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Wed, October 17, 2018 | 03:35

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Betrayal of medical ethics

Recent cases of medical doctors ignoring their professional ethics are raising concerns about their disregard for the Hippocratic Oath. Medical professionals are required to swear to uphold specific ethical standards regarding patient treatment according to their ability and judgment, but never with a view to causing injury or any other wrongdoing.

Editorial | 2018-09-19 16:14

Moon in Pyongyang

President given wholehearted welcome in North Korea

Editorial | 2018-09-18 17:06

Punish tax evaders

The National Tax Service announced Monday it was launching a probe into high-income earners over possible tax evasion. Among the targets of intensive tax investigations are loan sharks extorting up to 2,000 percent in interest, famous restaurants suspected of evading taxes by erasing computerized records of cash sales, and cram school operators who divert funds by pretending to pay lecture fees to their spouses.

Editorial | 2018-09-18 17:06

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said what he should not have said Thursday regarding the direction of interest rates. During an interpellation session at the National Assembly, Lee said, “The time is ripe enough to think about an interest rate hike.”

Editorial | 2018-09-17 19:17

SsangYong case solved

The nine-year-old conflict between SsangYong Motor and its union came to a dramatic end as the two sides agreed Friday on the reinstatement of the remaining 119 of the total 165 employees laid off in 2009 as a part of a restructuring program following the 2008 global financial debacle.

Editorial | 2018-09-17 19:16

Focus on denuclearization

Economic cooperation should not be priority of Moon's North Korea trip.

Editorial | 2018-09-16 16:46

Failing job policy

The latest data by Statistics Korea showed the government is failing miserably in the job front.

Editorial | 2018-09-16 11:47

'Symbol of peace'

Friday's opening of a joint liaison office in Gaeseong is a follow-up to an agreement reached by the leaders of the two Koreas during their summit at the truce village of Panmunjeom on April 27. The office will serve as a communication channel between South and North Korea.

Editorial | 2018-09-14 16:59

Heavier taxes may backfire

The government unveiled more anti-speculation measures to curb skyrocketing housing prices Thursday. As was widely expected, the measures mobilized almost all policy tools available, ranging from heavier property taxes to stricter loan restrictions.

Editorial | 2018-09-14 16:20

Before ratification

The National Assembly is sharply divided over the government's push for it to ratify the Panmunjeom Declaration signed by President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their first summit on April 27 at the truce village of Panmunjeom.

Editorial | 2018-09-13 17:17

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