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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 14:30

[Editorial] Undiplomatic move

EditorialUndiplomatic move

[사설 읽기] 비외교적인 행위

The Japanese Embassy in Seoul has touched off controversy with its refusal to accept a New Year's gift sent by President Moon Jae-in because it was wrapped in paper showing an image of Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. Cheong Wa Dae sent gifts of traditional liquor and other agricultural items last Tuesday to 15,000 people in diverse sectors of society, including foreign e...

2022-01-28 14:27

[Editorial] Fear of Omicron variant

EditorialFear of Omicron variant

[사설 읽기] 오미크론 변이 우려

Korea reported 6,603 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, marking an increase of 798 cases from a day earlier, mostly prompted by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. This means the daily number of infections surpassed 6,000 for the first time since Dec. 24 when it stood at 6,233. It is a sharp increase of 2,439 cases from the 4,164 reported Jan. 13. 정부당국은 수요일 총 6,603명의 코로나1...

2022-01-24 15:28

[Editorial] Growing China risk

EditorialGrowing China risk

[사설 읽기] 증가하는 중국 리스크

South Korea is likely to bear the brunt of China's expected economic slowdown this year, raising the need to reduce its undue dependence on the world's second-largest economy. The question now is how to minimize the fallout from the growing China risk. 한국은 올해 중국의 예상되는 경기 둔화에 직격탄을 맞을 가능성이 높아 세계 2위 경제대국에 대한 과도한 의존도를 줄여야 할 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 이제 문제는 증가하는 중국 리스크로 인한 여파를 어떻게 최소화할 것인가이다.

2022-01-24 00:01

[Editorial] Another awful collapse

EditorialAnother awful collapse

[사설 읽기] 또 한 번의 끔찍한 붕괴

An awful accident occurred Tuesday as the exterior walls of a high-rise apartment building under construction crumbled in Gwangju, 330km southwest of Seoul, trapping six workers inside. The accident occurred barely seven months after a similar disaster in the same city, in which a building under demolition collapsed onto a road, causing 17 casualties, including bus passengers...

2022-01-16 08:19

[Editorial] Union voice on boards

EditorialUnion voice on boards

[사설 읽기] 이사회에 참여하는 노조

The National Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that will mandate public institutions to appoint a union representative to their boards of directors. If the bill is signed into law, 131 public firms and institutions such as Korea Electric Power Corp. will be obliged to name a nonexecutive director recommended or picked by the chief of a labor union to their boards, starting from ...

2022-01-14 15:35

[Editorial] Ahn's growing popularity

EditorialAhn's growing popularity

[사설 읽기] 안철수 지지율 상승

Minor opposition People's Party presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo is drawing attention after gaining a double-digit support rate in recent opinion polls. According to a survey by Embrain Public released Monday, Ahn secured a 10.1 percent support rate. 국민의당 안철수 대선후보가 최근 여론조사에서 두 자릿수 지지율을 얻어 눈길을 끌고 있다. 월요일 엠브레인퍼블릭이 발표한 여론조사에서 안철수 후보는 10.1%의 지지율을 기록했다.

2022-01-07 14:50

[Editorial] Lack of discipline, vigilance

EditorialLack of discipline, vigilance

[사설 읽기] 규율 및 경계 태세 부족

An unidentified South Korean was found to have crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea, raising concerns about the military's security lapse. This case has demonstrated that there is a big hole in the military's readiness posture. 신원 미상의 남한 주민이 중무장된 남북 접경을 넘어 북한으로 탈출한 것으로 밝혀져 군의 안보 실책에 대한 우려가 커지고 있다. 이번 사건은 군의 대비 태세에 큰 구멍이 있음을 보여주었다.

2022-01-07 14:18

[Editorial] Let's make fresh start

EditorialLet's make fresh start

[사설 읽기] 새롭게 출발하자

The New Year has just started, bringing both challenges and opportunities to the country. This is an important year for the people of South Korea who are craving for a return to normal life and a better future, all the more so as they will choose their new leader in the March 9 presidential election. 우리나라에 도전과 기회를 가져다 주는 새해가 막 시작되었다. 일상 회복과 더 나은 미래를 열망하는 국민들에게는 3월 9일에 있을 대선에서...

2022-01-03 08:39

[Editorial] Brazen-faced move

EditorialBrazen-faced move

[사설 읽기] 뻔뻔한 행동

Japan has come under growing criticism for pushing to register as a UNESCO World Heritage Site former mines that used Korean forced labor during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. On Tuesday, Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency proposed a number of mines on Sado, an island in Niigata Prefecture as a 2023 candidate for the UNESCO list. 일본은 1910년부터 1945년까지의...

2022-01-02 08:42

[Editorial] Lame apology

EditorialLame apology

[사설 읽기] 설익은 사과

The wife of main opposition People Power Party (PPP) presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol made a belated apology Sunday over allegations that she had falsified credentials for lecturing posts in colleges. During a press briefing at the PPP headquarters, Kim Keon-hee acknowledged she exaggerated or falsified her career to stand out and felt ashamed of such misdeeds. 국민의힘 윤석열 대...

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