Editorials from Korean Dailies

Editorials from Korean Dailies

(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on May 6)
School reopening Top priority is to ensure health of students The Ministry of Education has decided to reopen schools on a step-by-step basis starting next week, as the coronavirus curve is leveli... 07:08 May. 06
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on May 5)
The long battle Life returns to normal after the long holiday ends on Tuesday. While phasing out rigorous quarantine and social restriction rules, the country has been advised to improve everyday ... 09:01 May. 05
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on May 5)
Jobless benefits for all Build consensus on expanding social safety net Top government officials are floating the idea of extending employment insurance coverage to all workers in a bid to strengt... 09:01 May. 05
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Joongang Daily on May 4)
Lessons from Kim's disappearance The public appearance on Friday of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has put an end to all the wild rumors about his 20-day-long disappearance. His reappearance help... 07:13 May. 04
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on May 4)
Constitutional revision The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is floating the idea of a constitutional revision after winning a landslide victory in the April 15 general election. It appears ... 07:13 May. 04
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on May 2)
Exports take hit Expedite protective, boosting measures for the economy It is expected that the Korean economy will bear more of the brunt of the global economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pa... 08:59 May. 02
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on May 1)
Recurring tragic fires Time to take radical action to keep safety guidelines A fatal fire broke out at a nearly-completed refrigerated warehouse in Icheon, south of Seoul, Wednesday, resulting in a... 07:09 May. 01
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Joongang Daily on April 30)
The donation bandwagon The Moon Jae-in administration said it would offer emergency relief grants to the relatively poor and socially weak from the beginning to help them get through the coronavir... 09:05 Apr. 30
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 30)
Opposition in tatters Conservative party should change, innovate itself The main opposition, the conservative United Future Party (UFP), is in a state of chaos as it has failed to install a new in... 09:05 Apr. 30
(EDITORIAL from Korea Joongang Daily on April 29)
Watching their waste-lines The National Assembly has started looking into a government-proposed supplementary budget to help the public get through the coronavirus crisis. The question is how to c... 07:00 Apr. 29
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 29)
North's silence about Kim Ramp up preparedness for any contingencies After saying that he did not know anything about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's condition about a week ago, U.S. President D... 07:00 Apr. 29
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 29)
Stay alert Social distancing eased with infection slowing; second wave may come at any time Tuesday marks the 100th day since Korea reported its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus. I... 06:59 Apr. 29
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Joongang Daily on April 28)
Watching their waste-lines The National Assembly has started looking into a government-proposed supplementary budget to help the public get through the coronavirus crisis. The question is how to c... 06:52 Apr. 28
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 28)
Work fast on relief money Bipartisanship essential to coping with coronavirus The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to provide "emergency disaster relief money" to all Koreans to help them... 06:52 Apr. 28
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 28
Voluntary but expected COVID-19 relief program puts high-income households to undue moral test The Ministry of Economy and Finance initially wanted to provide relief money to all households in ... 06:51 Apr. 28
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on April 27)
Bracing for every possibility After news about the public activities of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un suddenly came to a stop for over two weeks, the rest of the world has begun to question whet... 07:09 Apr. 27
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 27)
Everyday quarantine The government has posted detailed guidelines on how to exercise "everyday quarantine" in the COVID-19 era, which foretells significant behavioral changes for Koreans. The gui... 07:09 Apr. 27
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on April 24)
Time for deregulation In a shocking sign, South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 1.4 percent in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter. The economy has yet to go into ne... 06:59 Apr. 24
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 24)
'New Deal' program : Detailed action plans needed to create jobs The Moon Jae-in administration has decided to push for a Korean version of the "New Deal" program to protect the country's major in... 06:58 Apr. 24
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(EDITORIAL from Korea Joongang Daily on April 23)
Saving our industries The Moon Jae-in administration has presented a bold plan to create 550,000 jobs with the injection of 3.6 trillion won ($2.9 billion) to ease our ever-worsening unemployment ... 06:50 Apr. 23