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Wed, November 30, 2022 | 08:32

Anachronistic regression

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has changed its position on recognizing common-law marriage and cohabitating households as legal families. The liberal opposition Democratic Party of Korea proposed an amendment recently to the Framework Act on Healthy Families, aiming to delete a clause in the act that defines family as a “unit formed by marriage, blood ties and ado...

Shim Jae-yun2022-09-27 17:12

Apologize for controversy

President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to continue to confront controversy over the reported use of foul language during his three-nation visit last week. Now he needs to reflect on his failure to hold a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden. Most of all, he should figure out why he had to go through such lengths to realize a one-on-one meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio ...

Park Yoon-bae2022-09-26 17:05

Banks' greedy pursuit of profits

The difference between the average interest rate on loans and the average rate on deposits has widened even as the government has introduced the interest rate disclosure system.

2022-09-26 16:53

Shock from strong dollar

Korea was again hit by financial turmoil triggered by the U.S.' aggressive monetary tightening. The Korean currency plunged to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar in 13 years and six months Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 75 basis points for a third straight time.

Park Yoon-bae2022-09-25 17:10

Eased mask mandate

Starting today, Koreans don't have to wear masks outdoors. Under the eased rule, individuals at outdoor gatherings of 50 or more people, sporting events and concerts will not be required to wear masks. This is the first time in about two years that the government wholly lifted the outdoor mask mandate. However, quarantine authorities have decided to maintain the indoor mask m...

2022-09-25 16:45

Aborted ROK-US summit

President Yoon Suk-yeol has come under criticism for his clumsy diplomatic activities on the global stage. For starters, Yoon met U.S. President Joe Biden in New York, Wednesday. Yet it was far from a summit meeting - just a mere 48-second encounter at a fundraising event. Also, Yoon managed to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the same day, but the Japanese sid...

Shim Jae-yun2022-09-23 17:00

First step toward thaw

President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed on the need to mend Seoul-Tokyo ties soured by a dispute over wartime forced labor. The agreement came during their 30-miniute one-on-one meeting Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Park Yoon-bae2022-09-22 17:08

Vaccine side effects

A local court recently ordered the government to compensate a man diagnosed with brain diseases after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), which had rejected his claims of damage to his health due to the vaccine. It was the f...

Park Yoon-bae2022-09-22 16:00

'Amateurish' diplomacy

President Yoon Suk-yeol has triggered controversy for having failed to pay his respects in person to British Queen Elizabeth II as she was lying in state at Westminster Hall. Criticism arose as Yoon missed viewing the queen's coffin after arriving in London, Sunday, due traffic congestion. It is regrettable that Yoon has come under criticism, apparently due to a lack of thoro...

Shim Jae-yun2022-09-21 17:55

Nuclear power declared 'green'

Nuclear energy has been included in the country's green taxonomy, also known as K-taxonomy, a classification system establishing a list of economic activities that contribute to environmental goals. The Ministry of Environment Tuesday announced that it is officially declaring nuclear power generation as an “eco-friendly economic activity” in its first draft of the green taxon...

2022-09-21 17:09

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