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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 12:42

[Editorial] Accept COVID-19 aid offer

EditorialAccept COVID-19 aid offer

[사설 읽기] COVID-19 지원 제안을 받아들여야

North Korea appears to be facing a more serious COVID-19 situation than previously thought. On Sunday, it reported 15 additional deaths from the coronavirus and 296,180 more people with fever symptoms detected between Friday evening and 6 p.m. Saturday. The tally came three days after the North announced its first official COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began over two year...

2022-05-17 21:13

[Editorial] Discourteous and undiplomatic

EditorialDiscourteous and undiplomatic

[사설 읽기] 무례하고 비외교적인

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has come under criticism for his seemingly inappropriate statement during his meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday. Wang, who came here to attend Yoon's inauguration ceremony as Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy, offered a five-point proposal designed to promote bilateral relations further. Most notably, he cited the ne...

2022-05-15 22:00

[Editorial] Full-scale rebuilding

EditorialFull-scale rebuilding

[사설 읽기] 전면 재시공

HDC Hyundai Development has decided to demolish all eight apartment buildings at a complex in Gwangju under construction and rebuild them. The builder decided so, judging that it could hardly dissipate would-be residents' safety concerns if it rebuilds only one partially collapsed building. We hope the decision will ultimately serve as an occasion for the company facing a cri...

2022-05-09 15:45

[Editorial] Tyranny of majority

EditorialTyranny of majority

[사설 읽기] 다수당의 횡포

The outgoing Moon Jae-in administration and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) have completed a legislation process to deprive the prosecution of its investigative powers, despite strong opposition from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) as well as prosecutors, lawyers and professors. The ruling camp cannot deflect criticism for railroading related bills thr...

2022-05-08 08:20

[Editorial] Strengthen alliance

EditorialStrengthen alliance

[사설 읽기] 한미 동맹 강화

Incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden are scheduled to hold their first summit in Seoul on May 21 to discuss how to strengthen the alliance and deepen the partnership between the two countries. The summit will come only 11 days after Yoon is sworn in as president May 10. This will mark the earliest-ever meeting between the leaders of the allies followi...

2022-05-02 18:54

[Editorial] Self-destructive behavior

EditorialSelf-destructive behavior

[사설 읽기] 자기 파괴적 행동

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared his resolve to ramp up his country's nuclear capabilities and use such weapons for other purposes beyond war deterrence. "Though the basic mission of the nuclear forces is to deter war, we must carry out the second mission if any forces attempt to infringe on the fundamental interests of the state," Kim was quoted as saying by the ...

2022-04-29 16:47

[Editorial] Party head faces penalties

EditorialParty head faces penalties

[사설 읽기] 이준석 대표에 대한 징계 절차 들어가

The ethics committee of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) decided last week to seek disciplinary action against Lee Jun-seok, chairman of the soon-to-be ruling party, over allegations that he accepted sexual favors via a businessperson in 2013. Lee, 37, is also facing allegations that he tried to destroy evidence related to the alleged sexual bribery case. 곧 집권여당이 ...

2022-04-25 19:05

[Editorial] Landmark ruling on gay sex

EditorialLandmark ruling on gay sex

[사설 읽기] 동성애에 대한 역사적인 판결

The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a military court's conviction of two male soldiers sentenced to suspended prison terms for their same-sex relationship. In a landmark ruling hailed by human rights groups, the top court opposed the punishment of the soldiers under the military criminal code as they engaged in consensual sex in private while off duty. 대법원이 목요일 동성애 혐의로 집...

2022-04-25 10:30

[Editorial] Return to normal life

EditorialReturn to normal life

[사설 읽기] 일상으로 돌아가기

Korea lifted most COVID-19 restrictions Thursday, starting a journey back to normalcy. The lifting came two years and one month after the country adopted such limits to battle the coronavirus. It is welcome news for the people who have struggled to ride out the unprecedented public health crisis. 한국은 목요일 대부분의 COVID19 규제를 해제하며 일상으로 돌아가는 여정을 시작했다. 이번 해제는 한국이 코로나바이러스를 극복하기 위해 제한...

2022-04-18 19:01

[Editorial] Stop engaging in politics

EditorialStop engaging in politics

[사설 읽기] 정치에 관여하지 마라

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol visited disgraced former President Park Geun-hye at her residence in Dalseong County, Daegu, Tuesday. During their 50-minute meeting, Yoon expressed regret over his role as a member of the independent counsel team that investigated and indicted her for her involvement in a corruption scandal. He invited her to his May 10 inauguration ceremony, an...

2022-04-18 08:15

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