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Sun, November 27, 2022 | 03:24

When sorry is not enough

When sorry is not enough

Singer-actor Choi Si-won is back on the small screen, two years after he vanished from the public eye in the wake of a tragic accident involving his family's dog in 2017.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2019-04-10 13:46

[Reporter's Notebook] Please leave pink seats vacant for pregnant women

Reporter's NotebookPlease leave pink seats vacant for pregnant women

“Please leave pink seats empty for pregnant women, including those who don't show signs due to their early stages of pregnancy.” This recorded reminder is regularly made by a PA system on the subway: How do commuters heed this message? One day recently, I rode subway to find out more. A 15-hour observation shows those color seats in the subway often do not serve those they ar...

Jung Hae-myoung | 2018-08-14 09:12

Only fair probe can stop Surion fiasco

Only fair probe can stop Surion fiasco

The government will carry out an intense and transparent investigation of Surion helicopters to prevent any further crashes of the “accident-prone” chopper. On Wednesday, a special investigative team - consisting of military and civilian aviation experts - will be formed to investigate the exact causes behind a recent Surion crash at a Marine Corps military base that killed f...

Lee Min-hyung | 2018-08-07 17:02

'Mission: Impossible' ruined by glitches at Lotte Cinema

'Mission: Impossible' ruined by glitches at Lotte Cinema

It was fortunate for Lotte that Tom Cruise did not witness the disorganized press preview of his latest movie. The screening of the forthcoming film “Mission: Impossible - Fallout” was interrupted twice at Lotte Cinema World Tower in southeastern Seoul on Monday night. At that time, the Hollywood star and his colleagues were meeting Korean fans on the red carpet laid out on t...

Park Jae-hyuk | 2018-07-17 15:13

[Reporter's notebook] Fuss over President's illness

Reporter's notebookFuss over President's illness

President Moon Jae-in took two days off from Thursday to today as he is sick due to accumulated fatigue following a series of big diplomatic events and his recent visit to Russia. Suspicions about his whereabouts emerged Wednesday after he cancelled a meeting with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and another economy-related meeting involving a large number of ministers,...

Kim Rahn | 2018-06-28 16:10

Trump-Kim summit: long on words, short on substance

Trump-Kim summit: long on words, short on substance

SINGAPORE - It was full of warm words but ended in vagueness and vanity. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed an epochal pact to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula in Singapore, Tuesday.

Kim Jae-kyoung | 2018-06-13 19:21

Pompeo: US still wants 'CVID' to resolve North Korea issue

Reporter's notebookWhy are Volvo, Porsche absent from Busan Motor Show?

BUSAN - While some carmakers were busy showing off their new cars and technologies at the Busan International Motor Show 2018, a handful of others turned a blind eye to the biennial show, missing one of the biggest opportunities to appeal to domestic customers.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2018-06-07 16:20

[Reporter Notebook] Root out school corruption

Reporter NotebookRoot out school corruption

Stories of corrupt politicians are nothing new with cases rising each day from all parts of the globe, including here in Korea. However, what people despise even more than dirty politicians is corrupt religious and academic leaders, who sell themselves respectively as servants of God and students.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2018-04-10 20:44

[Reporter's Notebook] Next police chief should be female

Reporter's NotebookNext police chief should be female

The mood at the National Police Agency (NPA) has been mixed lately. President Moon Jae-in's outspoken support for the agency to have more investigative power has made officers of the police agency enthusiastic.

Kim Se-jeong | 2018-04-05 17:15

[Reporter's Notebook] Why 'geullo' is improper word for Constitution

Reporter's NotebookWhy 'geullo' is improper word for Constitution

Last week, Cheong Wa Dae held press conferences for three consecutive days to unveil President Moon Jae-in's proposals for a constitutional revision. In the first conference, Tuesday, Moon's senior secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk said Moon decided to use the word “nodong” instead of “geullo” to refer to labor under his proposals. Both words translated to labor, but they h...

Choi Ha-young | 2018-03-25 16:53

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