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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 16:54

Toughening security front

President Yoon Suk Yeol, now on a state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), appears elated by the UAE's pledge to invest $30 billion in Korea. The two countries also agreed to boost bilateral ties in the areas of energy, construction and health. Yoon also plans to focus on economic issues during his planned visit to Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum (WTF), ...

2023-01-16 16:50

Sparing top officials

The police wrapped up their investigation into the deadly crowd crush in Itaewon, referring over 20 low-level officials to the prosecution.

2023-01-15 16:40

Undeterred giant

China is putting the whole world on edge for the second time in three years. Faced with Beijing's abrupt end to its zero-COVID policy and the reopening of its borders, many countries are tightening quarantine rules on Chinese arrivals.

2023-01-12 17:00

What's important?

Korea, where it's getting harder to see babies and older adults are everywhere, has the most severe demographic problem worldwide. So, the nation has been running the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy since 2003. However, the committee head offered to resign Tuesday.

2023-01-11 17:00

Mending fences with Japan

This year marks the 78th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan, but the relationship between the two countries could hardly be worse. Over nearly eight decades, genuine reconciliation did not grow more possible but became tougher to realize. Why?

2023-01-10 16:50

Chipmakers face winter

Frustrated by a drastic drop in profits, Samsung Electronics' co-CEO has said the company will continue to brace for daunting challenges throughout this year. “Worsening external factors such as sluggish demand paired with rising costs have dealt a severe blow to Samsung,” Samsung's vice chair and co-CEO Han Jong-hee said in a press briefing Friday during the Consumer Electro...

2023-01-09 16:50

Be more prudent

A leader should reassure the people with accuracy and prudence. President Yoon Suk Yeol made South Koreans uncertain of whether he is such a leader on two occasions last week.

2023-01-08 17:00

Presidents usually bless and comfort the nation while calling for growth in the coming year in their New Year's addresses.

2023-01-05 17:00

Blocked subway struggle

It is a citizen's right to use public transportation. Every Seoulite should be able to use the Seoul subway.

2023-01-04 17:00

Dangerous escalation

South Koreans are known for being - or appearing - insensitive to the threat of war. People in other countries are often amazed that people here go about their business as usual despite bellicose rhetoric from North Korea.

2023-01-03 17:00

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Top 10 Stories

1	Revised Japanese textbooks distort wartime forced labor, catching Korea off guard

2	Clock ticks for China's massive repatriation of N. Korean defectors

3	Gold price nears all-time high amid financial jitters

4	Ramsar wetland in Han River cleaned up for protected birdlife

5	BMW launches new XM

6	Civic groups in Gwangju await meeting with Chun Doo-hwan's grandson

7	CJ CheilJedang sees chicken as next big seller after frozen dumpling

8	North Korea unveils tactical nuclear warheads

9	2024 budget to focus on tackling low birthrate

10	Over 1,000 financially vulnerable Koreans apply for new emergency gov't loans

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