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Allies must take action on 'routinized' missile launches North Korea launched two short-range missiles into waters off its east coast, Thursday ― the North's first missile launch since it fired three short-range missiles in early May. The latest provocation came hours after U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton left South Korea after a two-day visit, during which he hel..

Time to root out high-handed acts through harsh punishment The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday that it had asked related government agencies to suspend the business of Hanwha Systems for repeatedly violating the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act and ban the company from bidding for public projects. The antitrust agency gives penalty points to law-breaking compan..

Labor, management should solve disputes peacefully Legal labor activities should be protected by law. But illegal and violent actions should be punished sternly. Regrettably, this rule of law has not been applied faithfully, at least to unionists, since the liberal Moon Jaein administration was installed in 2017. Union workers have often engaged in violent and militant "strugg..

A delegation of Korean lawmakers will visit Japan next week to meet their Japanese counterparts calling for the withdrawal of Japan's export curbs against Korea, in a bipartisan effort to settle the worsening trade row between the two countries, political sources said Tuesday. The nine-member delegation, led by Rep. Suh Chungwon, an independent lawmaker, is planning to visit T..

Tokyo should accept US offer for mediation South Korea's ongoing row with Japan over the latter's trade restrictions in apparent retaliation for a court ruling on wartime forced labor is entering a new phase, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would help resolve tensions between Seoul and Tokyo if the two countries needed him to do so. It is a good thing that Trump hint..

Japan should not remove Korea from 'white list' The ongoing trade dispute between South Korea and Japan is expected to take a turn for the worse. This is because the Japanese government is determined to remove Korea from a list of countries entitled to preferential treatment for trade. The removal, if implemented, could deal a far worse blow to the Korean economy than Japan's ..

It's time to create new work culture to elminiate abuse of power, mistreatment Bullying in the workplace is not something that started just yesterday. The persistent pattern of mistreatment mostly by someone with authority over workers, however, has been left unattended, so far, unlike the typical school bullying. It's a bit late, but the Labor Standards Law was revised to ban..

Proposed meeting should lay foundation for national unity Main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) Chairman Hwang Kyoahn proposed "any form of dialogue" with President Moon Jaein, Monday, to discuss countermeasures to the economic retaliation recently imposed by Japan against a Supreme Court ruling made here. Ruling Democratic Party of Korea Chairman Lee Haechan welcomed Hwan..

Kakao Bank's accounts top 10 million in two years of launch The number of people who have Kakao Bank accounts has exceeded 10 million, according to Korea's second internet-only bank, Thursday. The bank, which opened July 27, 2017, has attracted one in five Koreans as a customer in just two years. Kakao Bank's customer number far exceeds the 7.32 million of Rakuten, a Japanese ..

Workers need to share burden of economic slump The minimum wage will rise 2.9 percent next year, the lowest increase since 2010. This modest hike reflects the stark reality that employers, particularly smaller businesses and the self-employed, are going through difficulties amid the prolonged economic slowdown. On Friday, the Minimum Wage Commission voted to set the 2020 minim..