The next 56 days
On Sunday, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol from the opposition People Power Party (PPP) announced his appointments for major posts in the transition committee. Members of the commit...
07:08 Mar. 14
Do not cross 'red line'
North Korea should not resume ICBM, nuclear tests
North Korea will face further isolation and deeper economic woes if it resumes the launch of its intercontinental ballisti...
07:08 Mar. 14
Sign of change
Yoon to relocate from Cheong Wa Dae, symbol of outsized power, to Seoul Govt. Complex
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to push for the relocation of the presidential office ...
07:07 Mar. 14
Back to basics
In Thursday's speech after his victory in Wednesday's election, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol vowed to "respect the people" while governing the country for the next five years. His ...
07:06 Mar. 11
Time for national unity
New leader should bring change for the better
Yoon Suk-yeol, the candidate of the main conservative opposition People Power Party (PPP), was elected as the country's next p...
07:05 Mar. 11
New era dawning
Yoon wins election by slim margin; first challenge is to unite people
Opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected the next president in a close race. The People Power Party cand...
07:05 Mar. 11
March 11
528 -- Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea that later unified the country, declares Buddhism as the national religion after a young monk martyrs himself.
1959 -- South Korea...
14:00 Mar. 10
Violence rears its head
In a campaign rally on Monday in Seoul, Rep. Song Young-gil, chairman of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), was attacked viciously from behind. After being slammed in the hea...
06:54 Mar. 08
Disastrous forest fires
Time to spare no efforts to prevent wildfires
The nation is bracing for increasing damage from wildfires in eastern coastal areas since the first fire broke out in Uljin, No...
06:54 Mar. 08
No simple mistake
NEC under fire for mishandling early voting amid delays and fraud claims
A record number of South Korean voters cast their ballots during the two-day early voting period, demonstr...
06:54 Mar. 08
Splashing cold water on voting by Covid patients
Voter turnout for the early voting on Friday and Saturday last week reached a record-high 36.93 percent. But a number of polling stations across th...
07:00 Mar. 07
Dark cloud over economy
Korea faces growing fear of stagflation
Speeding up economic recovery is one of Korea's top priorities this year. Yet dark clouds are gathering over the economy as the coun...
07:00 Mar. 07
Premature relaxation
Government may have been mindful of election when it eased pandemic restrictions
The government extended business operating hours for 12 types of multi-use facilities includin...
07:00 Mar. 07
Will an aspirin do?
Following the scrapping of the vaccine pass system on Tuesday, the Moon Jae-in administration is mulling the idea of easing social distancing rules for restaurants and cafes, w...
07:03 Mar. 03
Belated, lukewarm move
Korea should submit proactive retaliatory measures
The United States and its Western allies are stepping up their sanctions on Russia over its comprehensive invasion of Ukra...
07:02 Mar. 03
Shaky alliance
Korea hesitates in imposing sanctions as US, allies close ranks against Russia
The United States recently announced export controls on Russia as part of economic sanctions for its i...
07:02 Mar. 03
A suspicious political move
The ruling Democratic Party (DP) endorsed a plan to pursue political reform to shift the current de facto two-party system to a multiparty system. Under its outline, th...
07:05 Mar. 02
Stop nuclear blackmail
Putin hit for escalating war with dangerous threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to escalate tensions further by putting his nuclear forces on high alert Sunday...
07:05 Mar. 02
Terrible logic
Shameless remarks on Ukraine president by top leaders of ruling party spark backlash
In general, criticizing others should be backed up by facts. In particular, blaming a top leader...
07:05 Mar. 02
Not worthy of the G10
The world is coming together to denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The international community is urging an immediate stop to the aggression. As the world watches Ukraini...
09:13 Mar. 01