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Tue, June 26, 2018 | 02:37

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'New Northern Policy'

President Moon Jae-in's visit to Russia is likely to give a boost to his “New Northern Policy.” The three-day visit came last week amid ongoing inter-Korean detente and improving ties between Washington and Pyongyang. If North Korea makes much progress in dismantling its nuclear weapons, Moon's much-touted policy could bear fruits by strengthening cooperation with Russia and other Eurasian countries.

Editorial | 2018-06-25 16:55

Rise of people's burden

The Moon Jae-in administration is determined to wean the Republic of Korea off nuclear power despite the people's concerns about the possible hike in electricity bills, even though it still wants to export reactors and related technologies.

Editorial | 2018-06-25 16:20

The two Koreas agreed last week to hold meetings between family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War from Aug. 20 to 26 at Mount Geumgang in North Korea. This is the first time these reunions will take place since October 2015.

Editorial | 2018-06-24 17:12

Former prime minister Kim Jong-pil, one of the most influential politicians in modern Korean history, died on June 23 at 92.

Editorial | 2018-06-24 17:09

Step in the right direction

The Moon Jae-in administration has finalized an investigative rights reform plan to reduce the prosecution's unlimited powers and allow police to play a bigger role. The plan is a step in the right direction to ensure checks and balances between the two law enforcement agencies.

Editorial | 2018-06-22 16:55

Watchdog's corruption

Prosecutors have begun investigating collusion suspicions between the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and family-controlled conglomerates, or chaebol.

Editorial | 2018-06-22 16:32

Yeminis on Jeju

The hottest topic on Cheong Wa Dae's online petition site this week has been the refugee situation on Jeju Island. More than 500 people from Yemen have applied for refugee status after fleeing their war-torn country. But the sudden increase in the applications for refugee status from Yemenis has triggered protests within and outside the island, with more than 200,000 people signing an online petition on the Cheong Wa Dae website to stop accommodating them.

Editorial | 2018-06-21 17:04

Picking new POSCO head

A fierce debate is going on among political parties over the selection of the new POSCO chairman. Rep. Kwon Chil-seung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said Wednesday, “It is quite absurd that outside directors responsible for the poor management of POSCO are about to pick its new CEO, who should take the initiative in innovating the steelmaker.” He then called for suspending the operation of the selection council.

Editorial | 2018-06-21 16:20

What LKP should do

Even without reading the public's mind after its disastrous defeat in the June 13 local elections, the main opposition Liberal Korea Party (LKP) is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic to the sigh of voters who supported it.

Editorial | 2018-06-20 16:26

Suspension of drills

After the June 12 U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly raised the issue of stopping joint exercises with South Korea while denuclearization talks were underway with Pyongyang. The North views the drills as a rehearsal for an invasion.

Editorial | 2018-06-19 17:02

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