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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has come under fire for recognizing the domestic operator of Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo as a family-friendly company despite controversies over the brand, including its ad accused of mocking victims of wartime sexual slavery. FRL Korea, the operator of Uniqlo here, was included in the list of “Family-friendly firms in 2020” which the ministry dis..

Vigilant punishment should not take place Notorious child rapist Cho Doo-soon who angered the people with his violent sexual attack on an eight-year-old girl will be released on Dec. 12. Cho kidnapped the victim on her way home from school to a church restroom in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, in December 2008 to violently beat and rape her. She was left with severe injuries resulting in permanent in..

Family-run chaebol should improve transparency, accountability The public's demands and expectations for family-run conglomerates' operational transparency and accountable management have been increasing, but without tangible results. According to a report by the Korea Fair Trade Commission on corporate governance structure, only 313, or 16.4 percent of 1,905 companies affiliated with 51 chaebol..

Ruling party criticized for tyranny of majority The National Assembly wrapped up a 100-day regular plenary session Wednesday, approving more than 110 bills. Yet the ruling and opposition parties cannot avoid criticism for having engaged in political bickering and partisan strife over thorny issues and contentious bills. It is regrettable that the rival parties have failed to work for bipartisans..

COVID-19, anti-Japan movement hit fashion retailer Japan's clothing giant Uniqlo is shutting its flagship store in Seoul's shopping district of Myeong-dong, amid a plunge in sales attributed to COVID-19 and the No Japan Movement initiated last year. According to Uniqlo's website, Sunday, the Myeong-dong store will operate until Jan. 31, 2021. The four-story Myeong-dong location is Uniqlo's secon..

Oscar-winning film "Parasite," Netflix zombie thriller "Kingdom" and giant penguin character Pengsoo were among works selected as winners of the 2020 Korea Content Awards, the culture ministry said Saturday The annual ceremony rewards local content that has contributed to the culture industry. This year, it will take place at the CKL Stage Center in Seoul, Tuesday, with only a minimum number of ..

President Moon should properly grasp public mind President Moon Jae-in is suffering from falling approval ratings in the wake of a series of policy bungles coupled with an intensifying feud between Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl. According to a recent Gallup Korea survey released Friday, only 39 percent of respondents supported Moon, down 1 percentage point fro..

Court recognizes choppers' firing during 1980 Gwangju Uprising Former President Chun Doo-hwan was found guilty of defaming a late priest, Monday, who had testified to having witnessed some armed helicopters shooting at pro-democracy demonstrators during the May 1980 Gwangju Uprising. The ex-president was indicted in 2018 on charges of making slanderous statements in a controversial 2017 memoir a..

Berlin district council takes right steps A statue of a girl symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery stands a high chance of becoming a permanent fixture at a public site in Berlin, Germany. On Tuesday, a Berlin district council passed a resolution seeking for the statue to be installed there permanently. The resolution called on the municipal authorities to take measures to allow..

Those who engage in sex trafficking of children or youths below the age of 16 will face tougher punishment in South Korea. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Thursday that the revised act on the protection of children and juveniles against sexual abuse passed at the parliament the previous day. According to the law revision, purchasing sex from minors or inducing them to engage in p..