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Mon, June 5, 2023 | 09:40

Intensifying chip wars

Many pundits compare the ongoing U.S.-China competition for global hegemony to a new Cold War. Because of its geopolitical uniqueness, Korea is one of the countries that most directly feels the heat of the G2 rivalry. And nowhere is this more visible than in the intensifying war of nerves over the semiconductor industry

2023-02-26 16:50

Different but not wrong

Korea is a backward country in human rights. Almost all “-isms” are rampant in this country, such as racism, sexism, and ageism, showing how severely it discriminates against socially weak and alienated people. The most glaring of them all is the blatant hatred of sexual minorities.

2023-02-23 16:50

Unhappy Koreans

Korea is the role model of many developing countries. It has shifted from a beggar to a donor in a couple of generations and boasts a vibrant democracy. Korea's pop culture, called “hallyu,” is sweeping even U.S. and European award ceremonies. In its 5,000-year history, this country's global economic and cultural influence has never been more significant than now.

2023-02-22 16:50

Most wars start with delusions. Seventy-three years ago, North Korea's Kim Il-sung started a war here, vowing to take South Korea “in three days.” Kim underestimated South Koreans' determination to fight and the free world's willingness to defend the southern half of this peninsula.

2023-02-21 16:50

Opposition at crossroads

Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung on charges of corruption and bribery Thursday. Lee has been accused of breaching his duties, infringing upon laws pertinent to conflicts of interest, taking bribes and hiding profits generated from crimes. This is the first time that the prosecutors filed a warrant against the...

2023-02-20 17:00

Defense white paper

North Korea fired a long-range missile toward the East Sea on Saturday. It was the second launch of a presumed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) since November.

2023-02-19 16:50

Save our children

People often compare evil humans to beasts. That's not fair - for animals. Watch nature documentaries on TV, and one can see how devoted and self-sacrificing animals are to their offspring.

2023-02-16 16:50

Reform of banks

There are five major commercial banks and hospitals in Korea. The two institutions have one thing in common - visitors must wait an hour or even two to receive services for a few minutes. At least, that was the case during the height of the pandemic.

2023-02-15 16:50

A man, 31, received 5 billion won ($3.9 million) in severance pay after working for a small property developer for six years.

2023-02-14 16:50

ChatGPT-initiated AI war

Global tech giants are rushing to take the lead in artificial intelligence (AI), prompted by the sweeping frenzy of ChatGPT. The U.S.' OpenAI first unveiled the Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) in December last year. Such state-of-the-art technology generated a stir as the number of its monthly users surpassed 100 million in two months, nudging desperate Micr...

2023-02-13 16:50

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