September 2 Hankyoreh Cartoon

Hankyoreh’s September 2 cartoon page appears alongside a broad selection of the newspaper’s prominent stories. The headlines span international conflict, natural disasters, Korean politics, workplace safety and social issues.

Several items focus on Nepal, including claims that the disaster should be called a “Himalayan tsunami,” reports of possible survivors in a tunnel and the dispatch of 44 South Korean emergency aid workers. Other international headlines concern the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. military drones, an attacked oil tanker and warnings that Iran’s economy could collapse within months.

Domestic coverage includes additional cases of allegedly false case closures in Jeju, President Lee Jae Myung’s comments on police conduct and responsibility in a missing-person case, and disputes over prosecution withdrawals and political alliances. The page also lists controversies involving lawmakers and the ruling parties.

Labor and public safety form another major thread. Headlines report a worker’s death at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, 21 entrapment accidents involving subcontracted workers at HL Mando over six years, and the deaths of migrant workers in what the paper describes as preventable workplace accidents. The page also includes cases involving domestic violence, stalking and gender expectations among young people.

Alongside those critical stories are accounts of individual help and hope, including a bus driver who left an inheritance for more than 100 people, assistance for a premature baby weighing 690 grams, and a delivery worker who donated his reward after rescuing an elderly person from a stream.