August 30, 2024

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Aug. 30)

The Yoon Suk Yeol administration has revealed its determination to keep a tight budget to “normalize” public spending in the face of a growing tax revenue shortfall, but there are voices that any belt-tightening should be more selective and strategic…

(LEAD) Gov’t approves new secondary school history textbooks

A state institute in charge of curricula has approved new secondary school history textbooks, the education ministry said Friday, a move that could spark public scrutiny over their perspective on the country’s checkered modern history.

The move by t…