Lips and teeth relationship In March of this year, amid joint military drills conducted by the United States and South Korea, North Korea declared it would no longer abide by the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War. Furthermore, North Korea threatened to strike the U.S...
Education arms race is bankrupting Korea Theres an educational arms race taking place around the world right now - from China to Germany, to India to South Korea. This is what U.S. President Obama said in a speech delivered in late 2010 in reaction to a U.S. Congressional move to cut..
Reason to be Making a start means the job is already half done. In Korea, this adage is frequently quoted to discourage procrastination. Action is more important than words. One month has elapsed since the inauguration of President Park Geun-hye. The entire..
Expectations of President Park Geun-hye Today, President-elect Park Geun-hye will be sworn in as the 18th president of the Republic of Korea. Her inauguration will mark the end of President Lee Myung-baks term and the beginning of a new page in Korea as the countrys first female Pres..
Year of 1973 in retrospect On Jan. 20, 2013, I was sitting in a hotel room in Manhattan, New York City, watching the television coverage of U.S. President Barack Obamas inauguration for a second term. Proceeding the following days pompous ceremony at the Capitol, an even..
Ushering in Year of the Snake
Era of uncertainties In about three weeks, Korea will decide who will lead the nation for the next five years. Last week, the world witnessed the emergence of new leadership in China headed by Xi Jinping. Prior to that, President Barack Obama was reelected for his seco..
Are you connected? Thomas L. Friedman, winner of the 2000 Overseas Press Club Award for best non-fiction book on foreign policy, ``The Lexus and the Olive Tree, observed, The world had become an increasingly interwoven place, and today, whether you are a company..
Thoughts on the day of Chuseok Waves of the East Sea and the East China Sea are high due to aggravating disputes on territorial sovereignty over the Dokdo Islands and the Senkaku/Diaoyudao Islands. China, Japan and Korea are involved in these disputes. Nonetheless, these three n..
Faithfulness, affection and reasonableness Recently, one of my college alumni explained how a Chinese scholar categorically observed the traits and characters of the people of three Northeast Asian nations. According to the Chinese scholar, with regard to interpersonal relationships the Chi..
Leadership secrets At a recent seminar with senior journalists in Seoul, a leading presidential contender of the Saenuri Party, Rep. Park Geun-hye, was asked to characterize the May 16 military coup detat of 1961, through which her late father took power. In her re..
The coming conflict China and the United States seem to be heading toward a course of conflict. These two mega-powers of the world have now be¬come global rivals. Their relations are tense; their interests are in conflict; and they face tougher times ahead.
Economic partnership in NE Asia Last week, the 38th G8 Summit meeting took place at Camp David, the summer retreat of U.S. presidents.
The endangered state Tension on the Korean Peninsula is escalating. On April 23, the North Korean military issued a menacing statement which forecast imminent ``special actions against South Korea. It said they would last three to four minutes and be carried out by u..
Summit in retrospect The Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul has just concluded, issuing the ``Seoul Communiqué a strong political commitment by world leaders on nuclear and radiological security. The summit meeting, ensuring the continuity of the Washington N..
Nuclear Security Summit It was reported last week that Korea's current account fell into a deficit in January for the first time in 23 months. Experts interpreted that Koreas trade deficit in January was due to the slowed growth of the global economy in the wake of the ..
Korean choice in 2012 The year of 2012 will likely bring about significant changes on the Korean Peninsula.
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