Korea Inc. at crossroadsIt’s time to discuss stable and sustainable growthThe Korean economy is a total mess.Economic policymakers will deny it. However, most Koreans, especially working-class people, think so.The growth rate remains below the average…
‘One team’ spirit needed for economic recoveryThe Bank of Korea (BOK) last week held the base rate steady at 3.5 percent. The fourth straight instance of inaction underscores the central bank’s dilemma in rate-setting due to the vulnerability of the e…
Medical workers’ strikeGovernment and unionized medical workers need to hammer out compromiseUnionized medical workers ended their two-day strike Friday, a relatively brief walkout. However, it caused operational disruption at hospitals and much incon…
President Yoon Suk Yeol was set to preside over a disaster response meeting Monday upon his return from a weeklong trip to Europe that included visits to Lithuania and Poland and an unannounced stop in Ukraine.The planned meeting of the Central Disast…
The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport, the new international airport in Siem Reap cultural province, will be put into official use on Oct. 16, 2023, contributing to boosting the tourism sector, and thus the Cambodian economic growth.The schedule …