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Seoul's dilemma on N. Korea

Tensions are rising again in Korea, albeit slowly, since North Korea conducted the testing of short-range ballistic missiles on May 4 and May 9, including a North Korean version of a low-flying Russian missile, the Iskander, that flew over 420 kilometers, out of the ranges of missile defense systems deployed in South Korea.

Tong Kim | 2019-05-21 17:24

Heungbu and Nolbu

All Koreans love the story of the two brothers, Heungbu and Nolbu. I'm going to tell the story today, but conclude with a twist that most people don't know when they tell the story. Let's start with the story (or you'll never get the “twist” that I will offer).

Mark Peterson | 2019-05-20 16:40

One son and four daughters

When I was engaged to be married to Tim in 1968, he casually mentioned that he would like to have 17 children. Of course, I ignored such a crazy idea and stopped after two daughters (they are now 45 and 42). But maybe he wasn't kidding - over the years I've noticed that Tim truly loves children. I have marveled at his enjoyment of his three grandchildren as a doting grandpa. If we walk down a street, I notice cute dogs, but he smiles sweetly at young children.

Hyon O'Brien | 2019-05-19 17:29

From trade war to real war

WASHINGTON - The U.S.-China trade war has grave implications for war and peace around the periphery of China, including the Korean Peninsula. In all the yakking on the U.S. news networks, however, you don't hear much about the danger of the whole shebang exploding into a shooting war.

Donald Kirk | 2019-05-16 17:49

Standing in a long queue

It was a cold winter day in February 1990 in the Moscow of the then Soviet Union that I saw people standing in long queues in front of stores, one after another.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-05-16 17:35

US-China competition

South Korea's diplomacy for the last two years has had only one singular and desperate focus: North Korea. Virtually nothing else. Now, it is completely unprepared for the trade war between the United States and China that is more properly characterized as a component of their bigger rivalry for global leadership. Lacking a guiding principle and national strategy for the big power rivalry, Seoul should buckle up for the tectonic geopolitical ride that will jolt the nation in the years to come.

Lee Seong-hyon | 2019-05-14 17:38

Politics of aid

Lost amidst the alarming news over the past week about North Korea's test firing of short-range missiles and the U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship was an expression of support by U.S. President Donald Trump for Seoul's proposal to provide food aid to Pyongyang.

John Burton | 2019-05-13 18:08

Democratize deplatforming decisions

It's called deplatforming when social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter ban certain individuals or groups from using their platforms to engage with followers or friends. Facebook recently deplatformed InfoWars' Alex Jones, ex-Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos, white supremacist Paul Nehlen and anti-Islamic activist Laura Loomer. It also banned Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader, whose fiery rhetoric was controversial long before social media was a thing.

Jason Lim | 2019-05-12 17:23

What is a business?

No, I am not talking about rapid increases in minimum wages, required conversion of part-time workers to full-time workers, controlling processing fees of credit cards, excessive controlling of working hours of employees, blind support of unions that prompt plant closing, and more.

Semoon Chang | 2019-05-12 17:19

America's enemy within

WASHINGTON - Well, that was quick. After a day of headlines the salvo of long-range projectiles fired by the North Koreans was history, yesterday's news. Reverberations of the shots faded away while experts wondered if those were missiles or just extra long-range artillery.

Donald Kirk | 2019-05-09 18:06

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