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Sun, October 1, 2023 | 21:20

Progressive party's path

President Yoon Suk Yeol may be popular in the U.S. and Japan, but he is not favored as much in Korea.

2023-09-27 14:40

Kim Jong-un's lifeline

Kim Jong-un's lifeline

Over the last few years, North Korea has truly lived up to its reputation as the "hermit country." It closed its borders and shut itself off from the rest of the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With imports of food and fuel curtailed, pundits predicted that the country might be entering a death spiral as its population starved and froze.

2023-09-26 16:40

Ominous economic signs

The Korean economy faces a number of worrying signs, further darkening the prospects of a prompt recovery. For starters, the U.S. Federal Reserve froze its lending rates at a range of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent on Wednesday, while sustaining a hawkish stance. Major global economic research institutes forecast the Korean economy will likely experience setbacks this year and d...

2023-09-25 16:40

Seeking balanced diplomacy

Two news items drew diplomatic watchers’ attention over the weekend.

2023-09-24 16:27

Medical school craze

Being a doctor is now the most desired career in the eyes of young Koreans and their parents.

2023-09-21 17:40

Call for climate justice together

Call for climate justice together

On Sept. 19, the U.N. secretary-general delivered his address to the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York. The full speech is worth a read if you are concerned about “the most immediate threat to our future: our overheating planet” as the UNSG said.

2023-09-20 16:40

On Monday, the government admitted it could collect 59.1 trillion won ($44.5 billion) less tax than initially estimated this year.

2023-09-19 16:46

Appalling data manipulation

The previous Moon Jae-in administration has taken flak for allegedly manipulating economic data to conceal policy failures. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) said Friday that key policymakers of the Moon government had engaged in distorting various statistics on home prices, income & distribution and employment.

2023-09-18 16:40

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left Russia Sunday, heading back to Pyongyang nearly a week after he left it.

2023-09-17 18:13

Excessive concessions

“The Japanese government has formally apologized to 'comfort women' and 'forced labor' victims and acknowledged the facts of wrongdoing.”

2023-09-14 16:40

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