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Tue, August 14, 2018 | 16:05

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State of Korean traditional music

These days, gugak, Korean traditional music, has experienced something of a renaissance. There are several prominent artists. Consumers of Korean culture can enjoy various performances, recordings, and online videos. We can savor a taste of Korea's ancient past and keep it alive today!

Guest Column | 2018-08-14 15:42

Dealing with Japan

As the cliche here goes, Korea and Japan are so near _ geographically _ yet so far away _ emotionally. A recent public survey shows only 9.2 percent of South Koreans _ less than one in every 10 people _ think Japan is trustworthy. Opinion polls in Japan also put South Korea very high on the list of least likable countries, perhaps right below North Korea.

Guest Column | 2018-08-14 15:30

Go, Canada. Saudis, back off

When it comes to thin-skinned, autocratic, and self-destructive leaders who overreact to Twitter, who comes to mind? Did you say Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the day-to-day leader of that nation?

Guest Column | 2018-08-14 15:16

The venality of evil

On July 23, Alejandro Werner, the director of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Department, announced that the Fund was expecting inflation in Venezuela to reach 1,000,000 percent by year's end.

Guest Column | 2018-08-14 15:14

Good oligarch, bad oligarch

With concern growing in the United States and Europe over Russia's so-called oligarchs and the money they have stashed abroad, it is worth considering two fundamental questions. First, who qualifies as an oligarch? And, second, does every oligarch deserve to be regarded with suspicion?

Guest Column | 2018-08-13 16:45

Fleeting mistakes live forever online

“I am forever grateful that I got to be young and stupid before virality was invented.” So said Lydia Polgreen, editor in chief of HuffPost, in a tweet on Aug. 2. By the next day, it had been retweeted hundreds of times and “liked” by thousands of readers.

Guest Column | 2018-08-13 16:40

The new simpler, stronger GE

By Chris Khang, President and CEO of GE KoreaIs GE shrinking? Why is GE selling its businesses? Many are asking these questions in the wake of recent announcements at GE, but I would like to offer a different understanding and a different perspective on why GE is making such big changes to its business portfolio. Chris Khang, President and CEO of GE KoreaGE Chairman and CEO ...

Guest Column | 2018-08-13 16:21

Are Trump's policies hurting long-term US growth?

President Donald Trump regularly thumps his chest and claims credit for each new uptick of the fast-growing U.S. economy. But when it comes to economic performance, U.S. presidents have considerably more influence over long-term trends than over short-term fluctuations.

Guest Column | 2018-08-12 17:21

Saudi Arabia starts to weaponize its wealth

Here's a subject that Elon Musk might think twice before tweeting about. Resource-rich Saudi Arabia, which in recent months amassed a $2 billion stake in the Twitter-mad billionaire's electric-car company Tesla Inc., has declared economic war on Canada.

Guest Column | 2018-08-12 17:16

Six truths about North Korea

Recently, I read a well-written article by a highly esteemed author here at The Korea Times. I always make sure to read his insightful articles, which are well researched and excellently written. Suffice to say, that on this one occasion I disagreed with his argument, which concluded that the ills that the North Koreans are experiencing are to some extent due to the West's ow...

Guest Column | 2018-08-11 11:30

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