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Tue, June 19, 2018 | 00:58

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Korea: real deal

The summit is on, it's off, it's sort of on again. It's amateur night every night at the White House, and the fate of the U.S.-North Korean summit scheduled for Singapore on 12 June will be decided by the coin Donald Trump flips each day: heads three days in a row means “yes,” tails three days in a row and the meeting stays cancelled.

Times Forum | 2018-05-29 16:44

What if NK makes offer US can't refuse?

North Korea has just reminded the U.S. that it is intent on negotiating with the U.S., not accepting an administration diktat, especially one explicitly modeled after the Libya deal, which ultimately ended in the gruesome death of Moammar Gadhafi, who agreed to its terms.

Times Forum | 2018-05-23 16:40

Markle sparkles in 'global' royal wedding

Saturday saw Prince Harry wed former U.S. actress Meghan Markle, now the Duchess of Sussex, in a ceremony that underlined how the U.K. monarchy has become an increasingly global institution.

Times Forum | 2018-05-23 16:24

Palestinian despair

When all is lost, entire communities sometimes engage in suicidal gestures. It happened as recently as 1906 in Bali, when the local royal family and thousands of their followers, knowing they could not defeat the Dutch conquerors, dressed in their best finery and walked straight into the Dutch gunfire. Thousands were killed.

Times Forum | 2018-05-20 16:58

Will China succeed in a charm offensive?

The world _ in particular China's neighbors _ has been anxiously watching Beijing's increasing assertiveness over the last decade, especially since the rise of Xi Jinping. Quite a few countries are taking steps to enhance their own security by linking up with others in a similar situation.

Times Forum | 2018-05-16 17:00

NK may define Trumph's foreign policy legacy

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserted Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's vow to destroy his nation's key nuclear testing site “is a good first step” in preparations for the landmark June 12 Singapore summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim. With positive mood music currently surrounding the Trump-Kim session, North Korea offers the potential to be...

Times Forum | 2018-05-15 16:52

Continuing debates over FX policies

The U.S. economy is recovering visibly. Numerous jobs are being created. Nevertheless, the prospects for the U.S. trade balance are not so bright. Its trade deficit increased from $504.8 billion in 2016 to $568.4 billion in 2017. The deficit size has been expanding since 1975.

Times Forum | 2018-05-14 17:06

In times of change, practice becomes risk

Babies are born and blessed into the world. The scene of sleeping newborn babies is also like seeing angels. Alas, these angels died at a tertiary general hospital, Ewha Womans University Medical Center in Mok-dong, Seoul. Was it an act of a devil or one who has a devil's heart?

Times Forum | 2018-05-07 16:05

Speeding tickets

Since most readers of my column in this newspaper are Americans who work in Korea, Korean-Americans, Koreans who have visited the U.S., Koreans who are interested in visiting the U.S., Korean students who are interested in American life, and Americans who live in the U.S., I will talk about speeding tickets in the U.S.

Times Forum | 2018-05-06 17:11

Naysayers and Moonshine

There has been incredible progress over the last few months which has brought some hope that North Korea may be denuclearized. A few months ago the situation was so scary on the Korean Peninsula that the imminent possibility of a military conflict with the North was quite strong.

Times Forum | 2018-04-30 17:36

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