(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 10)

No more demagoguery

Politicians should rise above rabble-rousing, use of coarse language, and meet voters’ standards

For many years, political news in South Korea has been awash with unpleasant or horrible things politicians said or did, either rec…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on April 10)

The results from Wednesday will have a huge impact on the Yoon Suk Yeol administration’s policy for the next three years. The voter turnout in preliminary voting last week hit a record high of 31.3 percent. But that also means that seven out of 10 vo…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on April 10)

Chip exports rally

Samsung should get maximum grants from US

In recent months, the nation has been swept up by heated election campaigns, temporarily setting aside pressing issues. As the polls close today, it is time to refocus our attention on ad…

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Voter turnout stands at 6.9 percent as of 9 a.m.

Around 6.9 percent of South Korean voters had turned out in Wednesday’s parliamentary elections as of 9 a.m., the election watchdog said.

The National Election Commission (NEC) said some 3.07 million out of an eligible 44.28 million voters had cast …

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