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Sat, September 22, 2018 | 14:08

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Traditional Confucian system

In my last article, I argued that the traditional social order of Korea, that defined as “Confucian” and marked with features of male dominance, was not that old. I pointed out that there was a quiet revolution in the late 17th century whereby basic social and family practices changed. But the important point for us today was not that the changes took place, but that when tho...

Times Forum | 2018-08-31 16:22

Murphy Brown 2018

Murphy Brown, the CBS sitcom which ran for 10 seasons from 1988 to 1998, is coming back to TV next month to the delight of many fans.

Times Forum | 2018-08-29 17:02

Trump, Erdogan and melting lira

Turkey's unabated economic crisis has taken a further nose dive, with the Turkish lira tumbling almost 18 percent in a record low against the dollar in a single day, after President Donald Trump's tweet to double the U.S. import tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum.

Times Forum | 2018-08-27 17:24

Can China and US find exit from trade war?

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are meeting Wednesday and Thursday in the latest bid to avoid a potential all-out trade war. While markets have been buoyed by the news, the political backdrop to the session is inauspicious given the recent uptick in bilateral tensions over foreign investment.

Times Forum | 2018-08-22 16:55

World needs new policy paradigm

The EU and the U.S. have been allies politically, militarily, and economically for many years. However, such a relationship is changing. The EU became China's second-largest market with $667 billion last year. With this speed, the EU may become closer to China than to the U.S. very soon.

Times Forum | 2018-08-20 17:10

Iraq - unabated instability and uncertainty

At the moment, the war-trodden Iraq is in a complete disarray and chaos. There were high expectations that the May election would bring positive changes on the political front and it would reverse the country's unabated journey toward degeneration and disintegration.

Times Forum | 2018-08-17 17:06

The odds have improved

The walk over burning coals with tariffs rattling has been completed and soothing coolness has returned. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker came to Washington with a publicly pronounced low level of expectations last week.

Times Forum | 2018-08-15 17:22

'Traditional' Korean family system began

In my previous installment, I argued that the so-called traditional family system of Korea, that was marked by Confucian ideology and practices, and called the “bugye family system” (patrilineal system), is of fairly recent ancestry. Many people in Korea assume that the system is ancient, dating back to at least the founding of the Joseon Kingdom in 1392, if not before.

Times Forum | 2018-08-13 17:14

US, North Korea should end state of war

It has been decades since bombs fell and bullets flew on the Korean Peninsula. Yet the U.S., China, North Korea, and South Korea are still technically at war. The Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.

Times Forum | 2018-08-13 17:07

Americans should question 'evil China' narrative and tone down the fearmongering

An unnecessary _ even silly _ controversy can yield an outcrop of clarity obscured in the fog of complexity. Take the Taipei/Taiwan/China contretemps over how international airlines should list Taoyuan International Airport on its booking websites. Is a third world war really going to erupt over something like this? Sometimes you have to wonder.

Times Forum | 2018-08-12 17:26

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