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[Reporter's Notebook] Do not control media

“Please refrain from asking questions that were not coordinated in advance.” A campaigner for the leading presidential candidate Moon Jae-in posted this message Tuesday in an online chat room the campaign team is running to communicate with foreign journalists in Korea. The campaign official referred to an incident in which an unidentified foreign reporter approached Moon and...

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-04-21 16:47

Moon Jae-in fires back at pro-N. Korea accusations

[Reporter's Notebook] We need flexibility in viewing NK

An age-old debate over the nation’s enemy has restarted after conservative presidential candidate Yoo Seong-min asked liberal candidate Moon Jae-in a question: “Do you think North Korea is our 'main enemy’?” during a nationally televised debate, Wednesday. Moon of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) refused to give a straight answer, saying a president is not the person to give such a definition but the person who needs to resolve inter-Korean issues.

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-04-20 17:27

[Reporter's Notebook] Are foreign luxury brands innocent?

While writing a series of 10 articles highlighting operations of foreign luxury brands in Korea, this reporter received a lot of feedback over the past few weeks, not only from the global companies but also from many readers of The Korea Times. Most of the feedback defended the operations of the foreign firms and were not that favorable to the articles. But are these foreign ...

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-04-20 15:36

Presidential hopefuls' unrealistic telecom pledges

A drastic reduction in households’ mobile telecom costs has been a major populist presidential pledge recurring every five years here when the elections take place. The same is expected to continue for the upcoming presidential election, with the two front-running candidates _ Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party _ seeking...

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-04-17 17:08

[Reporter's Notebook] 'Cisco Act' should be introduced

Calls are surfacing for the introduction of a bill to stop foreign limited liability companies from exploiting loopholes in the law to sidestep taxes. The government and the legislature have been urged to expedite their efforts to plug the legal loopholes they have made. Limited liability companies are not legally obliged to release financial information such as sales, operating profit, dividends, royalties and donations, and do not face external audits so they can easily dodge scrutiny by the authorities. For this reason, many foreign companies in Korea have registered their names as limite...

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-04-04 17:48

BOK concerned over US classifying Korea as manipulator

Did Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol blunder when he recently said Korea cannot exclude the possibility of the U.S. reclassifying it as a currency manipulator? Or was he really showing concern about it? His remarks were unexpected and took reporters by surprise at this time when Korea is anxiously awaiting the U.S. Treasury’s new foreign exchange report next month. No one b...

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-03-29 16:55

Is Lotte chairman stranded by nationalism?

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin faces a backlash from Korean consumers over his “eye for an eye, nationalism for nationalism” strategy to cope with China’s retaliation against the retail giant’s offering of a site for the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system here. Saying he loved China during an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week, the chairman described t...

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-03-26 17:05

Ousted president remains irresponsible till the end

Former President Park Geun-hye left Cheong Wa Dae, Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment - at last. It was such a long and tiring battle for hundreds of thousands of people who have gathered in Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, every Saturday, to call for her to quit.

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-03-12 22:15

THE IMPEACHMENT DAY IN 30 PHOTOS

Image of Korean economy worsening

SINGAPORE - “Is South Korea heading toward another crisis similar to the one in 1997-1998?” This is the question a few businesspeople in Singapore recently asked me, citing a series of mishaps, including the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, the massive recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and the country’s worst political scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye.

Reporter's Notebook | 2017-02-22 21:04

[Reporter's Notebook] What did they take to streets for?

President Park Geun-hye’s supporters flocked to downtown Seoul to advocate the scandal-ridden leader, Saturday. Despite the unprecedented influence-meddling scandal involving her aides, they cried out from their loyalty for Park.

Reporter's Notebook | 2016-11-21 16:20

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