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June 14, 2019 Social affairs

Yang Min-suk steps down as YG CEO

Yang Min-suk, the brother of YG Entertainment’s founder and chief producer Yang Hyun-suk, who also served as the label’s CEO, stepped down from his post Friday, announcing his decision in an emailed ...

[Breaking] Yang Hyun-suk quits as YG Entertainment head

Yang Hyun-suk announced Friday he had stepped down from all posts he holds at YG Entertainment. The announcement was posted on the label’s official website Friday afternoon. He said while he had “de...

June 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Thierry Coppens] Politics and indifference condemn refugees to suffer and die

June 20 is World Refugee Day. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an unprecedented 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from home, and among them are near...

June 13, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Rash responses

Recently, Cheong Wa Dae denounced the political community for two days in a row. Bok Ki-wang, presidential secretary for political affairs, responded positively on Wednesday to a petition calling f...

June 13, 2019
Editorial
[Hong Seok-in] What’s so public about Korea’s Public Diplomacy?

Listed among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2019, Korea’s seven-member boy band BTS can count 19 music videos with more than 1 million views on YouTube and three hit songs ranked No. ...

June 13, 2019
Columnists
[Min Gab-ryong] Brave new world requires brave new answers

Universal usage of the internet has allowed humanity to venture into a domain our ancestors would have never dreamed of: cyberspace. The extensive freedom and convenience brought by the development o...

June 12, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Rare first lady

Former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho who passed away Monday at the age of 97 stands out among wives of presidents who ruled the country since establishment of the republic in 1948. Most of all,...

June 12, 2019
Editorial
[팟캐스트] (304) 이희호 여사 별세 / NBA 파이널

진행자 : 윤민식, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. Partisanship pauses for Lee Hee-ho’s funeral 기사요약: 김대중 전 대통령 부인 이희호 여사가 지난 10일 향년 96세로 별세했다. 민주주의와 인권운동의 거목이었던 이 여사에 대해 정치권은 한 목소리로 애도의 뜻을 표했다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://i...

June 12, 2019
Podcast
[Editorial] Downside risks

In an about-face from its persistent economic optimism, the presidential office has begun to concede that the country’s economy may be slipping into a prolonged downturn. During a press briefing las...

June 11, 2019
Editorial
[Carl P. Leubsdorf] Uncertain times for US, allies

Seventy-five years ago, thousands of American and allied sailors, soldiers and aviators braved heavy seas and murderous German fire in the historic invasion that began the decisive campaign to end Na...

June 10, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Stop dividing people

Cheong Wa Dae emphasizes the unity of the people, but what it actually says causes disunity. In his Memorial Day address on Thursday, President Moon Jae-in mentioned Kim Won-bong, a fighter who was ...

June 10, 2019
Editorial
[George Soros] Europe’s silent majority speaks out

Last month’s elections to the European Parliament produced better results than one could have expected, and for a simple reason: The silent pro-European majority has spoken. What they said is that th...

June 9, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Tough challenges ahead

President Moon Jae-in on Sunday started an eight-day tour of Finland, Norway and Sweden. It is his first trip to the northern European nations since he took office more than two years ago. Summit di...

June 9, 2019
Editorial
[Editorial] Adjusting pace

A tripartite commission last week kicked off its deliberation to set the minimum wage for next year amid mounting calls to adjust the pace of increase to cushion the fallout from previous steep hikes...

June 6, 2019
Editorial
[Photo News] Families of veterans and patriots mark Memorial Day

Commemorating Memorial Day, the bereaved families of soldiers and patriots who died during the fight for liberation from Japanese colonial rule and the Korean War visit the National Cemetery in Daeje...

June 6, 2019
Social affairs

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