[%%IMAGE1%%]<p>  A citizens task force designed to provide public input on whether to move ahead with construction of Shin-Kori  5, 6 nuclear reactors came together for its opening ceremony at the Kyobo Life Research Institute in Cheonan, North Chungcheon Province on Oct. 13. The task force, which is composed of 471 citizens and is chaired by Kim Ji-hyung, will hold non-stop discussions for two nights and three days before voting on a final recommendation to the government on Oct. 15. This task force is an experimental method of involving large scale citizen participation in important policy decisions. The committee’s recommendation will be announced on Oct. 20 at 10 am.  (by Park Jong-shik, staff photographer)</p>

english_edition

e_national

[Photo] Shin-Kori  5, 6 citizens task force begins discussions

Six times thus far state commissions have slapped broadcasters with penalties for making reference to stock price manipulation allegations faced by Kim Keon-hee

[Editorial] Penalties for airing allegations against Korea’s first lady endanger free press

Spending millions on SM-3 interceptor missiles will not protect South Korea

[Editorial] Yoon must halt procurement of SM-3 interceptor missiles

Questions remain as to whether a population decline necessarily dictates a pessimistic future for a country

[Guest essay] Maybe Korea’s rapid population decline is an opportunity, not a crisis

Humbled in his domestic policy by an election defeat, Yoon should use this opportunity to reflect on his administration’s diplomacy as well

[Column] Can Yoon steer diplomacy with Russia, China back on track?

An independent probe into the death of a Marine could expose manipulation of state affairs

[Column] Season 2 of special prosecutor probe may be coming to Korea soon

Park Geun-hye’s experience is a cautionary tale for Yoon

[Column] Park Geun-hye déjà vu in Yoon Suk-yeol

The extreme confrontation unfolding now between South and North is one where even a small mistake could lead to disaster

[Editorial] New weight of N. Korea’s nuclear threats makes dialogue all the more urgent

Even Rhee himself insisted that the government established in 1948 was “reconstructing” the government established in 1919 by independence activists

[Guest essay] The real reason Korea’s new right wants to dub Rhee a founding father

Mutual acknowledgment is the first step to peace and coexistence, so perhaps we in South Korea should give up the term “Bukhan” (North Korea) for the name it prefers: “Choson”

[Column] ‘Choson’: Is it time we start referring to N. Korea in its own terms?

New textbooks approved for use in middle schools make preposterous claims about Japan’s colonial rule over Korea

[Editorial] Japan’s rewriting of history with Korea has gone too far

60% of young Koreans see no need to have kids after marriage

Presidential office warns of veto in response to opposition passing special counsel probe act

Months and months of overdue wages are pushing migrant workers in Korea into debt

Japan says it’s not pressuring Naver to sell Line, but Korean insiders say otherwise

30th anniversary Wednesday Demonstration pushed out of memorial site by far-right

Dermatology, plastic surgery drove record medical tourism to Korea in 2023

[Reporter’s notebook] In Min’s world, she’s the artist — and NewJeans is her art

OECD upgrades Korea’s growth forecast from 2.2% to 2.6%

Inside the law for a special counsel probe over a Korean Marine’s death

전체

[단독] 이종섭 앞에서 막힌 ‘임성근 조사’…직권남용죄 가능성

“말 못할 고뇌 있다” 김계환 공수처 조사…‘윤 격노설’ 진위 따진다

일요일 전국 흐리고 비, 어린이들 소풍 생각에 들떴을 텐데…

“‘패자 윤석열’ 또 허점 노출…국민들, ‘안 변했네’ 생각할 것” [공덕포차]

죽음 두려워 않고 “내 목을 베라”…녹두장군 호통이 열도에 퍼졌다

‘파괴왕’ 윤석열 대통령이 2년간 파괴한 10가지 [논썰]

‘채상병 특검법’ 표결 퇴장했던 안철수 “재투표하면 찬성표”

아내 살해한 대형 로펌 변호사는 검사 출신 전 국회의원 아들

‘가황’은 나훈아뿐…사람들이 모르거나 오해하는 그의 이면

이재용 회장의 짝짝이 젓가락 [아침햇발]

hankyoreh

Links to other country sites 다른 나라 사이트 링크

[Photo] Shin-Kori 5, 6 citizens task force begins discussions

Editorial・opinion

Most viewed articles