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Fri, October 18, 2019 | 18:51

The largest conservative Liberty Korea Party (LKP) will organize another political rally at Gwanghwamun in central Seoul, Saturday, even though Cho Kuk has already stepped down as justice minister.

Na Jeong-ju2019-10-18 17:21

Emergency economic meeting

President Moon Jae-in presided over an emergency meeting with his economic ministers Thursday to discuss pending issues and measures to solve them. It was the first time Moon called in only his economic team to Cheong Wa Dae, reflecting the President's appreciation of the grave economic situation.

Na Jeong-ju2019-10-18 17:20

Disputed reform bills

Major political parties have begun their discussions on how to handle a set of controversial reform bills that were fast-tracked last April for early voting at the National Assembly.

Na Jeong-ju2019-10-17 17:23

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its growth forecast for South Korea this year from 2.6 percent to 2 percent in its global economic outlook released Tuesday. The IMF also revised down Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for next year to 2.2 percent from the 2.8 percent projected in its April report. The global financial body scaled back its GDP growth pro...

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-17 17:22

Rate cut not sufficient

Cutting interest rates is a necessary but insufficient step to turn around the slumping economy. This is why the Moon Jae-in administration should leave no stone unturned to revive the country's economic vitality and ensure sustainable growth.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-16 17:10

Vision for future cars

South Korea has unveiled plans to emerge as the first mover in future cars by concentrating investment in electric vehicles, self-driving cars and flying cars.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-16 16:29

South Koreans - and people around the world - could not watch the Asian qualifying match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup between the two Koreas live on TV, Tuesday, as it was held in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

Na Jeong-ju2019-10-15 17:40

Wasteful bickering

Lee Ho-seung, senior presidential secretary for economic affairs, said Sunday that the Korean economy was “doing a relatively good job.” Lee then criticized the opposition parties' “excessive raising of a crisis theory” as being irresponsible. The conservative camp immediately hit back, criticizing the government for refusing to look at economic reality.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-15 17:39

Lesson from Cho Kuk case

The brouhaha over new Justice Minister Cho Kuk appears to end as he announced his resignation Monday. The announcement came 35 days after President Moon Jae-in named Cho to lead the Ministry of Justice despite corruption allegations surrounding his family.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-14 17:10

Era of mobile IDs

South Koreans will be able to make financial transactions by just using their mobile IDs on their smartphones as early as this month. If the system goes into effect as scheduled, customers can open bank accounts and transfer funds using these IDs without needing their resident registration cards or drivers' licenses.

Park Yoon-bae2019-10-14 17:00

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