Boosting birthrate
Old policies can't resolve knotty problems
There are "pink seats" reserved for pregnant women on Seoul subway trains. However, these seats mostly remain empty or are used by old...
07:08 Mar. 30
Wet blanket on relations
New Japanese textbooks distort history, putting damper on fence-mending efforts
Textbooks that Japan's elementary school students will use from next year contain distort...
07:08 Mar. 30
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has guided the country's nuclear weaponization project, calling for expanding the production of weapons-grade nuclear materials for an ex...
09:23 Mar. 28
A historic reconciliation
A serene scene unfolded on Sunday — the 148th birthday of Korea's founding president Syngman Rhee (1875-1965) — in the National Cemetery in southern Seoul, where he and h...
06:59 Mar. 28
Politics in quagmire
Parties need to refrain from life-or-death skirmish
The National Assembly is largely tasked with coordinating differing opinions to resolve social conflicts. Contrary to this ...
06:59 Mar. 28
No compromise
Majority opposition party fast-tracks populist bills to plenary vote
The legislature should be a space where its members mediate and resolve social conflicts. But their negotiations ...
06:59 Mar. 28
The DP chair must do deep soul searching
The loyal supporters of Democratic Party Chair Lee Jae-myung, dubbed "The Daughters of Reform," has provoked controversy again. After the fanatical followe...
07:09 Mar. 27
Pension reform in disarray
Nothing can succeed without winning people's hearts
Two developed countries are undergoing social turmoil due to reforms.
Over a million people took to the streets ac...
07:09 Mar. 27
Two sides of the same coin
Rally of bitcoin and arrest of Terraform CEO reveal conflicting aspects of crypto
Two contrasting stories concerning cryptocurrency are currently in the news. First, bit...
07:08 Mar. 27
DP's tyranny flows onto the rice front
The Democratic Party (DP) has railroaded a controversial revision to the Grains Management Act in the plenary session of the National Assembly. The amendment ...
07:03 Mar. 24
Lingering financial jitters
Banks' collapse should not be ignored
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point, pushing the target range to...
07:03 Mar. 24
Young people resting
500,000 youngsters rest, 5.77m old people work; job polarization must be resolved
Last month, nearly 500,000 young people aged 15 to 29 gave up looking for a job.
According ...
07:03 Mar. 24
Fixing the legislation for remote treatment
Mask-wearing on public transportation is no longer mandatory in Korea. It is unnecessary now, except in medical facilities. The lifting at the same t...
06:56 Mar. 23
Climatic plan's setback
Nation should do its part in resolving global crisis
Korea has grown into one of the world's top 10 economies and is occasionally invited to G7 meetings.
However, the na...
06:56 Mar. 23
Raise deposit insurance limits
Ruling and opposition parties favor hike in deposit insurance limits after SVB collapse
It is fairly rare for rival parties in South Korea to agree on any single pol...
06:55 Mar. 23
A belated — and one-sided — explanation
President Yoon Suk Yeol directly explained about the controversy over his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. He started the live-co...
07:00 Mar. 22
Still in the woods
Government must withdraw longer workweek plan
Confusion continues within the Yoon Suk Yeol administration over its plan for an extended workweek.
Last week, startled by a str...
07:00 Mar. 22
Long-awaited cooperation
Ruling, opposition parties agree to raise tax credits for semiconductor investment
A bill that increases tax credits for semiconductor facility investment is expected to b...
07:00 Mar. 22
Does Moon really want to be forgotten?
A war of interpretation continues in the Democratic Party (DP) over exactly what was meant by former president Moon Jae-in. The internal battle broke out ami...
07:23 Mar. 21
Challenges and responses
: Firms need to diversify supply channels to tackle EU's act
Posing both risks and opportunities for domestic companies, the European Union unveiled a draft of its own Gre...
07:23 Mar. 21