Be result-oriented The finance ministers of G20 nations at Gyeongju (South Korea) on Oct. 22 and 23 proved their maturity of thought by agreeing to the sustainable balanced growth of the global economy based on cooperation without any unhealthy competition of devalui..
For Brother Andre of Montreal This letter is in response to the Oct. 17 canonization of Brother Andre Bessette of Montreal.
2 billion suffer malnutrition There are various campaigns spread throughout the media and communication networks. A campaign carried out by Doctors Without Borders explains that millions of people have been displaced in Sudan due to violence. They run away from hunger and disea..
Union is strength, not weakness I read an Oct. 6 editorial, German reunification, with great curiosity and enthusiasm. It was well received for adopting a cautious approach toward the unification process of South and North Korea which will be inevitable.
Help North Korea Im writing in response to a Sept. 21 article by Sunny Lee under the title of Ambitious graduates seek to help North Korea.
Punish bad corporate decisions Many local investors frequently ask me why Korean equities are priced at a relative discount to other major market equities. There are many reasons as for the relative discount.
Better understanding of Saul Alinksky In the Sept. 7 edition of The Korea Times, Bill Costello wrote a piece, Teachers union sells its Saul, for the Thoughts of the Times section, mentioning the work of Saul Alinsky and calling him a communist sympathizer.
Fight against AIDS A U.S. Senate Commission has agreed to triple the budget _ to up to $50 million for programs that take on the AIDS pandemic in Africa.
Popes visit to UK The press should have paid more to the popes message of peace and hope during his visit to the United Kingdom in mid-September. Pope Benedict XVI is a man rich in spiritual passion, humility, self-denial and love for the cause of God and of man.
Who made Koreas first electric car? I am writing in response to a Sept. 13 editorial titled "Korea's 1st electric car." Korea's first electric cars were made by CT&T.
Stop negotiating this nonsense Japan and the U.S. released a joint report on construction methods of moving the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Henoko, Nago City, Okinawa, leaving two options for the relevant runway construction method.
Youtubic — newly coined word The popularity of YouTube videos around the world, from South Korea to San Francisco, has caused a new word to be coined by an alert reader in America, who suggested the adjective.
Theology of liberation At the Restoring Honor Rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, commentator Glenn Beck stated that U.S. President Barack Obamas political message is a perversion of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
On Israeli-Palestinian peace talks The mainstream media has described the latest Israeli Palestinian peace talks currently being hosted by the White House as a breakthrough in the Middle East peace process.
Feeling shame about male superiority Im writing in response to an Aug. 24 article, "I will forgive you Korean men." I felt a bit shame while I was reading it.
Use of famous faces for ads The popularity and success of a celebrity is used very often in order to sell products and promote services. Those who create these advertising messages attempt to achieve one goal: to increase the popularity of the advertised product.
Real risk of global warming Recently, the Danish economist and climate activist Bjorn Lomborg admitted in his article published in The Korea Times on Aug. 16 that "global warming is real, it is manmade and action needs to be taken to mitigate its effects." But he added: "Howe..
