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[Monitor] Trying to cope with COVID-19 changes

IndustrySept 23, 2020

Four out of 10 residents in Seoul said their mental health suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government showed. The survey was conducted online and a...
[Editorial] Legislate prudently

EditorialSept 23, 2020

Three economic bills pushed by the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea are making businesses nervous. They are amendments to the commercial law and the fair trade law, and a proposed ...
[Monitor] No. of travelers within country during Chuseok to decline 30%

IndustrySept 22, 2020

With the continuing spread of COVID-19, the number of travelers visiting their hometowns or traveling locally during the upcoming Chuseok holiday is expected to decrease 30 percent from last year. T...
[Daoud Kuttab] The Arab betrayal of the Palestinian people

ViewpointsSept 22, 2020

It is normal for countries with deep disagreements nonetheless to maintain diplomatic, trade and commercial relations. Yet there are also circumstances when such relations are regarded as nonstarters...
[Editorial] Realistic viewpoint

EditorialSept 22, 2020

During a visit to a 1950-53 Korean War battlefield Saturday, Defense Minister Suh Wook said military tensions on the peninsula have eased due to the implementation of an inter-Korean agreement signed...
[Monitor] Overseas investments shrink in Q2

IndustrySept 21, 2020

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the volume of overseas direct investments made shrunk 27.8 percent in the second quarter, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The a...
[Editorial] Fulfilling duties

EditorialSept 21, 2020

A recent audit of the presidential office may look unusual, but the Board of Audit and Inspection just carried out its responsibilities. It should be able to keep doing so. Last week the board anno...
[Monitor] Korean firms remain active in M&As

IndustrySept 18, 2020

A look into merger and acquisition deals reported by the top 500 South Korean firms over the past five years showed that the companies remained active in the market despite the COVID-19 pandemic this...
[Editorial] Balanced approach

EditorialSept 18, 2020

During his visit to the truce village of Panmunjom on Wednesday, Unification Minister Lee In-young expressed hope for the resumption of “open-minded” dialogue between the two Koreas at an early date....
[Monitor] Korea's COVID-19 test kit exports expected to surpass W1tr

IndustrySept 17, 2020

Exports of Korean-made diagnostic kits for COVID-19 radically surged this year, reaching a total of over $797 million (about 940.5 billion won) by Aug. 20, data from the Korea Customs Service showed....
[Lee Kyong-hee] Risk literacy matters in coronavirus war

ViewpointsSept 17, 2020

A virus doesn’t even have its own cells to replicate. It needs a host cell to multiply. A virus is a submicroscopic microbe. That means it is too small to be seen even with a microscope. However, thi...
[Editorial] Youn on trial

EditorialSept 17, 2020

The prosecution on Monday indicted Rep. Youn Mee-hyang of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, on charges of embezzling funds for elderly victims of wartime sexual slavery. She faces eight counts o...
[팟캐스트] (370) 코로나 사태와 함께 심각해지는 일회용 플라스틱 사용/ 봉준호 감독의 할리우드 리메이크작 ‘해무’

PodcastSept 16, 2020

진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. War on single-use plastics faces another setback as virus fears resurge 요약: 코로나 19와 함께 다시 한 번 직면한 일회용 플라스틱 사용 문제 [1] Coronavirus cases have surged again in Korea, and...
[Monitor] China biggest semiconductor market for Korea

TechnologySept 16, 2020

As the new US sanctions on China’s Huawei came into effect Tuesday, South Korea has stepped up monitoring on the impact of the ban on chip sales to the Chinese company. According to data by Korea In...
[Editorial] Worrying mix

EditorialSept 16, 2020

Rising household debt coupled with declining employment is posing a potentially severe problem to the country’s financial sector and by extension its real economy. Recent data show South Korea’s hou...