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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 15:54

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, attacked President Yoon Suk-yeol and his government Thursday, calling them “idiots” and “faithful dogs” of the United States. She also threatened Seoul saying that it has become a “target” of the North's possible military offensives.

2022-11-25 17:10

Reveal truth behind tragedy

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and three opposition parties have launched a parliamentary investigation into the Halloween tragedy which killed at least 158 partygoers in a crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district on Oct. 29. Lawmakers of the rival parties should focus on laying bare the full facts behind the disaster. They should also make efforts to work out bold measur...

2022-11-24 17:12

Escalating chip war

The global semiconductor war is intensifying. Above all, China's “rise” in the chip-making industry is alarmingly fast. According to a report published by the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), China increased its share of the global semiconductor market to 7 percent in 2021, up from 5 percent in 2018-20. That was the result of Beijing's extensive support for Chin...

2022-11-24 16:17

Stop siding with North Korea

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has failed to take action against North Korea's recent missile provocations due to opposition from China and Russia. The North has fired 63 ballistic missiles this year alone, including eight intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), all in violation of UNSC resolutions. Despite 10 UNSC sessions convened so far this year to discus...

2022-11-23 17:00

Strikes amid economic gloom

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) is threatening to hold a series of large strikes, vowing to expand labor rights. At a press conference held in front of the National Assembly on Tuesday, the KCTU, one of the country's two umbrella labor organizations, called for the enactment of an additional law to prevent fatal accidents at construction sites and extending th...

2022-11-23 16:45

Life getting harder

Households at the bottom 20 percent of the income bracket saw their average real income fall 6.5 percent in the third quarter of this year from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea on Monday. Meanwhile, the richest 20 percent's inflation-adjusted average income declined only 2 percent. This indicates that the poor have been far more severely affected by deteriorating...

2022-11-22 17:15

Prioritize deregulation for startups

About 25 percent of Korean startups are considering relocating overseas due to excessive regulations, according to a recent survey by the Korea International Trade Association. Nothing more aptly shows the problem of bureaucratic red tape here than this opinion poll. If firms that have just started business face this problem, more companies that have grown and reached maturit...

2022-11-22 16:45

Climate crisis fund

On Sunday, the world agreed to establish a fund to compensate poor and vulnerable countries for the “loss and damage” they have suffered due to climate change. The fund calls for wealthy and industrialized nations, which are more responsible for causing the climate crisis, to contribute money to help developing countries to cope with it. This decision is a step forward by the...

2022-11-21 17:05

Arrest of 'right-hand man'

Jeong Jin-sang, vice chief of staff to Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), was arrested early Saturday morning over bribery and other charges connected to a high-profile real estate development project. Jeong, widely known as Lee's “right-hand man,” is suspected of receiving nearly 140 million won ($105,000) between 2013 and 2020 fr...

2022-11-21 16:45

Mounting nuclear threats

North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) last week has raised tensions further on the Korean Peninsula and in East Asia. The North test-fired a Hwasong-17 ICBM at Pyongyang International Airport on Friday, according to its state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

2022-11-20 17:05

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