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THE WEEK&Resort expands horizons of urban boutique resort

TravelDec 1, 2020

Trinity D&C Co., a real estate development and hotel resort company, held a grand opening ceremony of Korea’s first urban boutique resort THE WEEK& Resort in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, on Nov. 26. THE WE...
[Monitor] Despite carbon neutrality pledge, Korea heavily dependent on coal power

IndustryDec 1, 2020

Despite Moon Jae-in administration’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and replace coal power with renewable energy, Korea’s dependence on coal power remains at 36.8 percent in the Jan.-Sep...
[Jean Pisani-Ferry] Grading big pandemic test one year on from outbreak

ViewpointsDec 1, 2020

From the moment COVID-19 emerged as a global threat, it was clear that it would test every society’s strength, resilience and response capabilities. Almost one year on, it is time to assess who passe...
[Jeffrey Frankel] Biden’s modest multilateralism

ViewpointsDec 1, 2020

Like the Joni Mitchell song puts it, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” For example, classroom education was often deemed boring by students and obsolete by tech visionaries. Then, COVI...
[Editorial] Unanswered courtship

EditorialDec 1, 2020

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit here last week was viewed as aimed at strengthening ties between South Korea and China ahead of the launch of a new US administration in January. His trip to...
Correction to the report titled ‘Gen2 Partners fund freeze headache for Korean brokerages, banks’

MoneyNov 30, 2020

In the report titled “Gen2 Partners fund freeze headache for Korean brokerages, banks” dated Aug. 11, 2020, we stated that South Korean financial institutions associated with Hong Kong-based hedge fu...
[Monitor] Added value of manufacturing and mining industries drops 1.4%

IndustryNov 30, 2020

The overall added value of South Korea’s mining and manufacturing industries suffered a 1.4 percent year-on-year drop last year, the sharpest drop since 1998 following the Asian financial crisis, acc...
[Patty-Jane Geller] Welcome news as rogue threats advance

ViewpointsNov 30, 2020

You wouldn’t know it from the lack of headlines, but the US Navy and Missile Defense Agency recently made history with something that should help make all Americans safer. Specifically, they success...
[Editorial] Protect rule of law

EditorialNov 30, 2020

The court on Monday will hear a lawsuit filed by Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl to suspend the effect of Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s order excluding him from his duties. Yoon faces a disciplin...
[Contribution] The story of India in the Korean War

DefenseNov 29, 2020

India became a member of the United Nations when the organization was founded on Oct. 24, 1945. Established to ensure world peace -- among other goals -- after a ruinous World War, the UN has had a ...
[Monitor] Fertility rate drops further in South Korea

IndustryNov 27, 2020

South Korea‘s total fertility rate continued at a low number in the third quarter this year, reaching 0.84. The rate, referring to the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime, had h...
[Trudy Rubin] Biden to put US first alongside allies

ViewpointsNov 27, 2020

Does anyone recall the old Alka-Seltzer commercial that went, “Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, Oh what a relief it is?” That song ricocheted ‘round my head as the Trump administration finally greenlit a tra...
[Editorial] No evidence of misconduct

EditorialNov 27, 2020

The nation’s top prosecutor, Yoon Seok-youl, is being pushed over the cliff in his protracted feud with Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, who critics say has been abusing her power to block the prosecutio...
[Monitor] Major firms see overseas sales increase despite pandemic

IndustryNov 26, 2020

The top 100 companies in South Korea saw their overseas sales inch up in the third quarter this year despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, data from the Federation of Korean Industries showed Tuesda...
[Lee Kyong-hee] Unsung heroes who saved our nation’s jewels

ViewpointsNov 26, 2020

About this time 70 years ago the Korean War reversed again. Alarmed by UN-South Korean troops rapidly advancing northward, China entered the war to prevent their permanent occupation along its border...