Editorials from Korean Dailies

Editorials from Korean Dailies

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 25)
Guidelines needed Gyeonggi has decided to hand out 100,000 won ($80) in cash to each resident regardless of their incomes to help people get through an unprecedented economic crisis from the Covid... 07:04 Mar. 25
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 25)
Doubling rescue package Time to minimize economic fallout from pandemic President Moon Jae-in's decision to double an economic rescue package to 100 trillion won ($80 billion) reflects his deter... 07:03 Mar. 25
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 25)
Disclose identities Members of sex abuse chat rooms must be punished; penalties must be strengthened A sex crime scandal involving a group chat room on an internet messenger service has jolted the... 07:03 Mar. 25
#containment efforts
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 24)
Shutting the door To win the battle against the new coronavirus, the government should take two steps: blocking any influx of Covid-19 from overseas and stopping its spread in local communities. T... 07:19 Mar. 24
#Tokyo olympics
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 24)
Postpone Tokyo Olympics :Nothing is more important than safety The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has finally acknowledged the need to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled for July 24 to ... 07:18 Mar. 24
#defense cost talks
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 24)
Stalled negotiations :South Korea, US should not let defense cost-sharing talks drift further It makes us uneasy to see the defense cost-sharing talks between South Korea and the US remaining stal... 07:18 Mar. 24
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 23)
The BAI must act The Covid-19 outbreak has challenged the entire world. The United States is enforcing a lockdown on 75 million citizens while all factories have been shut in Italy. In the wake of... 06:57 Mar. 23
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 23)
Long-term strategy needed Authorities should take more comprehensive measures About two months have passed since South Korea reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Jan. 20. The countr... 06:57 Mar. 23
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 23)
Keep up guard Cluster infection hit nursing hospitals; New cases come from abroad South Korea's coronavirus disease situation is still uneasy although it is showing signs of calming down. The n... 06:57 Mar. 23
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 21)
Restoring calmness Currency deal with U.S. provides psychological boost South Korea has become one of nine countries that have signed currency swap agreements with the United States as the spread ... 09:18 Mar. 21
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 20)
Stealing the show It is embarrassing to see the Blue House bending facts for publicity during the coronavirus crisis. On Monday, the Blue House announced that the country shipped 51,000 coronavirus... 06:59 Mar. 20
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 20)
'Helicopter money' 'Basic anti-disaster income' can be viable option in COVID-19 era The South Korean government and political parties are apparently becoming more positive about providing a certai... 06:58 Mar. 20
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 20)
Lax discipline Recent incidents show South Korean military's alertness becoming alarmingly frayed A recent series of civilian intrusions into military bases has deepened concerns over lax disciplin... 06:58 Mar. 20
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 19)
Fix all the mess The ruling Democratic Party (DP) has joined hands with four unknown parties to create a weird coalition to control more proportional seats in the 300-seat National Assembly. The D... 07:02 Mar. 19
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 19)
Foreign exchange volatility Korea needs currency swap deal with U.S., Japan Keeping the foreign exchange market stable is crucial in weathering potential financial and economic woes. This is all t... 07:02 Mar. 19
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 19)
Unprecedented crisis Limits on fiscal, monetary steps; budget review needed; policies must be zero-based The coronavirus pandemic is causing panic in the global economy. Restriction on human mo... 07:01 Mar. 19
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 18)
Emergency actions must follow On Monday, the Bank of Korea (BOK) pushed the base rate to the untested level of zero territory -- 0.75 percent -- through a 50 basis-point cut in its first extraordi... 06:58 Mar. 18
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 18)
Stay calm, but be bold : Rate cut heralds unprecedented economic trouble South Korea, like other countries, faces an uphill economic battle as the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus is dampenin... 06:57 Mar. 18
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 18)
Basic income : Support tailored for vulnerable people more effective in overcoming virus-caused hardship A debate is heating up here over whether to provide basic income to people struggling to go... 06:57 Mar. 18
#health minister
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 16)
Replace the health minister The Moon Jae-in administration declared a "special disaster area" for the entire Daegu metropolitan city and the city of Gyeongsan, as well as Cheongdo and Bonghwa coun... 07:16 Mar. 16