Importance of rule of law
Steps needed to improve working conditions of truckers
In an unprecedented setback, unionized truckers voted to end their strike on Friday and returned to work. The decis...
07:10 Dec. 13
Wrangling at National Assembly
Parties should seek to push for Itaewon probe, 2023 budget and other key issues
South Korea's political landscape has long been mired in wasteful wrangling at the Na...
07:10 Dec. 13
DP's helpful about-face on strike
The ongoing strike by Cargo Truckers Solidarity takes a new turn after the Democratic Party (DP) changed its earlier position supportive of the hard-line union. I...
07:00 Dec. 09
Time to take off masks
How to switch from coercion to autonomy matters
Koreans in the central provinces of Chungcheong are like Americans in the Midwest region in some ways. Chungcheong people spe...
06:59 Dec. 09
Meddling in the financial market
Inconsistent intervention of financial regulators on deposit interest at banks could backfire
When President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May, he vowed to promote ...
06:59 Dec. 09
No time for bickering over nomination rights
Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon made it clear. "As justice minister, I have a lot of work to do. I resolutely say I will do my best as justice minister,...
07:06 Dec. 08
World Cup exit
Taeguk Warriors fared well, yet much should be done
Eleven more days are left before the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Qatar comes to a grand finale. The remaining eight matches, from the ...
07:05 Dec. 08
Indoor mask mandate
Consistent policy needed to brace for winter COVID-19 surge
A debate has been reignited over lifting indoor mask mandates as cautious attitudes toward COVID-19 infection is ste...
07:05 Dec. 08
North Korea is the enemy again
The conservative Yoon suk-yeol administration plans to describe North Korea as the "enemy" again in a National Defense White Paper to be published in January. Over t...
06:57 Dec. 07
Ignoring ILO's advice
: Yoon sets Korea's labor standards back decades
In recent days President Yoon Suk-yeol has shown his true colors yet again.
"It's the same as North Korea's nuclear threat...
06:57 Dec. 07
Indoor mask mandate
: Consistent policy needed to brace for winter COVID-19 surge
A debate has been reignited over lifting indoor mask mandates as cautious attitudes toward COVID-19 infection is s...
06:57 Dec. 07
The silence of Lee Jae-myung
On his 100th day in office, Democratic Party (DP) Chair Lee Jae-myung strongly criticized the government and People Power Party (PPP). In a Supreme Council meeting on M...
06:59 Dec. 06
Economic whammies loom
Snowballing trade deficits reach alarming level
South Korea is bracing for diverse economic challenges ahead such as a low growth projection, a volatile financial market, ris...
06:59 Dec. 06
Neutrality matters
Opposition unilaterally pushes for broadcast revision bill, sparking disputes over ulterior motives
Few expect South Korean public broadcasters such as KBS, MBC and EBS to stay p...
06:59 Dec. 06
Blood, sweat and tears for victory
Team Korea advanced to the round of 16 on Saturday morning in the Qatar World Cup thanks to a tie-breaking goal at the last minute in a match with Portugal. Ghan...
07:11 Dec. 05
IRA challenge for Korea
Seoul must ally with other nations to rebuke US
Nothing shows the political and diplomatic contradictions facing the U.S. government better than its new law, the Inflation ...
07:11 Dec. 05
Neutrality matters
Opposition unilaterally pushes for broadcast revision bill, sparking disputes over ulterior motives
Few expect South Korean public broadcasters such as KBS, MBC and EBS to stay ...
07:10 Dec. 05
Unbiased -- and balanced -- investigation matters
The prosecution's investigation into the Daejang-dong development scandal allegedly involving Democratic Party (DP) Chair Lee Jae-myung is taking ...
07:10 Dec. 02
Zero-COVID in a fix
: Beijing should shift to exit strategy -- quickly
Just over a year ago, the Chinese government was so proud of its success stamping out COVID-19 that Beijing used it for polit...
07:09 Dec. 02
Labor rule of law
: If government gives way again this time, labor will make more unjustifiable demands
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration's back-to-work order to drivers of bulk cement trailers ca...
07:09 Dec. 02