Editorials from Korean Dailies

Editorials from Korean Dailies

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 25)
Virus and legal loopholes Nation should revise laws to protect people better As the country's fight against the new coronavirus has entered a critical phase, there are also growing calls to mend t... 06:52 Feb. 25
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 25)
Consequential mistake Lack of extensive ban on entry from China fuels spread of virus It has become clear that President Moon Jae-in's administration has made a consequential mistake in containing... 06:52 Feb. 25
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 24)
Shame on the government In an emergency meeting at the Blue House Sunday to cope with the spread of the new coronavirus, President Moon Jae-in raised the level of danger to "serious" from "caution... 06:54 Feb. 24
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 24)
Uphill battle against virus : Take pre-emptive steps to avoid catastrophe It is getting harder and harder to contain the spread of the new coronavirus here. The quarantine network has already beco... 06:53 Feb. 24
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 24)
Brace for a protracted fight : Virus getting out of control; tougher steps, concerted response needed The spread of COVID-19 is increasing sharply, with the bulk of new cases concentrated in Daegu... 06:53 Feb. 24
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 22)
Nothing but crickets from BAI The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has once again postponed releasing the results of its investigation into the process leading up to the decision to permanently... 09:18 Feb. 22
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 22)
Fanning fears for votes Debates should be based on science, not personal biases The floor leader of the main opposition United Future Party (UFP), Rep. Shim Jae-cheol, has vowed to push for the im... 09:17 Feb. 22
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 21)
Put people first The first death in Korea from the new coronavirus was confirmed Thursday. The number of people infected with the lethal virus has soared to 104, a shocking increase in just two da... 07:05 Feb. 21
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 21)
Virus spreading locally Measures needed urgently to stabilize situation in Daegu The new coronavirus is spreading locally at an alarming pace. On Thursday, the health authorities confirmed 53 new ... 07:04 Feb. 21
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 21)
Emergency prescription Drastic policy shift needed to cope with economic woes aggravated by virus crisis Presiding over a weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Moon Jae-in called for all ex... 07:03 Feb. 21
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 20)
Stupid self-contradiction The government is releasing yet another real estate measure — the 19th since President Moon Jae-in took office in May 2017. The steps are aimed to mitigate the balloon... 07:17 Feb. 20
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 20)
Containing virus on campus The Ministry of Education has unveiled measures aimed at strengthening the management of Chinese students to prevent further spreading of the new coronavirus. Chinese st... 07:16 Feb. 20
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 20)
New phase of infection Concerns rising over community spread as unknown transmissions surface Infections of the novel coronavirus via unknown channels have begun to increase. The fourth such pa... 07:16 Feb. 20
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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 19)
Show some respect The time has come for President Moon Jae-in to put the brakes on the incomprehensible — and never-ending — misbehavior of his avid followers. They have gone too far attacking ord... 07:10 Feb. 19
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 19)
'Delusive' merger :Creation of UFP is only result of 'temporary truce' The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) and two minor conservative parties have launched a merged party with the cruci... 07:10 Feb. 19
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 19)
Alternative force :Merged conservative party should further reinvent self to retake power With less than two months before the general election on April 15, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party... 07:09 Feb. 19
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 14)
The worst option of all The Blue House is reportedly mulling an end to the General Status of Military Information Agreement (Gsomia) with Japan. In November last year, the military intelligence-sh... 07:40 Feb. 14
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 14)
Dimming prospects of talks : Trump puts nuclear negotiations on backburner The denuclearization dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington is expected to remain deadlocked until the November U.S. ... 07:40 Feb. 14
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Feb. 14)
Time to explain : Calls rising for Moon to enunciate position on election-meddling indictment Since a newspaper revealed the indictment of 13 figures involved in Cheong Wa Dae's suspected meddling... 07:40 Feb. 14
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 13)
The worst option of all The Blue House is reportedly mulling an end to the General Status of Military Information Agreement (Gsomia) with Japan. In November last year, the military intelligence-sh... 07:10 Feb. 13