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Star pianists and Carnegie Hall

The 2015 Chopin Competition winner Cho Seong-jin recently made a successful debut at New York’s iconic Carnegie Hall with a sell-out performance of Berg, Schubert and Chopin. Winning a major event like the Chopin Competition is indispensable in launching a solo career. Being invited to play at Carnegie Hall for a young performer strongly indicates that they have great potenti...

2017-03-08 17:17

Star pianists and Carnegie Hall

By Do Je-hae The 2015 Chopin Competition winner Cho Seong-jin recently made a successful debut at New York’s iconic Carnegie Hall with a sell-out performance of Berg, Schubert and Chopin. Winning a major event like the Chopin Competition is indispensable in launching a solo career. Being invited to play at Carnegie Hall for a young performer strongly indicates that th...

2017-03-08 16:34

Prime minister's wrong path

The people’s quest for justice is being challenged again after Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn turned down the independent counsel’s request for a 30-day extension of its investigation into the presidential corruption scandal, Monday. As a result, President Park Geun-hye managed to avoid the risk of being arrested at least in March, assuming that the Constitutional Court will de...

2017-03-01 15:51

Learn from Japan's rise in figure skating

The latest major international figure skating competition took place in Korea last week, serving as a test event for the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in February next year. The Four Continents Championships (4CC) in Gangneung which took place on Feb. 16 to 19 can be summed by two key words - “quad machines” and Japan’s dominance. There were three Japanese medalists at ...

2017-02-23 16:11

The perennial divides in Korean society and politics

Divide may well be a constant challenge among people. Many struggle when their affiliated group differs from their reference group. Or to put it more simply, people experience an internal divide mostly when their “lot” in life differs largely from the “lot” they really want in life. And this line of thought, of course, can easily be extended to the divides in a society and co...

2017-02-22 18:19

No replay of 1987 mistake

The present political turbulence bears a resemblance to that of 1987 when people staged the pro-democracy movement to call for the end of harsh military rule. One of most striking similarities between the two episodes is the people power that led to the downfall of the Chun Doo-hwan regime in 1987 and the parliamentary impeachment of President Park Geun-hye in 2016. Thirty ye...

2017-02-15 17:09

Denmark's lesson for happiness

The global craze for a lifestyle concept called “hygge” has arrived in Korea. Hygge, which means coziness, is an entire attitude to life that puts emphasis on living well by pursuing everyday happiness. It originates from Denmark, which is often voted as one of the happiest countries in the world.

2017-02-08 17:22

Trump massacring one-handed economists

When former U.S. President Harry Truman sought advice from economic experts, they tended to respond, “on the one hand … and on the other hand,” instead of giving clear and definitive resolutions. Frustrated by such ambiguity, Truman asked his aides to bring “one-handed economists.” As the famous anecdote shows, economists hardly agree on any issues including the minimum wage,...

2017-02-01 17:25

Planning for a successful year

“A resolution good for only three days,” or “jaksimsamil,” is an old Korean saying that is often heard at this time of the year.

2017-01-25 15:53

Trump challenge and response

With a few days left before taking office, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has already been wielding his power as the incoming leader of the most powerful nation on the planet.

2017-01-18 17:24

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