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Hubris jinxes Samsung Medical Center

When pride turns into complacency, it is often a recipe for disaster. This appears to be the case with Samsung Medical Center (SMC), which is regarded as the nation’s finest hospital.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-06-15 17:26

Young, healthy also fall victim to MERS

Time to calm down

Whenever a national crisis such as the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) occurs, the Korean media has a habit of blaming the government.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-06-10 17:00

WHO team puzzled by MERS behavior

JYJ-SM battle must go on

JYJ member Kim Jun-su’s rare appearance on nationwide television on April 30 has sparked new interest in the opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy lawmaker Choi Min-hee and her “JYJ law.”

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-05-05 17:21

Ban Ki-moon's white lie

How do we define a lie? Would you still call it a lie if circumstances force one to break a promise he has every intention to keep? Let’s take into consideration a given extenuating situation, and include it in the category of white lies. Then, I dare say that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will end up with one.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-04-17 15:45

Sewol time warp

It was a year ago today. A news flash scrawl appeared on TV in the morning, saying a ferry was sinking but indicating there were few casualties. Then, the enormity of the tragedy fell one big piece by another into place, knocking the daylights out of the nation.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-04-15 16:54

Sewol, Hillsborough and the quest for truth

Park's Singapore trip marks rarity

President Park Geun-hye’s March 29 visit to Singapore is a rarity in Korean diplomacy. No incumbent head of state before her has ever made a foreign trip to mourn the death of a former leader.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-03-26 16:23

Seoul Phil's blind love for Chung

Is the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) a cult led by its musical director Chung Myung-whun? Loyal SPO members issued a statement Wednesday, telling the public to refrain from circulating malicious speculation about Chung.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-03-18 17:55

Gov't raises false hope for skilled foreigners

The Ministry of Justice last week announced that foreigners with a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering are now eligible for permanent residency in Korea if they have lived here for more than three years and their annual salary is higher than $27,000.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-02-16 16:59

Culture minister rapped for school cronyism

Miniser of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) Kim Jong-deok is under fire for appointing senior officials from among his college alumni.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-02-10 17:04

PyeongChang organizers still in discord with three years to go

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province - The organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games and officials at Gangwon Province invited reporters to a ceremony commemorating the three-year countdown to the Winter Olympics, Monday, but there still appear to be problems with the central and provincial governments.

Reporter's Notebook | 2015-02-09 20:08

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Missile attack on Syria