Hankook Ilbo

Hankook Ilbo is a Korean language daily newspaper based in Seoul, South Korea. As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.
Hankook Ilbo was previously published by the Hankook Ilbo [Media Group], but following an embezzlement scandal in 2013–2014, it was sold to, which also owns The Korea Times.

Political position

Hankook Ilbo tends to be economically centre-right and socially centre-left. Hankook Ilbo is a "Liberalism in [South Korea|liberal]" media, but this is different from the meaning of "Modern liberalism in [the United States|liberal]" in the American political context.
Hankook Ilbo officially does not put forward ideology other than "centrism", but has basically shown a fiscal conservative tone that values "fiscal responsibility". The newspaper has often criticized the Moon Jae-in government's fiscal policy for its lack of awareness of "financial soundness". This newspaper also supports "liberal economy".
In contrast to the somewhat conservative tendency financially, Hankook Ilbo has some cultural liberal tendency. The newspaper supported LGBT and other minority rights and emphasized "diversity". Hankook Ilbo has criticized the hatred of obesity in Korean society with a favored view of feminism.