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Tue, January 21, 2020 | 08:18

Taking 'new path'

North Korea is likely to shift further away from dialogue and return to brinkmanship in the face of the U.S.'s firm policy of maintaining pressure and sanctions against Pyongyang. Media reports about the North's appointment of a hard-liner as its top diplomat are raising concerns that it may withdraw from stalled talks with both Seoul and Washington.

Park Yoon-bae2020-01-20 17:26

SsangYong Motor in need

India's Mahindra Group, the largest shareholder of SsangYong Motor Co., has called for fresh loans from the government to normalize the cash-strapped automaker. Yet it is uncertain if the company can secure such financial support in return for self-rescue measures.

Park Yoon-bae2020-01-20 17:24

Row over US ambassador

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris is in the hot seat over his controversial remarks last week about the South's push to resume tourism projects with North Korea.

Na Jeong-ju2020-01-19 16:34

Ahn returns to politics

Former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo returned to Korea, Sunday, after staying overseas following his defeat in the Seoul mayoral race in June 2018.

Na Jeong-ju2020-01-19 16:33

Individual tours to North

The Moon Jae-in government is considering allowing South Koreans to travel to North Korea on an individual basis. The move is designed to promote inter-Korean cooperation and exchanges amid the stalled dialogue not only between Seoul and Pyongyang, but also between Washington and Pyongyang.

Park Yoon-bae2020-01-17 17:31

Disregarding safety

When POSCO Chairman Choi Jeong-woo took office in 2018, he put a managerial priority on safety. However, the situation at the nation's largest steelmaker has since got worse. POSCO was found to have omitted reporting safety accidents and failed to spend the promised amount of money on safety.

Park Yoon-bae2020-01-17 17:28

Controversy over petition

The presidential office has sparked controversy over a public petition calling for an inspection into whether the prosecution violated the human rights of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his family in the course of its investigation into corruption allegations leveled against them. The episode erupted when Cheong Wa Dae submitted formal documents, including the petition, ...

Park Yoon-bae2020-01-16 17:11

Improve quality of jobs

The employment trend for last year, released by Statistics Korea, Wednesday, points to a distinct improvement in new jobs. It deserves a favorable evaluation that the number of newly employed recovered the 300,000 mark on the monthly average for the first time in two years, and the employment rate jumped to 60.9 percent, the highest in 22 years.

Park Yoon-bae2020-01-16 17:08

Diplomatic flexibility

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha stressed the need to revitalize inter-Korean projects as a means to break the deadlock in the denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Tuesday.

Na Jeong-ju2020-01-15 17:29

Transparency in preschools

After many twists and turns, the National Assembly passed three revision bills related to the operation of private kindergartens in the absence of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), Monday. It took more than one year for the bills designed to make management and accounting at preschools more transparent to get approval under the fast-track legislation process.

Park Yoon-bae2020-01-15 17:23

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