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[Editorial] Right move

EditorialJul 22, 2020

President Moon Jae-in on Monday decided to preserve greenbelt development restriction zones around Seoul. Earlier, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the government had vowed to weigh the opti...
[Contribution] What comes after COVID-19 and what to do about it?

IndustryJul 21, 2020

The author is president of Novartis Korea. His comments are his own. -- Ed. We were duly warned of a pandemic. This warning did not come in some obscure academic journals. Blockbuster movies such as...
[Trudy Rubin] Attack on patriotism and US economy

ViewpointsJul 20, 2020

When White House officials bullied Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman into retirement this month the damage surpassed the ruination of a patriotic officer's career. Vindman is the decorated Iraq war veteran...
[Noah Feldman] Supreme Court’s future hinges on the 2020 election

ViewpointsJul 20, 2020

The blockbuster Supreme Court term that just ended was a (nearly) unmitigated disaster for movement conservatives. Chief Justice John Roberts declined to overturn precedent on abortion rights. Conser...
[Editorial] Step backward

EditorialJul 20, 2020

South Korea’s Unification Ministry revoked the operation permits of two defector groups Friday for sending anti-North Korea leaflets across the border. The move came 43 days after the ministry under...
[Photo News] SK's flexible material ready to roll out

IndustryJul 19, 2020

An SK IE Technology official checks on rolls of flexible cover window, a material used for flexible displays, waiting for shipment at the company’s factory in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province,...
[Photo News] Spend your summer in ‘Daefrica’

Social affairsJul 18, 2020

Sculptures that look as if they are melting under the hot summer heat are displayed at Hyundai Department Store in Daegu for its annual “Daefrica Campaign” event. “Daefrica” refers to a combination ...
[Editorial] Suspicion of leak

EditorialJul 17, 2020

Did the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon know before he died by apparent suicide that he had been accused of sexual harassment? If so, who told him? These are important questions in connection with su...
[Editorial] Wage costs

EditorialJul 16, 2020

A tripartite commission has set the country’s minimum wage for next year at 8,720 won ($7.27) per hour, a 1.5 percent rise from this year’s figure. The increase, decided Tuesday by the commission co...
2020 IYF World Camp ‘The World Connected’ to start online on July 26

CultureJul 15, 2020

The International Youth Fellowship will be holding its 2020 IYF World Camp online from July 26 to 29, with an aim to offer positive message and inspiration to college students who will lead the next ...
[Monitor] Record-high unemployment allowances paid out in June

IndustryJul 15, 2020

Over 1.11 trillion won was spent as allowances for job seekers in June this year, marking a record high monthly payout and jumping 62.9 percent on-year, the Employment and Labor Ministry said. The a...
[Editorial] Proper recognition

EditorialJul 15, 2020

Paik Sun-yup, a Korean War hero and South Korea’s first four-star general, died Friday night and will be buried Wednesday in the national cemetery in Daejeon, in central South Korea. It is regrettab...
[Gregory A. Maniatis] Don’t scapegoat migrants for the pandemic

ViewpointsJul 14, 2020

Let’s be clear: COVID-19 initially spread around the world as a result of well-heeled travelers returning home from cruises, foreign skiing holidays, and international conferences. But many wrongly p...
[Editorial] Face reality

EditorialJul 14, 2020

President Moon Jae-in said early this month that South Korea would try to broker another summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un before the US presidential electi...
[Monitor] Owners of multiple homes to face heavier tax burden

IndustryJul 13, 2020

According to a new set of real estate regulations announced Friday, owners of multiple homes in certain high-demand areas of Seoul will face comprehensive real estate taxes in the range of 1.2 percen...