Draft decree authorizes justice minister to decide whether to open probes

New growth initiative should be backed by deregulation, free of noneconomic factors

Capital relocation proposed abruptly; questionable as real estate solution

Moon to preserve greenbelt; Reconstruction, redevelopment should be activated

Seoul needs to lessen uncertainties to dispel talk of a possible US troop pullout

Revoking operation permits of defector groups goes against democratic values

Late Seoul mayor is suspected of having known of accusation before death

Supplementary measures needed to ease burden on employers despite lowest minimum wage increase

Move Paik’s grave to Seoul National Cemetery; his merits outweigh his demerits

Detected facility suspected of making nuclear warheads points to Pyongyang’s recalcitrance

Questionable if city funeral is proper; No more damage to sex abuse accuser

Trump’s intention to meet Kim again does not bode well for North Korea’s denuclearization

Alleged Optimus fund fraud arouses suspicions of complicity with power

Heavily indebted government, companies, households complicate difficulties facing Korean economy It is somewhat inevitable for debts owed by governments, companies and households to increase around the world amid their efforts to cope with the deepening economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea’s economic actors are also saddled with a growing amount of debt. Public- and private-sector debt was growing at an alarming clip before the outbreak of the deadly infectious diseas

Top officials hold on to Gangnam, telling people to the contrary