KoreaTimes(202) - Editorial, Opinion, page 1

The Korea Times

Site Map E-paper Subscribe Register LogIn
Site Map E-paper Subscribe Register LogIn

Opinion

Editorial

Thu, October 22, 2020 | 21:17

Ruling party's arrogance

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) needs to figure out why its former lawmaker Keum Tae-sup quit the party. It should not try to brand him only as a turncoat. Instead, the party must reflect on what he cited as his reasons for leaving: the DPK's arrogance, self-righteousness and partisan antagonism.

Park Yoon-bae2020-10-22 17:16

Fraudulent fund manager

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) decided Tuesday to revoke the license of Lime Asset Management, which has been accused of fraud and illegal lobbying. Once the nation's largest financial manager with assets under management nearing 6 trillion won ($5.3 billion), the hedge fund is suspected of selling insolvent trade financing funds as if they were healthy assets and ca...

2020-10-22 17:15

Controversial reactor audit

The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has concluded that economic feasibility of the aged Wolsong-1 reactor was inappropriately assessed in the process of determining its early decommissioning. But the BAI stopped short of deciding on the validity of the reactor shutdown, saying it is not supposed to deal with the issues of reactor safety and residents' acceptance of the nu...

2020-10-21 17:15

Concerns about flu vaccines

Public anxiety over flu vaccines is running high as nine people have died after getting flu shots. While no direct links between the deaths and the vaccines have been confirmed yet, a growing number of people are calling hospitals and health centers to inquire about the safety of the vaccinations.

2020-10-21 17:10

Independent probe needed

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae has triggered controversy over her apparent attempts to control the prosecution. On Monday, she invoked her authority to command the prosecution directly in its investigation of a high-profile fraud case surrounding an asset management company.

Park Yoon-bae2020-10-20 17:00

Hard lives of delivery workers

There have been a series of heartbreaking deaths of parcel delivery workers recently, allegedly from overwork. On Monday last week, a delivery worker employed by Hanjin Express, surnamed Kim, was found dead at his home. Kim, 36, reportedly had few, if any, underlying health problems but complained to people around him of physical exhaustion caused by long working hours. It is...

2020-10-20 16:44

Offering for war dead

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has infuriated South Korea and China again, this time by sending an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for the first time since taking office last month. Suga cannot avoid criticism from international society as well as Seoul and Beijing because the shrine also honors 14 Class A war criminals.

2020-10-19 17:40

Worst job market

The country's unemployment situation is getting worse, increasingly being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Statistics Korea announced last week that South Korea lost about 392,000 jobs in September, continuing its seven-month downward march. The unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent in September, with the number of the jobless hitting a two-year high of 1 million.

2020-10-19 17:40

Cheap but risky

Japan is likely to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean, heightening public safety concerns. Japanese media reports said Friday that Tokyo has decided to discharge the water with an official announcement expected to come as early as this month.

Park Yoon-bae2020-10-18 17:21

SKT-Uber alliance

SK Telecom said Friday that it would jump into the domestic mobility service market by forming a joint venture with Uber Technologies. The company aims to launch an “all-in-one” service system, which provides vehicle-hailing, chauffeur and parking services with a single app. Uber, the U.S.-based ride-hailing company, will invest $150 million into the tie-up business.

2020-10-18 17:21

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Top 10 Stories

DARKROOM

WooriBank

Code of Ethics

Copyright