, Tuesday, gathering 3,000 of its employees to discuss the company’s vision and future s...

September 11, 2019
Industry
[팟캐스트] (317) 안희정 전 도지사 실형 선고 / 태풍 링링 피해

진행자: 손지형, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. Prison term confirmed for ex-governor found guilty of rape 기사요약: 비서 성폭행 혐의로 기소된 안희정 전 도지사에 대한 형이 징역 3년 6개월로 확정됨. 성인지 감수성 개념이 판결 결과에 영향. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.app...

September 11, 2019
Podcast
[Editorial] Investigate to the end

It is disappointing and worrisome. President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk as justice minister, turning his back on overwhelming public opposition. The prevailing view was that Cho must undergo inve...

September 10, 2019
Editorial

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