Editorials from Korean Dailies

Editorials from Korean Dailies

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 3)
Key mission Moon's job is to persuade NK leader based on Seoul-Washington unity Senior South Korean and US officials have been holding a flurry of meetings in Washington in the run-up to a summit b... 07:01 Apr. 03
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on April 2)
Nominees in trouble President Moon Jae-in is urging opposition parties to reconsider their veto of the remaining five nominees to head government ministries. The Blue House does not want any of th... 07:06 Apr. 02
#investment
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 2)
Investment environment :Moon government should be more serious toward regulatory, labor reforms In a meeting with a group of executives from foreign-invested firms here last week, President Moon J... 07:05 Apr. 02
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 30)
Dangers of disinformation What was the basis for President Moon Jae-in declaring 10 days ago that the economy was recovering? The February industrial data from Statistics Korea released on Friday ... 08:48 Mar. 30
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 30)
Set new strategy Closer Korea-US cooperation key to breaking deadlock President Moon Jae-in will visit Washington, D.C., for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on April 10 and 11. His visi... 08:48 Mar. 30
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 29)
What's the point? Confirmation hearings for seven nominees to head ministries for the Moon Jae-in administration ended Thursday. Despite Moon's bid for a major reshuffle, various types of inapprop... 07:02 Mar. 29
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 29)
Continued pressure World eying Kim Jong-un's next move A month has passed since the collapse of the Feb.27-28 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. While... 07:02 Mar. 29
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 29)
Fiscal soundness Discipline in budgetary spending alarmingly absent in Moon administration Guidelines for next year's national budget, approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, are in line with the expa... 07:02 Mar. 29
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 28)
A lopsided reinvestigation The legal yardstick must be the same for everyone. Its conclusion cannot be accepted if it applies differently to different people. Rulings have authority because people... 07:01 Mar. 28
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 28)
Shareholders' victory : Korean Air should improve transparency, corporate values Korean Air CEO and Chairman Cho Yang-ho suffered a setback Wednesday as shareholders of the country's largest airli... 07:01 Mar. 28
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 28)
Fiscal soundness : Discipline in budgetary spending alarmingly absent in Moon administration Guidelines for next year's national budget, approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, are in line with the ex... 07:00 Mar. 28
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 27)
Wrong man for the job A confirmation hearing for controversial Unification Minister nominee Kim Yeon-chul ended without a major challenge to his qualifications to head that important ministry. Des... 07:18 Mar. 27
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 27)
Fall of elite official -Former vice minister caught in sex scandal- The media has been plastered with sexual scandals involving former K-pop idols such as Seungri of the popular boy band BIGBANG ... 07:18 Mar. 27
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 27)
Sorry excuse -Apology would have settled controversy over bodyguard's exposure of submachine gun- Ha Tae-keung, a Bareunmirae Party lawmaker, disclosed a photo of a plainclothes presidential bodyg... 07:18 Mar. 27
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 26)
Suspicions undispelled Confirmation hearings for seven nominees to head ministries for the Moon Jae-in administration have kicked off. The screening session began Monday with a hearing for Choi Je... 07:02 Mar. 26
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 26)
Energy policy overhaul Authorities should reduce heavy reliance on cheap coal When it comes to electricity generation, South Korea is highly dependent on coal power. This means that Asia's fourth... 07:01 Mar. 26
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 26)
A spoiled system Korean parties notorious for taking spoils system too far A spoils system is an indispensable part of a democracy. The problem in South Korea is that after an election, w... 07:01 Mar. 26
#Vietnam
S. Korea's ruling party chief heads to Vietnam for 3-day trip
SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's ruling party embarked on a three-day trip to Vietnam on Monday to seek ways to promote cooperation with Hanoi at the party and state levels. ... 11:06 Mar. 25
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on March 25)
Nominees with flaws Confirmation hearings for seven nominees to head ministries for the Moon Jae-in administration kick off this week starting with Choi Jeong-ho, Moon's pick for minister of lan... 06:58 Mar. 25
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on March 25)
Keep the door open U.S. and North Korean leaders have been treading a tightrope since the failure of their second summit in Hanoi at the end of last month. Neither of them wants to make any con... 06:58 Mar. 25