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Troy Stangarone

Artificial intelligence and the future of the Korean economy

Manufacturing has historically been one of the keys to Korea's economic success. Korean firms have moved up the value chain to become world-class manufacturers in high-value sectors such as semiconductors, automobiles, consumer electronics and shipbuilding.

2023-03-12 16:50

Kim Sung-woo

South Korea to get up to speed for international greenhouse gas reduction

South Korea pledged to reduce its emissions of 291 million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) by 2030. Of the 291 reduction, 11.5 percent, or 33.5 million tons, must come from international mitigation projects, which include technical support, investment and procurements conducted to achieve GHG reduction targets as stipulated under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

2023-03-12 16:40

. Andrew Hammond

Sunak and Macron reshape UK-France ties

French-U.K. relations were often in the “deep freeze” during the prime ministerships of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, yet this Friday will see the first bilateral summit between London and Paris in five years.

2023-03-09 16:50

. Jason Lim

Mothers need a wife

It's no longer big news that Korea suffers from the lowest birth rate in the world at just 0.78 children per woman in 2022 - down from 0.81 the previous year. In the absence of a population inflow through immigration, a country needs an average of 2.1 children per woman to maintain the population at the existing level.

2023-03-07 16:50

Cho Hee-kyoung

A case of school bullying

Earlier this year, “The Glory,” a Korean drama series that screened on an OTT platform, became the most-watched non-English program in just a matter of weeks despite dealing with the difficult topic of school bullying. The word 'bullying' seems too facile a term for the kind of violence meted out to the victim in the drama which amounted to grievous bodily harm who has third-...

2023-03-07 16:40

. Kim Won-soo

Russian nuclear roulette

Ahead of its widely expected spring offensive in Ukraine, Russia announced its decision to suspend its participation in New START, a landmark nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, which has recently been extended to Feb. 4, 2026. This decision is the latest in a series of Russian attempts to pressure the West through nuclear blackmail.

2023-03-06 17:10

Peter S. Kim

Corporate governance fight over SM Entertainment

In a rare event that happens every decade or so, a war is being waged around SM Entertainment, one of the most successful entertainment companies in South Korea, which manages several world-famous K-pop groups. This time, the struggle for management control is between Kakao, the internet conglomerate, and HYBE, another K-pop company that has the ridiculously popular group BTS...

2023-03-05 16:40

. Donald Kirk

China as 'honest broker'

WASHINGTON - We don't have to be told how disappointing the Chinese as moderators or hosts in negotiations are. The failure of the six-party talks on North Korea, run by China from 2003 to 2007, should be enough to convince anyone that talks hosted by Beijing will go nowhere.

2023-03-02 16:50

Park Jung-won

No shortcuts on road to reunification

“Reunification can happen suddenly, so only when we are prepared can we realize it,” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said while attending a policy briefing from the unification ministry on Jan. 27. His remarks caused a big stir for suggesting the possibility of the imminent collapse of the current North Korean regime.

2023-03-02 16:40

. John J. Metzler

2 Koreas split on UN move on Ukraine War

A year after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly firmly and sternly rebuked Russia's brutal war against a sovereign country. With a thumping majority of 141 in favor, only 7 against and 32 abstentions, the Assembly again issued a non-binding resolution demanding Russia's military withdrawal from Ukraine and calling for a “comprehensive, just and la...

2023-03-01 16:50

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