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Fri, September 17, 2021 | 03:06

More concern than hope

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to South Korea raised more concern that hope over relations between the two countries which will mark the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic normalization next year. He cannot deflect criticism for trying to undercut the South Korea-U.S. alliance and failing to condemn North Korea for its launching of two ballistic missiles.

Park Yoon-bae2021-09-16 17:04

Win-win carmaker

Gwangju Global Motors (GGM), a provincial automaker launched as part of the Moon Jae-in administration's “win-win job creation project,” has rolled out its first car, a mini-SUV branded as the Casper. The event was the fruit borne two years after local unions and management, and the private and public sectors, signed a “win-win agreement,” seven years after they began to disc...

2021-09-16 17:00

Google should play fair

Korea's antitrust watchdog fined Google 207.4 billion won ($177 million) Tuesday for abusing its dominant market position to hamper fair competition. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) implemented the punitive steps against the U.S. tech giant for compelling smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics to install only its Android operating system (OS).

Shim Jae-yun2021-09-15 17:00

Do more to prevent suicide

The number of ambulances despatched in response to suicides or attempted suicides has soared over the last four years, according to data released by the office of Rep. Kim Do-eup of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP).

2021-09-15 17:00

Stop provocations

North Korea has again tried to raise military tension on the Korean Peninsula by testing long-range cruise missiles. The North's state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday that the launches took place Saturday and Sunday.

Park Yoon-bae2021-09-14 17:05

Pub owner's death

The recent death of a small business owner who was on the brink of bankruptcy due to the guidelines instituted to combat the protracted COVID-19 pandemic has shocked and saddened society. With the highly contagious Delta variant forcing the prolongation of tight social distancing measures, limiting business hours and the size of private gatherings, it seems that the bar owner...

2021-09-14 17:00

Unfair practice

Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's representative semi-official wire service, has suffered a setback as it was banned from posting news articles on the country's two main internet portals - Naver and Daum - for 32 days from Sept. 8. The suspension came after Naver's news assessment committee, composed of 30 media experts and journalists, decided to take punitive steps against ...

Shim Jae-yun2021-09-13 17:18

Extra budget fiasco

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the nation early last year, the Moon Jae-in administration has hurriedly drawn up a series of supplementary budgets under the pretext of creating jobs. But these job creation budgets have not been properly executed.

2021-09-13 17:00

Probe results questioned

Police wrapped up an investigation into a fraud case last week in which a conman offered “gifts” to a spy agency chief, an independent counsel, a senior prosecutor, a ranking police officer and journalists. However, the results of the investigation appear to be insufficient in shedding light on the case.

Park Yoon-bae2021-09-12 17:10

Lapsing into moral hazard

Many public institutions and state enterprises raised the salaries of their executives and employees last year despite snowballing debt. According to data submitted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to Rep. Kwon Myung-ho of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), the combined debt of 39 public companies under the ministry has increased by about 16.6 trillion...

2021-09-12 16:09

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