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US needs to talk to N. Korea

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a new package of sanctions against North Korea in response to its sixth nuclear test. The general consensus among North Korea experts, however, is the sanctions will not change the rogue nation this time, either. Signs show that the North is already preparing to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile in order t...

2017-09-13 17:20

Rise of popular sovereignty

Popular sovereignty is not a concept often put forth in Korea. In its compressed modern history after the Korean War, a “can-do” spirit pushed the once war-devastated small country toward prosperity and democracy, and on that journey, popular and individual sovereignty were many times preceded by group or national sovereignty. In line with this thought, one of the keywords th...

2017-09-06 17:45

Better lives for North Korean women

I served as a judge for an English speech contest for North Korean defectors Saturday. The event gave me a rare opportunity to have a better understanding of women’s lives in the North. Seven defectors, five women and two men, delivered speeches under the theme of “A Woman Is a Flower.” They went into detail about how women live in their motherland. They also shared with the ...

2017-08-30 17:39

Ruth Benedict was wrong on China

The unprecedentedly strong tsunami and the resultant meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear reactors on March 11, 2011, caught me by surprise. More stunning were the responses of the Japanese. Putting aside their nuclear contamination woes, they refused to purchase products en masse. If I had been there, I would have tried hard to snap up products made before the nuclear catastrop...

2017-08-16 17:47

Rise of streaming media

The English dictionary defines “ubiquitous” as “existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time” or “omnipresent.” This description applies to the information society that the Korean government has been pursuing since it announced the vision of “U-Korea,” a plan to achieve “ubiquitous communications” across the country in 2004. Related ministries and leading Korean ...

2017-08-09 17:20

'The Battleship Island' and Japan's apology

Controversy is brewing over the blockbuster “The Battleship Island.” It portrays the misery faced by the Koreans who were forced to work in the coal mines of the “hellish” Hashima Island during World War II. The film has attracted more than 4 million viewers in only one week, and has triggered criticism from both Korea and Japan. The Japanese media has been slamming the film ...

2017-08-02 18:01

Moon's N. Korea approach

North Korea is showing signs of preparing to launch a ballistic missile yet again very soon - this time probably using a submarine. The harsh reality facing South Korea is that it has few options to counter the North’s additional provocation. The Kim Jong-un regime has completely ignored President Moon Jae-in’s repeated dialogue overtures. It did not even show any interest in...

2017-07-26 18:51

Asia's hot desserts now

Asian desserts are becoming noticeably more available in Korea. In my neighborhood alone, there are several stores selling Taiwanese pastries and Hong Kong drinks that were not there a few months ago. Desserts are some of my favorite small luxuries. They have a good effect on picking up the mood and raising the energy level.

2017-07-12 17:29

'People-centered growth'

By Park Yoon-bae One of the top priorities of the Moon Jae-in administration is to narrow the widening income disparity to usher in a fair and equal society.Since taking office on May 10, President Moon has been striving to promote “income-based economic growth” as part of efforts to help people earn more and receive a fair share of the nation’s economic fru...

2017-07-12 17:28

Hong Kong's cultural power

It has been 20 years since China regained sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain. The world was eyeing Hong Kong on June 30, 1997, when the handover ceremony began with dignitaries from China and Britain, including then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Prince Charles. To mark that special day 20 years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping was in Hong Kong last week and presided o...

2017-07-05 17:24

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