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Fri, July 3, 2020 | 04:27

Can Korea become an immigrant nation?

One of the biggest stories in Europe over the last few years has been the growing popularity of anti-immigrant political parties. Countries once known for their tolerant attitude toward immigrants and refugees, including Sweden, the Netherlands, France and Germany, are now confronting demands by sizeable segments of their populations that the inflow of foreigners should be curbed. In the recent British elections, the anti-immigrant UKIP received 12 percent of the vote, although only one parliamentary seat.

2015-05-20 16:26

Korea's emerging fault lines

On May Day, I was quietly munching my Big Mac at a McDonald’s on the edge of Insa-dong when a group of about 50 shouting young protesters burst into the restaurant to demand higher wages and better working conditions for part-time workers. At least three busloads of police soon followed and stand-off developed before the protesters dispersed.

2015-05-06 16:39

A gloomy economic outlook

On the face of it, the Korean economy is not performing too badly against its advanced industrial peers. Its gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 2.7 percent for the fourth quarter of 2014 was slightly better than the U.S. (2.4 percent) and Canada (2.6 percent) and much better than Japan, Germany, France or Italy. Korea compared well even with the British economy, which at 3 percent was the best-performing among the major European countries.

2015-04-22 16:50

Do lead, Madam Park!

This week was already expected to be an emotional one as the nation marks the first anniversary of the Sewol tragedy, which uncovered a nexus of corruption between government and industry in the maritime sector.

2015-04-15 18:09

Jindo wants to put Sewol tragedy behind

Lee Kuan Yew's dangerous legacy

Lee Kuan Yew was the Dorian Grey of the global elite. He represented the secret wish fulfillment of many leaders - East and West - who paid him profuse eulogies after the former Singapore prime minister died last month at 91.

2015-04-08 16:03

The perils of cheap labor

One of the bright spots in the beleaguered administration of Park Geun-hye has been the appointment last summer of Choi Kyung-hwan as finance minister. Choi has generally won plaudits from local and international investors for his pragmatic policy in reviving economic growth.

2015-03-25 17:09

The Confucian Cowboy

I find the rivalry between Samsung Electronics and Apple fascinating because of their contrasting management styles as they compete to see who will come out on top. It is tempting to say that Samsung's consensus-driven management is Confucian, while the entrepreneurial Apple model represents the cowboy ways of America.

2015-02-25 16:43

What's best about Korea?

Having lived in Seoul on and off for 15 years, sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of the good things about Korea that one takes for granted after being here for awhile. I was reminded of that when I was recently reading the postings on Quora, a U.S. question-and-answer website, in response to the question: "What does South Korea do right?"

2015-02-11 17:01

Korea's Cuba solution

"In Cuba, we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date. When what you're doing doesn't work for 50 years, it's time to try something new," said President Obama last week in his State of the Union address to defend his decision to normalize relations with Havana and to relax the trade embargo against the communist-run island.

2015-01-28 16:25

Transparency counts

Park Geun-hye can be seen as a tragic figure. In the space of five years, while in her 20s, she saw first her mother being murdered in 1974 and then her father in 1979 in politically motivated crimes.

2014-12-17 16:56

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