Party's over
Time to settle the bill and pick up the pieces
President Yoon Suk Yeol's six-day visit to the United States last week reaffirmed how different diplomacy can be on the inside and on th...
07:00 May. 01
Nuclear alliance
Korea, US must raise the effectiveness of consultative group to be established
President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Sunday wrapping up a seven-day state visit to the United State...
06:59 May. 01
Compromise, not confrontation, please
After the Democratic Party (DP) unilaterally passed the controversial Nursing Act through the plenary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, concerns a...
07:04 Apr. 28
Better nuclear umbrella
Diplomatic efforts still essential to solve crisis
The much-trumpeted summit between Presidents Yoon Suk Yeol and Joe Biden is over. After removing the foam of pomp and hos...
07:03 Apr. 28
Lurking beneath fragile data
Korean economy narrowly avoids recession in Q1; it is no time to stick to rosy outlook
South Korea's economy skirted a recession in the first quarter of this year -- b...
07:03 Apr. 28
The 'heroic' return of a suspect
Former Democratic Party (DP) chair Song Young-gil who is at the center of the allegation that party members and lawmakers were bribed to vote for Song as the pa...
07:11 Apr. 27
Crucial occasion
-Yoon, Biden expected to release statement on nuclear umbrella as part of summit outcome-
President Yoon Suk Yeol and US President Joe Biden will release a special statement on st...
07:10 Apr. 27
Stipulate the deterrence in the document
President Yoon Suk Yeol has left Seoul for Washington for a seven-day state visit to the United States. His trip carries great significance as it marks the...
06:56 Apr. 25
China's diplomatic discourtesy
Beijing slammed for excessive reactions to Yoon's remarks
China has taken flak for having crossed the line with seemingly undiplomatic rhetoric in criticizing Presi...
06:56 Apr. 25
Tangible results
Yoon departs for summit in US; hopes high for progress in security and economy issues
President Yoon Suk Yeol departed for Washington on Monday for a summit with US President Joe...
06:56 Apr. 25
Refined language is essential for diplomacy
China's overreaction to President Yoon Suk Yeol's opposition to "changes in the status quo over the Taiwan Strait" in a recent interview with Reuters is...
07:00 Apr. 24
Critical US visit
Maximize national interest with confident, balanced diplomacy
President Yoon Suk Yeol heads to Washington today to hold a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Yoon's state vi...
06:59 Apr. 24
Electricity rate dispute
Political issues no reason for delaying electricity rate hike amid Kepco's losses
While the South Korean government remains reluctant to raise electricity rates in the sec...
06:59 Apr. 24
Don't distort the president's comments
President Yoon Suk Yeol's remarks in an interview with the foreign press on Wednesday raised controversy at home and abroad. In that interview with Reuters, ...
07:01 Apr. 21
Flexible budget spending
Excessive belt tightening hurts economy during slump
A year ago, President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's transition team lamented the country's fiscal condition after examining it...
07:01 Apr. 21
Wasteful trip
Lawmakers travel to Europe to learn its fiscal rules after wasting 30 months
Five lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties on the Strategy and Finance Committee set out on a ...
07:01 Apr. 21
Song must return and tell the truth
In another shocking development, an audio clip has cropped up to suggest the involvement of former Democratic Party (DP) leader Song Young-gil in handing out ca...
06:53 Apr. 20
Hideous housing fraud
Government must rush to relieve penniless victims
"I'm sorry, Mom… but please send me 20,000 won ($15)."
That's the message left by a victim of a home rental scam before c...
06:53 Apr. 20
Destructive rental fraud
Drastic measures needed to help victims of massive 'jeonse' scam, fix loopholes
In a country where tenants often pay a large lump-sum deposit for two years of rent under t...
06:53 Apr. 20
Don't forget the painful lessons from 2020
In Monday's press conference, Jeon Kwang-hoon, a right-wing pastor, suggested "some ways to protect our liberal democracy in crisis." They include "a nat...
07:15 Apr. 19