Beef up defense
South must stop clinging blindly to dialogue as North seeks formidable weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at the eighth congress of the Workers' Party, instructed the militar...
07:07 Jan. 13
Patting his own back
President Moon Jae-in's New Year's address on Monday failed to convince the public of his optimism about the economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite a fast-approaching...
07:22 Jan. 12
Don't turn the clock back
North Korea should not build up nuclear arms
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who was endorsed as general secretary of the reclusive nation's ruling Workers' Party, Sunday...
07:22 Jan. 12
Historical barriers
Court ruling on sex slaves complicates efforts to mend ties between Seoul and Tokyo
Efforts to build forward-looking relations between Seoul and Tokyo have been held back...
07:22 Jan. 12
The wrong direction
North Korea has amended its Workers' Party rules and proclaimed it will continue reinforcing its military power. In the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party, the first in five ye...
06:51 Jan. 11
Victory for wartime victims
Japan urged to accept landmark compensation ruling
A local court has made a landmark ruling in favor of South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery. On Friday, ...
06:50 Jan. 11
Motivate businesspeople
CEOs can be jailed for fatal accidents; more anti-business bills in the making
The National Assembly passed a bill on punishment for serious industrial accidents Friday des...
06:50 Jan. 11
A diplomatic fumble
It has been found that a Korean intelligence authority reported to the Blue House about suspicious movements of the Iranian military to seize a Korean-flagged tanker now detain...
07:18 Jan. 08
Admitting economic failure
North Korea should return to dialogue
North Korea's economy appears to be in a far more serious situation than had been previously thought, with its leader Kim Jong-un a...
07:17 Jan. 08
Unviable approach
Pursuit of incompatible goals would only be an uphill battle for North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un admitted to a catastrophic failure in meeting the impoverished state'...
07:17 Jan. 08
Shame on Rep. Nam
Rep. Nam In-soon, a three-term lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party (DP), is a pioneer of women's rights in Korea. She had been using the name "Nam-Yoon In-soon" for 18 year...
07:01 Jan. 07
Iran's seizure of tanker
Tehran should release ship, crew immediately
The Moon Jae-in administration should make all-out diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to release a South Korean oil tanker an...
07:01 Jan. 07
Relief for election
Ruling party raises issue of COVID-19 relief for entire nation ahead of election
Even before the government hands out its third tranche of COVID-19 relief funds, the ruling par...
07:01 Jan. 07
Bring them back
In an alarming development, a South Korean-flagged tanker was detained in a harbor in Iran after being seized by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) earlier this week. Abo...
06:37 Jan. 06
Lowest approval rating
Moon should focus on promoting national unity
President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has nosedived to an all-time low amid a set of policy failures and divisive politics. A...
06:37 Jan. 06
Stop expanding officialdom
The Moon Jae-in administration is pressing on with increasing the number of civil servants to keep a campaign promise in the face of an unprecedented demographic cliff a...
06:57 Jan. 05
Falling population
Radical measures needed to increase childbirth
South Korea's population reached 51,829,023 as of Dec. 31, down 20,838 from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Interi...
06:57 Jan. 05
COVID-19 negligence
Authorities transfer nursing home patients belatedly; Infections surge at detention center
Dozens of elderly COVID-19 patients residing in nursing homes or hospitals died last ...
06:57 Jan. 05
Improve quality of life first
The government announced that Korea's population decreased last year for the first time since it collected such data. Coupled with concerns about a possible extinctio...
07:04 Jan. 04
Don't abuse pardons
Ruling party chief's proposal seen as political gambit
Ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Nak-yon has floated the idea of pardoning two imprisoned former presi...
07:04 Jan. 04