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[Editorial] Beef up defense

EditorialJan 13, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at the eighth congress of the Workers’ Party, instructed the military to strengthen its nuclear weapons. He said that his country had upgraded its nuclear arsenal sin...
[Kent Harrington] The return of US intelligence

ViewpointsJan 12, 2021

Tradition has it that when less-than-beloved CIA station chiefs are transferred from their posts abroad, their long-suffering staff celebrate with a wheels-up party. If tradition still holds, champag...
[Gang Eun Ho] Future of SK’s defense industry and challenges of KF-X

ViewpointsJan 12, 2021

South Korea has established itself as the world’s 11th-largest exporter in the field of defense, with its exponential development centered on firepower, aviation, maneuvers, and shipbuilding. Its glo...
[Editorial] Historical barriers

EditorialJan 12, 2021

Efforts to build forward-looking relations between Seoul and Tokyo have been held back by issues related to Japan’s 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula. In a move set to further strain bila...
[J. Bradford DeLong] What next for the MAGA insurrection?

ViewpointsJan 11, 2021

When people stormed the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789, their purpose was to free inmates whom they saw as political prisoners of the monarchy. And when Frenchwomen marched from Paris to Versaill...
[Editorial] Motivate businesspeople

EditorialJan 11, 2021

The National Assembly passed a bill on punishment for serious industrial accidents Friday despite strong protests from business circles. Under the new law, business owners and chief executives can fa...
[Editorial] Unviable approach

EditorialJan 8, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un admitted to a catastrophic failure in meeting the impoverished state’s economic goals in his opening address at the latest congress of the ruling Workers’ Party on Tue...
Controversial workplace disaster bill reaches final step

IndustryJan 7, 2021

The National Assembly‘s legislation subcommittee on Thursday passed the controversial bill on punishing owners of businesses in cases of workplace disasters. The bill will be voted on at the plenary ...
[Photo News] Make way for snow plows

IndustryJan 7, 2021

Plows remove the snow piled up on the runways at Incheon International Airport on Thursday after the nation faced heavy snowfall overnight. (Yonhap) ( khnews@heraldcorp.com )
[Lee Kyong-hee] ’Winter Scene’ sparked cultural exchanges

ViewpointsJan 7, 2021

During the subdued Christmas and New Year holiday period, a very special painting commanded a gallery of the National Museum of Korea shrouded in darkness. The museum made commendable efforts to arra...
[Editorial] Relief for election

EditorialJan 7, 2021

Even before the government hands out its third tranche of COVID-19 relief funds, the ruling party raised the issue of additional relief for the entire nation. It mentioned relief for all people ahea...
[Editorial] Beyond commitment

EditorialJan 6, 2021

In the early morning of New Year’s Day, President Moon Jae-in flew on an airborne early warning and control aircraft to inspect the South Korean military’s combat readiness in what his aides describe...
Celim Biotech brand ‘Atomu’ received 14th Korea Excellent Patent Award

HealthJan 5, 2021

Celim Biotech’s brand Atomu won a patent award in the Household and Cosmetics category at the 14th Korea Excellent Patent Award held December 2020. The Korea Excellent Patent Award was hosted by Han...
[Martin Schram] Which is Wannabe Working Class Party?

ViewpointsJan 5, 2021

As America prepares to inaugurate Scranton Joe Biden as our 46th president, we interrupt Washington’s backslapping Democratic elites to inject a dose of realpolitik into a party that still calls itse...
[Editorial] COVID-19 negligence

EditorialJan 5, 2021

Dozens of elderly COVID-19 patients residing in nursing homes or hospitals died last month without receiving proper treatment. When coronavirus infections broke out there, the government put all the...