Editorials from Korean Dailies

Editorials from Korean Dailies

#prosecution
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 21)
Going against the rules In a surprising development, a senior prosecutor from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office vehemently — and publicly — protested the way his immediate superior dealt with a crim... 07:02 Jan. 21
#NK diplomacy
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 21)
Taking 'new path' : North Korea reportedly names hard-liner as top diplomat North Korea is likely to shift further away from dialogue and return to brinkmanship in the face of the U.S.'s firm po... 07:01 Jan. 21
#elections
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 21)
Candidacy rush : Public officials, including suspected offenders, quit jobs for ruling party nomination in general election Many public servants have resigned to run in the April 15 general electi... 07:01 Jan. 21
#Ri Son-gwon
S. Korea trying to confirm replacement of N. Korea's top diplomat
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that it is trying to confirm media reports that North Korea has appointed an official handling inter-Kore... 11:41 Jan. 20
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 20)
Stop bashing Harry Controversy has erupted after the Moon Jae-in administration considered allowing individual trips by South Koreans to North Korea. When U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris raised it as... 07:14 Jan. 20
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 20)
Row over US ambassador : It is not strange for Seoul to request replacement U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris is in the hot seat over his controversial remarks last week about the South... 07:13 Jan. 20
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 20)
Hasty courtship : Review needed to prevent individual tours to North from violating sanctions South Korea and the US are showing signs of friction over a possible mismatch in the progress of inter... 07:13 Jan. 20
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 18)
An ugly rush A fierce battle is being waged by political parties to win the April 15 parliamentary election after the deadline for public officials to resign from their posts passed. The ruling De... 09:09 Jan. 18
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 18)
Individual tours to North Seoul, Washington should overcome differences in inter-Korean issues The Moon Jae-in government is considering allowing South Koreans to travel to North Korea on an indiv... 09:08 Jan. 18
#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 17)
Lost control The Blue House's defiance of our Constitution continues. Examples are abundant. It planned to introduce a system that requires real estate sellers and buyers to get permissions from t... 07:00 Jan. 17
#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 17)
Controversy over petition Presidential office should apologize for reckless act The presidential office has sparked controversy over a public petition calling for an inspection into whether the pr... 07:00 Jan. 17
#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 17)
Unconstitutional idea Cheong Wa Dae mentions real estate transaction permission, targets Gangnam again Kang Gi-jung, senior presidential secretary for political affairs, said Wednesday a "real est... 06:59 Jan. 17
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 16)
Abdication of responsibility Court trials can be excruciating processes. No one is 100 percent satisfied unless they win total victory. And yet the public respects courts and judges because of its... 07:00 Jan. 16
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 16)
Diplomatic flexibility ROK, US should use each other to break deadlock in North Korea talks Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha stressed the need to revitalize inter-Korean projects as a means to brea... 07:00 Jan. 16
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 16)
Aging population Korea needs concerted efforts to help senior citizens lead active, healthy lives The number of people aged 65 or older in South Korea surpassed 8 million for the first time last y... 07:00 Jan. 16
#editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 15)
Detached from reality In a nationally televised New Year's press conference on Tuesday, President Moon Jae-in consistently made remarks praising his supporters — and ignoring the public at large. ... 07:03 Jan. 15
#editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 15)
Out of touch with reality New strategy needed to meet mounting challenges Having optimism is oftentimes better than having pessimism. Yet blind optimism could be a recipe for failure. The same is... 07:03 Jan. 15
#editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 15)
Divided, the right fall Conservative parties poised to begin discussing integration to rebuild system of checks and balances Ha Tae-keung, co-chairman of the recently launched New Conservative Par... 07:03 Jan. 15
#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 14)
An ominous start In his inauguration speech on Monday, Lee Seong-yun, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, urged his junior prosecutors to "exercise their power to indict crimin... 07:02 Jan. 14
#dailies-editorials
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 14)
Passage of 'data bills' Good to brace for Fourth Industrial Revolution The National Assembly has finally passed three long-pending revisions aimed at easing regulations on the use of personal info... 07:02 Jan. 14