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Wed, April 14, 2021 | 23:48

What I realized writing a novel

From this winter to this spring, I wrote a novel. Writing it was not that easy, but it was still a rich, meaningful time. I would like to share what I realized writing the novel.

2021-04-14 17:09

North Korea best handled with allies

Once again, North Korea is engaging in disturbing provocation. On March 25, the totalitarian regime in Pyongyang launched two missiles off the east coast. They flew 373 miles, according to the official news agency. Monitors in Japan put the range of the tests at 400 miles.

2021-04-13 16:45

Disgrace, oppression and hunger

Korea was annexed by imperial Japan in August 1910, professedly by a treaty which was just a cover for Japanese political machinations and armed intimidation. Next, the Korean king was forced to abdicate and the Korean Empire was totally abolished in the same month, causing the 518-year history of the Joseon Kingdom to come to an end. Japan virtually obliterated Korea as a na...

2021-04-12 17:14

NPS' coal investments accelerate climate change

Over 150 global environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, are calling on John Kerry, the special U.S. presidential envoy for climate, to help shut off the flow of money from Wall Street to the fossil-fuel industry.

2021-04-11 17:50

Mother Teresa: blessings delayed but not forgotten

Mother Teresa (1910-1997) was revered by millions as a true mother figure, philanthropist and an extraordinarily special human being. She was an Albanian Catholic sister with neither wealth nor power. She gave herself to others with tireless energy and without expecting anything in return. I am deeply moved by her compassion for the poorest of the poor.

2021-04-08 17:21

DNA

Our gardens turn beautiful with various sprouts, buds and flowers in spring. It is really marvelous and refreshing to take a walk around the gardens. Without fail, all kinds of buds bloom spontaneously thanks to the sunshine, water, wind, manure, and Earth.

2021-04-07 17:01

Creating our own pleasure

COVID- 19 is not the only cause of depression for many of us in these troubled times. Every day, the internet treats us to the sight of a famous actress viewing the nighttime panorama of the Han River from her beautifully appointed sitting room or we get to read about some celebrity buying a multi-billion-won building in downtown Seoul.

2021-04-06 17:09

Reflection on Atlanta shootings and anti-Asian American racism

All humans have five fingers on each hand. Everyone has eyes, ears, a nose and a mouth at about the same locations on our faces. But there are no two humans that are completely identical. There are tall, plump people, and there are short, slim people. There are those with white, black, or brown skin. In our heterogeneous human societies, everyone is different.

Kim Ji-soo | 2021-04-05 17:13

Testing for foreigners

Recently, foreigners in regions all over South Korea had been asked to submit to coronavirus testing. Many foreigners were up in arms over this as it appeared to stigmatize foreigners as virus carriers in the eyes of many Koreans who read about this in the press. Some foreigners even got looks or comments after this.

2021-04-04 17:50

Educator's business idea

On Dec. 7 last year, Jang Seok-ung, superintendent of education for South Jeolla Province (also known locally as Jeonnam), met Cho Hee-yeon of the Metropolitan City of Seoul at the Seoul education office and talked about pending educational issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-04-01 17:44

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