Six major business groups back quick passage of Korea-U.S. trade bill at Assembly

Korea’s business community urged the National Assembly to swiftly pass a pending special bill on implementing Korea's investment package for the United States on Tuesday, amid mounting legal uncertainty over U.S. trade policy.

2026-03-03

Civic groups urge probe of unauthorized payments potentially linked to Coupang breach

Civic groups have asked police to investigate alleged unauthorized payments potentially linked to Coupang’s large-scale personal data breach, urging further scrutiny of the possibility that payment information was leaked.

2026-02-23

Financial firms increased debt reserves 71% in 2023 over growing default fears

The nation's four major financial firms padded their debt provisions amid concerns over project financing defaults.

2024-02-13

Science prevails over wild rumors

The government must hold those responsible for wild rumors accountable for the delay in construction.

2023-06-21

Probe reveals nearly 600 cases of misused subsidies by civic groups

Nearly 600 cases of corruption were found in nonprofit civic groups that received subsidies from local government offices in the past five years, resulting in 1.5 billion won ($1.2 million) worth of misappropriated funds.

2023-06-19

Stop civic groups from embezzling subsidies (KOR)

The government must make it obligatory for civic groups to present electronic data on their spending, retrieve their subsidy if embezzlement was discovered and raise the reward for whistleblowers.

2023-06-05

Stop civic groups from embezzling subsidies

The government must make it obligatory for civic groups to present electronic data on their spending, retrieve their subsidy if embezzlement was discovered and raise the reward for whistleblowers.

2023-06-04

Battle between doctors and nurses? Think again

Although doctors cite the interests of public health, patients and the public regard them as selfish and self-serving.

2023-05-30

Civic groups fattening their belly with subsidies

The government must continue with its surveillance of state subsidies. Past governments have been scorned for supporting groups of the same ideology.

2023-05-17

[Editorial] No more blind subsidies for civic groups

GOs must take this opportunity to return to their funding through donations and their work through voluntary civilian participation.

2022-12-29

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