Waving Korean flag, Taegeukki I am disheartened to learn that a growing number of people are inclined to make light of the Korean national flag.
Remorseless Japan From time to time Japan's political leaders visit the Yasukuni Shrine where Class A war criminals are included on the list of remembrance, then make controversial remarks that deny or gloss over the acts of aggression that Japan committed in the fi..
America: still the world cop? I have a professor colleague and friend, a neo-conservative, i.e. he articulates a desire to overtly express American power, often through military means. What are we doing about Syria? This is the question Senators McCain, Graham (from my h..
Cho Yong-pil tops music chart Korean people have heard two good news items about Korean singers recently. First, Psy's new single ranked highly on the Billboard music chart. Second, veteran singer Cho Yong-pil's new single has topped the domestic Korean music charts.
Wandering along Congo River Aisle seats on aircraft have two advantages; you can access the toilet without jumping over someone's legs, and easily attract the attention of flight stewards.
A valuable lesson from 'The Origin of Species' It was about four months ago that I finished reading "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin.
Kudos to Korean parents Korea was one of the poorest countries in the early 1960s. Today, Korea boasts the world's 15th largest economy with per capita annual income exceeding $20,000. Indeed Korea has come a long way and is now the envy of less-developed countries
To be rich or to be honest? A significant number of Korean youths (40 percent) are prepared to forgo values of integrity in the pursuit of wealth. Thus, anti-corruption education is vital in schools and educational institutes to reverse this trend.
The Nazis of the East I dare to call those Japanese leaders who cannot express regrets for their ancestors crimes against humanity "the Nazis of the East."
In appreciation As a facilitator, I recently accompanied an annual retreat of Singaporean and Malaysian sisters.
Money and time Life is being assembled with money and time, as I see it.
Dreaming of what is possible The day-to-day grind of classes and the countless hours spent at the library must seem like a never-ending marathon to university students, for the drudgery of keeping up with their studies never stops. That's not to say they don't have their fun, ..
Is Kirghizstan the next Afghanistan or Pakistan?
Venture ecosystem and art community It clearly showed the reality of Korean venture companies early this year when President Park Geun-hye's transition team promised to remove "thorns from underneath the fingernails" during their visit to the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Busi..
Our attitude toward comics and animation Over the past few days, Korea's main portal websites such as Naver and Daum have witnessed an unusual word combination topping their hot search keyword lists. The words Koreans searched enthusiastically for were "Jingyukui (Jingyeokeui in official ..
About aging An elderly man stands before a mirror, staring at his wrinkled form that belies his vibrant mind, and sighs. This is the opening scene from the movie, Eungyo.
On a warm early April day On a warm Saturday morning in early April, I went to the library to finish a long-delayed task. The weather was so warm I gave up. Instead, I drove to the small area of land at the back of my newly transferred school building and began to work on t..
