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China's role in averting N.Korea crisis

The world is at a critical juncture after North Korea’s sixth nuclear test. How the international community reacts to the latest provocation from Kim Jong-un will profoundly affect prospects for peace and stability. While U.S. President Donald Trump seems to have toned down his threat of war, he nonetheless rejects a diplomatic resolution. On Aug. 30, he tweeted that “Talking...

Times Forum | 2017-09-19 17:15

Country risk and FDI

On Sept. 3, North Korea detonated its sixth and most powerful nuclear bomb on Sunday and it astonished the whole world. The U. S. has warned that time was running out to counteract. On Sept. 8, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) member countries unanimously voted for increased sanctions on North Korea. This means that the representatives from China, Russia, and the U....

Times Forum | 2017-09-18 17:32

Witch hunt aboard Bus 240

A woman posted on the Seoul Bus Transportation Association website that she was riding on a crowded Bus #240 during afternoon rush hour. When the bus stopped at Konkuk University Subway Station bus stop, several people stepped off the bus through the rear door. According to the post a little girl who barely looked five had just gotten off the bus when the door closed on her M...

Times Forum | 2017-09-15 16:48

US moves for containing N. Korea

The good news for markets is that this Saturday’s widely anticipated launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea did not take place. But if and when it does happen, the U.S. will be under another round of pressure: do nothing again, and it will look weak and indecisive on the international scene. Or retaliate and risk a catastrophic conventional or nuclea...

Times Forum | 2017-09-11 17:36

Why Korean street fashion is important

I’m not a fashion guy. I’m not a fashionable guy. I’m not really into fashion. But I do find Korean street fashion endlessly, academically fascinating. I always have, since stumbling into its direction through my photography around late 2006. Nowadays, I teach using my experience in the actual fashion field, as the first street fashion photographer in Korea, having shot stree...

Times Forum | 2017-09-11 17:32

President Moon, trust yourself

Sanctions and pressure on North Korea are tools aiming to fix a problem that does not exist. North Korea’s behavior is not due to a lack of pressure from the outside. Nor is it due to a misunderstanding of the military power at hand if Seoul or Washington decided to use it. Rather, it is primarily due to Pyongyang’s fear and mistrust of, and need for, the U.S. More pressure o...

Times Forum | 2017-09-10 17:19

Over the summer, I uncharacteristically read a mystery novel, "By Its Cover." by Donna Leon. This American author has been writing a crime series (28 so far!) set in Venice, Italy since 1992. The main character, Commisario Guido Brunetti, is quite endearing. His loving relationship with his wife and children as well as his colleagues and people he deals with in his investigat...

Times Forum | 2017-09-08 17:17

Effects of immigration law changes

Permanent residence visas for foreigners in Korea have not existed for as long as people might think. As recently as 20 years ago, although a foreign woman who married a Korean man was able to obtain a residence visa, a foreign man who married a local was not entitled to such a benefit. His permit to reside in Korea depended upon his job; if he became unemployed or retired, h...

Times Forum | 2017-09-05 17:40

Let's not jump gun

During the course of the Special Prosecutor's investigation and the trial against Samsung's top executive Lee Jae-yong, chaebol-beating has become one of the most popular pastimes in Korea. I recently came across a column in The Korea Times by a British journalist and author who argued punishing the "prince" of Samsung will serve as a warning to other chaebol and Samsung can ...

Times Forum | 2017-09-04 17:08

Steps to help startups

After a decade with the community’s main focus seemingly elsewhere, it is refreshing to have a chief executive who is inclined to be proactive in support of economic development generally and the business community in particular. The proposal by Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to set aside HK$5 billion - in the form of foregone government revenues - to turn that support into concr...

Times Forum | 2017-08-29 17:30

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