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Korea should deepen partnership with US South Korea is expected to emerge as the world's vaccine production hub after President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden agreed to forge a vaccine partnership during their first face-to-face summit in Washington, D.C., Friday. Under the agreement, the two allies plan to combine Korea's production capacity with the U.S.'s advanced technology t..

No company can survive without consumers' confidence Namyang Dairy Products Chairman Hong Won-sik offered to resign Tuesday, apologizing for causing controversy over false claims about the anti-viral effects of the company's yogurt drink, Bulgaris. In a press conference at the company headquarters in southern Seoul, he also vowed not to hand over management of the company to his children. Hong's..

People Power Party needs complete overhaul to recapture power Less than a month after scoring landslide victories in the April 7 mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan, the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) is already showing signs of regression. As soon as the party's interim leader Kim Chong-in left the PPP after the elections, its senior legislators based in the country's southeastern..

When it was revealed that the tvN drama, "The Golden Hairpin," and JTBC's "Until the Morning Comes" were in the pipeline for later this year, numerous people in Korea raised their eyebrows rather than welcoming them with high anticipation. The reason was simple ― the Chinese backgrounds of the productions ruffled people's feathers. The two upcoming TV shows are Korean renditions of popular Chine..

Japan should correct falsely written textbooks The Japanese government has again come under criticism for approving school textbooks making territorial claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. Japan's education ministry approved 30 social studies textbooks and six small atlases for first year high school students Tuesday. Most of the textbooks describe Dokdo as “Japan's indigenous te..

Importance of thorough historical research cannot be overemphasized SBS historical fantasy series “Joseon Exorcist” has been canceled after triggering heated controversy over historical inaccuracies and distortions. Broadcaster SBS said it agreed to terminate the broadcast rights contract with the production companies, aware of the seriousness of the situation. The period horror drama aired just..

World should take tougher action against junta It is shocking and heartbreaking to hear that an increasing number of Myanmar's people were killed in the military's brutal suppression of pro-democracy protests. According to Myanmar's local media, 114 were shot dead on Saturday alone during anti-coup demonstrations across the Southeast Asian country. This represented the largest daily number of de..

Japan should compromise to mend ties with Korea President Moon Jae-in has made a conciliatory gesture toward Japan to mend soured ties with Tokyo. In a nationally televised speech marking the March 1 Independence Movement Day, he said that Korea was ready to discuss strengthening cooperation with Japan. However, it is hard to expect a breakthrough any time soon because the Asian neighbor shows n..

Ramseyer should also withdraw paper on sex slaves Professor John Mark Ramseyer of Harvard Law School acknowledged recently his mistake of describing Japan's wartime sex slaves as “voluntary prostitutes.” “I don't have any Korean contracts,” Ramseyer was quoted as saying by fellow Harvard Law School professor Jeannie Suk Gersen. Disclosing an email she received from Ramseyer, the ethnic Korean pr..

New airport project denounced as pork barrel The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has set a bad precedent for a pork barrel project by approving a bill at the National Assembly on building a new airport in Busan. On Friday, the controversial bill was passed through the Assembly's plenary session in a 181-33 vote with 15 abstentions. Both the DPK and the main opposition People Power Party (..