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[Editorial] Task ahead

EditorialDecember 10, 2019

Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki, who marked one year in office Tuesday, recently posted a message on Facebook to stress the importance of psychology in running the economy. The direction of the nationa...
[Monitor] Owner families’ presence in boardrooms down

IndustryDecember 10, 2019

Conglomerate owners or family members accounted for 17.8 percent of the board members of affiliates this year, according to the Fair Trade Commission. The number has been falling steadily since it re...
[Contribution] Breakthrough in exports decline needs support of overseas

MarketsDecember 10, 2019

South Korea’s exports fell in November on-year, keeping its downward trend for the 12th consecutive month. Concerns are growing over the protracted slump in exports, the nation’s key driver for growt...
[Ted Gover] NK's frustrations indicate Trump is holding the line

ViewpointsDecember 10, 2019

North Korea’s Nov. 28 test-firing of a “superlarge multiple-rocket launcher” -- accompanied by recent ultimatums and criticism of Washington’s negotiating style -- indicates the Kim Jong-un regime’s ...
[Editorial] Keep innovation alive

EditorialDecember 9, 2019

The Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee of the National Assembly passed an amendment to the passenger transport service act on Friday. Considering that earlier the related subcommittee had a...
[Daniel Moss] Former sex slaves shouldn’t become trade weapons

ViewpointsDecember 9, 2019

A retirement home nestled in farmland 90 minutes from Seoul isn’t what most people would consider a trade-war frontier. But this is no ordinary assisted-living community. Here, visitors can step into...
[Ivo Daalder] Cracks in NATO alliance significant

ViewpointsDecember 9, 2019

There are really only three ways NATO could end: -- The United States, NATO’s most powerful member, could walk away. -- Europe, led by one of the continent’s larger and more ambitious nations, coul...
[Monitor] Half of Korean firms plan to downsize in 2020

EconomyDecember 9, 2019

The majority of South Korean firms foresee the current economy entering a long-term slump with half of them planning to downsize next year, a survey by the Korea Enterprises Federation led by Chairma...
[Editorial] Reenacted brinkmanship

EditorialDecember 8, 2019

President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump on Saturday held their first talks over the phone since early May, amid Pyongyang’s increasing threat to return to provocations if talks with Washi...
[Letter to the Editor] Office of education avoids the elephant in the room

ViewpointsDecember 8, 2019

Once again, the Korean government is chasing its own tail over an effective (and just) education policy. It was announced this week that the top 16 universities in Seoul would have to accept at leas...
[Slawomir Sierakowski] Macron needs prudence, restraint to achieve goal

ViewpointsDecember 8, 2019

You can be talented, handsome, rhetorically skilled, and politically brave, and yet suffer for it. In the long run, prudence and restraint are crucial ingredients of successful leadership, and it is ...
Filipino Korean children celebrate 70th anniversary of S. Korea-Philippines ties

Social affairsDecember 8, 2019

Filipino Korean children staged a musical Sunday commemorating the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations between South Korea and the Philippines. Performed bilingually in Korean and Tagalog, the m...
[Letter to the Editor] Key factors to consider when choosing a nursing hospital

ViewpointsDecember 5, 2019

Nursing hospitals get asked most frequently about the amount charged for hospitalization fees. The reason appears to be that the patient’s children usually pay for the hospitalization fees. If the pa...
[Jean Pisani-Ferry] UK and EU should prevent mutual assured damage

ViewpointsDecember 5, 2019

Nothing can be taken for granted in the United Kingdom these days, but it is now very likely that 2020 will be the year when Brexit finally happens. A majority of UK citizens will probably be relieve...
[Editorial] Absurd pressure

EditorialDecember 5, 2019

Prosecutors searched Cheong Wa Dae in connection with suspicions over its abruptly suspended inspection of irregularities involving former Busan Vice Mayor Yoo Jae-soo. They also vowed a thorough in...