Presidents breach of contract During the National Prayer Breakfast at Coex, southern Seoul, last week, President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Ok-sook kneeled down and prayed together with hundreds of other participants.
Talk about graying society When riding the subway train, we see more seniors than ever before. Many are seen standing as well as sitting in a section set aside for the disabled, seniors and pregnant women.
Slapping Islam on the face Yeouido Full Gospel Church founder-pastor Cho Yong-gi s open challenge to the governments effort to allow sukuk or Islamic bonds can be better understood, when considering one of the outstanding characteristics of Christianity exclusivity.
PyeongChangs dream goes on The people of PyeongChang seem full of the dream of hosting the global sports gala that has never been held on Korean soil, prompted by a largely positive appraisal from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on their citys bid to host the 201..
Are they our Jack Bauers? We want to believe that agents representing the National Intelligence Service (NIS) are the ideal combinations of Jack Bauer of the U.S. Counter-terrorism Unit (CTU), James Bond of the British Secret Service and Ethan Hunt (Jim Phelps) of the U.S. ..
Love gone tepid? In this age of quick-changes, quick-fixes, its becoming rare to spot my car. I drive a 1996 Avante, which about 15 years ago, immediately enraptured me with its fine, round, cute curves. It must have been love at first sight.
Mr. Grayken, keep the money! It was before the 2008 financial crisis that exposed Wall Street fat cats for what they really were: vampires sucking life out of people and undeterred by crosses, garlic or sunlight.
Bullet mystery The daring operation to rescue 21 crew members of the freighter Samho Jewelry from Somali pirates on Jan. 21 seemed flawless. Right after Korean naval commandos rescued the cargo ship and its crewmen, President Lee Myung-bak came forward and proudl..
People President doesnt listen to A couple days ago, I had business lunch with an executive of a big conglomerate.
Mr. Kang, its not your turn The influence of Kang Man-soo, President Lee Myung-baks first strategy and finance minister and currently President Lees special advisor and chairman of the blue-ribbon Council on National Competitiveness, is hard to miss in the setting-up of n..
Is it too late? Leaders of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) differed over whether now is time for the party to push for talks on a revision of the Constitution.
Win some, lose some Just before the Arab terrorists gruesome murder of Kim Sun-il, a Korean taken hostage in Iraq, in June 2004, I, as a political editor, was invited by then-Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon for a briefing.
Passion over welfare When Prime Minister Kim Hwang-shik took office last October, it wasnt really the confirmation hearings that landed him in hot water.
No dialogue! There appears to be few new tricks left unused by South Korea and the United States in their joint effort to dissuade North Korea from pursuing nuclear weapons.
Media bubble brewing The Lee Myung-bak administration has a knack for shocking people at the end of every year.
Dont blame President Lee Dont blame President Lee Myung-bak.
Pain or pleasure? Many Korean baby boomers have not saved much for retirement. They are retiring in their mid-50s, whereas their life expectancy is rising fast.
