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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 04:38

India: Crucial piece for South Korea's New Southern Policy

India: Crucial piece for South Korea's New Southern Policy

Most people are aware of India's historical connection with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), but not many are aware of India's history with Korea. According to mythology, a princess from India's Ayodhya traveled to the Korean Peninsula, and settled there in 48 A.D. as Queen Suriratna. Many Koreans are said to trace their lineage to this royal couple.

2019-11-01 17:18

Middle East: winners and losers

Middle East: winners and losers

The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as a symbolic full stop to the many civil wars that have engulfed Syria in the past eight years, although Baghdadi was not personally in charge of anything by the time he died. The outcome of all those wars was already becoming clear, and it is the Russians and Bashar al-Assad who have won.

2019-10-30 16:12

Pigs, soccer, and national delusion

Pigs, soccer, and national delusion

Everyone tells themselves certain lies, whether they are aware of it or not. Nations do the same thing, often around ideas of grandeur, bravery and righteousness. This type of self-deceit - by and large - is not helpful, but it is also not particularly harmful either. When it comes to South Korea, this is not the case!

2019-10-30 16:10

Digital technology breathes life into cultural heritage

Digital technology breathes life into cultural heritage

Anyone who handles cultural properties may be regarded as being stuck in the analog era, averse to change while exercising little regard for innovation and development. These days, however, information and communication technology (ICT) creates new content when it crosses paths with culture. That includes cultural heritage.A monopoly on information is a vestige of the past. N...

2019-10-29 18:31

North Korea needs to negotiate with US

North Korea needs to negotiate with US

It has often been said that the sign of a good deal is one that leaves neither party completely satisfied. Finding that point, however, requires give and take where each side receives something that it needs while also making sacrifices.

2019-10-29 16:55

Blizzard case could be warning for Fortune 500 companies

Blizzard case could be warning for Fortune 500 companies

Blizzard-Activision, one of the world's leading video game firms and owner of binge-able mobile games such as Candy Crush, recently found itself drawn into the political controversy surrounding the Hong Kong protests. The experience could serve as a warning for other companies that could find themselves plunged into crisis management mode by world events.

2019-10-29 16:53

America is crumbling inside

America is crumbling inside

Almost a year ago, after having lived in Korea for more than twenty years, I came back to my hometown, Memphis, Tennessee, which had changed in the years I was away and is not the same town I remember; so much so it seemed foreign to me.

2019-10-29 15:52

Why all eyes are on Africa

Why all eyes are on Africa

With Moscow increasingly seen as a key power broker in the Middle East, it was a different continent that Vladimir Putin had his eyes set on Wednesday and Thursday. He hosted the first ever Russia-Africa summit seeking to restore his nation's influence in the region that faded after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

2019-10-28 17:02

Madness in the Middle East

Madness in the Middle East

President Donald Trump says he wants to get our troops out of the “blood-stained sand” of the Middle East. Most sane Americans would agree with that goal and hope he's successful. Unfortunately, the people in charge of our foreign policy are not sane, as they proved after Trump yanked a few dozen U.S. soldiers out of northern Syria.

2019-10-28 16:55

This World Series has real gamers

This World Series has real gamers

- After 49 years, Bill Lee is pitching again in the World Series.Last time around, Lee, known in baseball circles as “Spaceman,” was a brash 28-year-old lefty for the Boston Red Sox as they faced the Cincinnati Reds. Now, a few months short of his 73rd birthday, his opponents are among the 325 teams competing in the Men's Senior Baseball League World Series in Arizona.

2019-10-27 17:04

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