Take stock
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission discussed closing Unit 1 of the Wolsong nuclear power plant permanently in its meeting Friday, but failed to reach a conclusion.
It is un...
07:01 Oct. 15
Lee is the last hope
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will represent Seoul at the Oct. 22 Japanese emperor enthronement ceremony. He will be visiting the neighboring country for three days to congratula...
07:12 Oct. 14
No more playing chickenalances
Seoul, Tokyo should not miss opportunity to mend fences
South Korean and Japanese negotiators met in Geneva, Friday, to find a solution to the dispute over Seoul's c...
07:12 Oct. 14
Pro-business turn
Moon's corporate friendly gestures should be accompanied by concrete measures
President Moon Jae-in has recently tried to craft a pro-business approach. Earlier this month, he me...
07:12 Oct. 14
Misusing YouTube
Rhyu Si-min, a former liberal politician and head of a foundation in memory of President Roh Moo-hyun, has been volunteering as a defense lawyer for Justice Minister Cho Kuk an...
09:08 Oct. 12
Pie in the sky
New strategy needed in selling eco-friendly cars in China
China's eco-friendly car market is growing rapidly on the back of a proactive policy of its automotive industry going green...
09:07 Oct. 12
A reckless process
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) kicks off deliberations on the proposed permanent suspension of the Wolseong-1 Reactor today. The review comes 16 months after ...
07:06 Oct. 11
Checks and balances
It is no exaggeration to say that the Moon Jae-in administration and the ruling party have gone as far as to undermine the prosecution's neutrality and independence from politi...
07:06 Oct. 11
Reform with clean hands
Inappropriate for justice minister to announce plans to reform prosecution investigating his family
Justice Minister Cho Kuk has unveiled prosecution reform plans, but...
07:06 Oct. 11
Turning a deaf ear
The conservative forces once again staged a massive rally at Gwanghwamun Square and Seoul Plaza in central Seoul on Wednesday, a national holiday, to demand controversial Justic...
07:04 Oct. 10
Hopes for thaw
Seoul, Tokyo should make efforts to restore relations
Japan has decided to return a South Korean-made statue symbolizing "comfort women" to an art exhibition in Nagoya after its abr...
07:04 Oct. 10
Corporate tax cut
Reducing burdens on companies would lead to increasing investments in the long run
Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said last week that the government had no plan to lower the c...
07:04 Oct. 10
Heads in the wind
Justice Minister Cho Kuk announced plans to reform the prosecution a month after he assumed his weighty position. But he did not apologize for the mushrooming scandal involving h...
08:56 Oct. 09
Reform blueprint
Independence of prosecution key to success
Justice Minister Cho Kuk announced a blueprint for prosecution reform Tuesday, one month after taking the helm of the Ministry of Justic...
08:56 Oct. 09
Crumbling exports
Korea logs sharpest drop in exports among competitors; Pro-business steps needed
South Korea logged the sharpest drop in exports among the world's 10 largest economies in terms o...
08:56 Oct. 09
Stop privileged interrogations
Chung Kyung-sim, the wife of controversial Justice Minister Cho Kuk, stayed in prosecutors' office for about 15 hours to be interrogated on her potential involvement...
07:02 Oct. 08
Spread of swine fever
North Korea should accept talks on joint disinfection efforts
Over 145,000 pigs have been culled in South Korea since the country's first-ever outbreak of African swine fever...
07:01 Oct. 08
No progress
Stockholm talks reaffirm North Korea has no intention of discarding nuclear arsenal
When North Korea declared the breakdown of last week's working-level denuclearization talks with the...
07:01 Oct. 08
Returning to basics
Working-level negotiations between the United States and North Korea in Stockholm last weekend for denuclearization led nowhere again. Remarks by North Korean representative Ki...
07:03 Oct. 07
Realistic approach needed
North should take genuine action for denuclearization
North Korea and the United States only agreed to disagree on the extent of the former's denuclearization and the la...
07:02 Oct. 07