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Thu, November 22, 2018 | 05:09

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Jewish-Japan links on BTS

BTS has apologized for wearing a t-shirt bearing the photo of an atomic bomb exploding in Japan and sporting a wardrobe reminding Nazi symbols. The global K-pop sensation said that it was not their intention to cause distress among the victims and offered apologies for those who suffered nonetheless.

2018-11-16 17:02

Saving ROK-US alliance

US CAMP HUMPREYS, Pyeongtaek - The change of command ceremony at Barker Field in U.S. Camp Humphreys Thursday, carried with it a complicated set of changes in sentiment, history and uncertainty about the ROK-U.S. alliance. New U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander, Gen. Robert Abrams, captured this when he said, "The current conditions on the Korean Peninsula are as dynamic as t...

2018-11-09 17:29

The Beatles, not BTS, suck

My dear friend Prof. David Tizzard deserves more white hairs and wrinkles, not for the wisdom he usually displays in his lectures and columns but for a show of rigidity atypical of him.

2018-11-02 17:07

Echoes from Wall Street man Gekko

SAN FRANCISCO - In the 1987 Hollywood film “Wall Street,” the protagonist, Gordon Gekko, famously says, “… greed is, for the lack of a better word, good. … Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the evolutionary path.”

2018-10-30 16:28

Pompeo's meat obsession

Is U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a steak man or a pork man? It is unclear whether he is for either, but there is no doubt he is a "meat man." Also unclear is the effectiveness of his meaty metaphor regarding North Korea.

2018-10-12 17:22

Trump's unrequited love

Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump professed his love for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a rather peculiar way. Trump made his public confession as if his love was something like that between a man and woman. “We fell in love,” he told a West Virginia crowd explaining their love had its ups and downs, tugs and pushes. “Really,” he reassured the crowd when they laughed ...

2018-10-05 14:01

Kim Jong-un steals the thunder

At least by appearances, Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader in his mid-30s, is having his way in dealing with the United States, China and South Korea over denuclearization.

2018-09-15 11:28

What if intruder into US envoy's house was a terrorist?

What if it had been a terrorist? That must be what crossed the mind of U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris. About 10 p.m. on Sept. 3, an intruder was caught prowling Habib House, the U.S. ambassador's residence in downtown Seoul. It is said Harris is not happy with the intrusion and the lack of adequate follow-up measures by Korean police.

2018-09-14 10:21

Korea's socialist experiment - not bad but feasible?

Jang Ha-sung, President Moon Jae-in's top adviser, has been going all-out to defend his boss' signature “income-led growth” policy. The former anti-chaebol professor's promotional tour was highlighted by his rare on-the-record meeting with Cheong Wa Dae correspondents on Aug. 26. Jang talked as if back in a classroom, explaining the distribution-oriented three-stage program t...

2018-09-07 13:35

Naver founder has a job to finish

Can Naver founder Lee Hae-jin save the company, over which he has given up - at least by appearances - most of his control? There was news from France on Thursday. Lee, Korea's dominant portal's global investment officer (GIO), is leading an investment of 258.9 billion won ($227 million) through Naver France, a subsidiary in Europe. Naver is to purchase 2 million new shares i...

2018-08-24 15:44

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