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Sun, February 5, 2023 | 15:47

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

Populist pension bills

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has drafted a bill aimed at increasing the basic pension for the elderly to 400,000 won ($287) per month from the present 300,000 won. The party has also presented another bill that the basic pension should be paid to all senior citizens aged 65 and older regardless of their income levels. Currently, only elderly people in t...

Park Yoon-bae2022-09-20 17:00

Innovative urban transport

The government has released a mobility innovation roadmap that contains a mobility commercialization schedule through 2040. According to the roadmap, Korea will introduce an autonomous level 4 vehicle in 2025. The country will also begin to provide commercial urban air mobility (UAM) services that year and expand them to major regional spheres by 2030.

2022-09-20 16:49

Another unilateral move

In yet another much-criticized “America-first” policy, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday to prevent some foreign entities from investing in crucial U.S. organizations. It can disallow mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to protect U.S. supply chains in the name of national security.

Shim Jae-yun2022-09-19 17:26

Falling rice prices

Farmers are letting out a long sigh despite two consecutive years of good rice harvests. That's because rice prices continue to decline. As of Sept. 5, the price of a 20-kilogram sack of rice - when purchased directly from farms - stood at 41,185 won ($29.70), down 24.8 percent from 54,785 won a year ago. It is the lowest price since March 2018.

Park Yoon-bae2022-09-19 16:18

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