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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 13:17

Hope for better ties

South and North Korea reconnected their severed cross-border communication lines Tuesday, raising cautious hopes for the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue as well as the stalled denuclearization talks with Washington.

Park Yoon-bae2021-07-27 17:07

Move toward bipartisanship

The rival political parties have agreed to distribute the chairmanships of National Assembly standing committees according to the numbers of their respective lawmakers. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the largest opposition People Power Party (PPP) also decided to share the Legislation and Judiciary Committee chairmanship for two years each. Under the agreement...

2021-07-27 17:00

Wasteful dispute

Leading presidential hopefuls of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) have come under criticism for stoking regional antagonism in their contest to win the party's presidential nomination. Their haggling is raising eyebrows among the public despite the need for them to discuss crucial aspects of state administration and the people's livelihoods.

Shim Jae-yun2021-07-26 17:45

Regrets over extra budget

After many twists and turns, the National Assembly passed a 34.9 trillion won ($30.3 billion) supplementary budget bill Saturday. The extra budget, the second of its kind this year, comes as the country is struggling with Level 4 social distancing guidelines - the highest - amid a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-07-26 17:00

Shame on Japan

A UNESCO committee has called for Japan to deliver on its promise to honor victims of wartime forced labor at an information center on its industrial revolution sites registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list. In an annual session Thursday, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) adopted a resolution expressing “strong regrets” over Japan's failure to keep its pledge. This unanim...

Park Yoon-bae2021-07-25 17:04

Scarcity of rental homes

Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said last week that “many people have benefited from revised rental and tenancy laws.” During an economic ministers' meeting, he said that far more people have continued to live in their rental homes by paying slightly increased deposits and monthly rental fees since the new laws took effect a year ago.

2021-07-25 17:00

Repeated diplomacy bungles

China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian cannot deflect criticism for his remark which interferes with Korea's domestic politics, including the presidential election slated for March next year. “We also hope that ROK politicians and the public will voice support for the development of China-ROK relations amid and beyond domestic elections, and inject positive energy int...

Shim Jae-yun2021-07-23 16:26

Fight on opinion rigging

South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Kyoung-soo was finally convicted of online opinion manipulation Wednesday when the Supreme Court upheld the lower court's guilty verdict against him. Kim, one of the closest aides to President Moon Jae-in, was deprived of his governorship and have to spend two years in prison. The decision is not only a setback to Kim's political career,...

Park Yoon-bae2021-07-22 17:04

Relief for defaulters

President Moon Jae-in has called for measures to support delinquent borrowers who have borne the brunt of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. “I want you to prepare ways to help delinquent borrowers restore their credit if they have faithfully repaid their debt resulting from the coronavirus crisis,” Moon told his aides Tuesday. The president's instruction is aimed at eas...

2021-07-22 17:00

Clear hurdle to vaccination

The country's online reservation system for COVID-19 vaccine shots crashed again Wednesday, causing repeated connection failures and extreme confusion. The problem occurred again after the system failed to run smoothly the previous day when people aged 50 and 52 were left waiting as they tried to gain access to the reservation site.

Shim Jae-yun2021-07-21 17:00

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