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Mon, December 11, 2023 | 02:00

A diplomatic president

Yoon Suk Yeol deserves to be called a “diplomatic president.”

2023-05-23 16:30

Stern warning for Korea Inc.

Three major global credit ratings agencies have all come to the same appallingly dismal conclusion regarding the future of Korea Inc. They forecast that Korea will face its worst economic situation by 2050, as a result of its rapid demographic aging.

Shim Jae-yun2023-05-22 17:00

Lonely deaths on rise

“The life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

2023-05-21 16:40

Opposition at crossroads

President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has hovered at around 30 percent since he took office a year ago, which is the lowest among recent presidents.

2023-05-18 16:40

Veto of Nursing Act

President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to sign the opposition-led Nursing Act bill into law Tuesday.

2023-05-17 16:40

Teens in crisis

Korea's suicide rate, still the highest among OECD member nations, has declined gradually over the past decade.

2023-05-16 16:40

Power rate hikes

Starting today, electricity consumers will pay an additional 8 won (0.6 cents) per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

2023-05-15 16:40

Alarm bells ring

The Korean economy is bracing for diverse daunting challenges. The state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI) made a gloomy forecast Thursday, lowering the nation's economic growth estimate for the year to 1.5 percent from the previous 1.8 percent. It revised down the growth estimate for the first half to 0.9 percent from 1.1 percent and lowered the rate for the second half ...

2023-05-14 16:40

A field trip or verification?

A team of Korean inspectors will visit nuclear plants in Fukushima, Japan, on May 23.

2023-05-11 16:45

President's 1st anniversary

President Yoon Suk Yeol has marked his first anniversary in office. Yoon started his presidency a year ago Wednesday, vowing to restore fairness and common sense and conduct a politics of unity.

2023-05-10 16:30

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