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Wed, December 6, 2023 | 14:30

Korea needs to create drug enforcement agencyActor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a wealthy professional in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was booked Monday for an investigation into his alleged use of illegal drugs.The indictment of Lee, who often appeared as a police officer or lawyer in films, was rather unexpected.He is not alone, however.In March, 21 people were caught do...

2023-10-24 16:40

‘Weaponization’ of materials

More drastic steps needed to properly handle China’ moveChina is seeking to place export restrictions on some graphite products following an earlier decision to curb outbound shipments of gallium and magnesium. China’s move has triggered growing concerns over the possible adverse impact on the global supply chain of graphite, a key material used in the production of batteries...

2023-10-23 16:40

Drifting reforms

Yoon must look beyond parliamentary electionsUpon taking office 17 months ago, President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to reform three areas: labor, pension and education, in order to ensure Korea’s long-term growth.However, none of these structural reforms are getting anywhere.The Yoon administration tried to enhance labor market flexibility and address the excessive power of la...

2023-10-22 16:40

More doctors, please

Physicians need to embrace wider perspectiveKorea has an absolute shortage of doctors ― the statistics and what’s happening at medical facilities daily back it up.For instance, the number of physicians (excluding traditional medicine practitioners) per 1,000 Koreans is half of the OECD’s average. Severely ill children cannot get treatment due to a lack of pediatricians, and e...

2023-10-19 16:40

Samsung, do what you can

Samsung, do what you can

“Do What You Can't” was a slogan of Samsung Electronics. Yet in this era of global boiling, the No. 1 Korean company needs to focus more on “Do What You Can” first.

2023-10-18 16:40

Confidence or complacency?

Government's optimism stokes anxietyKorea is the world’s 10th-largest economy, although the ranking varies somewhat depending on the exchange rate.However, Korea Inc. is still small and unduly dependent on external factors. Korea’s GDP remains one-third of Japan’s and one-thirteenth of the U.S.' The nation’s external dependency, or the share of foreign...

2023-10-17 16:40

Korea lags behind in AI

Grand plan needed to catch up with leadersSouth Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry lags far behind major countries such as the United States and China. Tortoise Intelligence, a data analysis institute based in the United Kingdom, recently came out with its “Global AI Index,” subjecting 62 countries around the globe to certain key criteria. The survey showed that Ko...

2023-10-16 16:40

Repatriation of refugees

Stop forcibly sending back North Korean defectorsSports enthusiasts might have wished the Asian Games in China had been a little longer.However, no other people might have hoped more earnestly that the quadrennial event would continue than the North Korean defectors detained by the Chinese government. Last Friday, the unification ministry said many North Koreans appeared to ...

2023-10-15 16:40

Lessons from Middle East

Choose peaceful coexistence, not a cycle of retaliationHalf a world away, brutal killing sprees continue as blood cries out for more blood.There have already been thousands of casualties in less than a week, with many more to come. Few can know how long, and horribly, this military conflict, caused by Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel, will go on for.The international community...

2023-10-12 16:40

Is US a reliable ally?

Is US a reliable ally?

Is the United States a reliable ally? It’s a question that seems to increasingly be on the minds of South Koreans. Even with the creation of the Nuclear Consultative Group, questions linger about whether South Korea should take steps toward developing an independent nuclear capability or continue to depend on the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

2023-10-11 16:40

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