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Tue, September 25, 2018 | 08:24

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Advice to daughter of FM nominee

“Thanks for having brought me up this well. But, mom, I can’t help you.” This is what the 34-year-old daughter of Foreign Minister nominee Kang Kyung-wha should tell her mother, if she has not already done so regarding Kang’s request for her to give up her American citizenship. Why? Above all, it is about her life. Sure, Kang is a respected competent diplomat. She must have p...

2017-05-26 13:55

Korean politics of child citizenship

Korea's parochialism on FM nominee's daughter

The United States doesn’t have it. Nor does Korea. Still, Cheong Wa Dae has insisted that Kang Kyung-hwa, now the first female foreign minister nominee, should have her adult daughter give up her American citizenship and switch to Korean. An inquiry to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul came up with nothing of such restrictions.

2017-05-24 18:08

Foreign minister nominee forces daughter to give up US citizenship

Are misgivings about China misplaced?

China fears environmental contamination and earthquakes that may be triggered by North Korea’s underground nuclear tests, possibly bringing Beijing to the breaking point of its patience with its blood-sealed but increasingly defiant ally, a China’s Korea expert said during an interview Friday. “Chinese people in the northeast region that borders North Korea are fearful that t...

2017-05-23 17:25

China fears NK nuke leaks

China fears environmental contamination and earthquakes that may be triggered by North Korea’s underground nuclear tests, possibly bringing Beijing to the breaking point of its patience with its blood-sealed but increasingly defiant ally, a Chinese scholar said during an interview Friday. “Chinese people in the northeast region that borders North Korea are fearful that they w...

2017-05-21 14:17

Moon, Trump doing 'Gangnam Style' together

How best can President Moon Jae-in prepare for the late June summit with U.S. President Donald Trump? What about bringing a boy band or girl group along to mellow Trump’s crass heart of gold, or inviting a bevy of Korean golfers to play him in his game of passion? The summit is expected to generate a lot of sparks, if not fireworks for two reasons.

2017-05-19 11:23

Mr. President, break Xi-Trump conspiracy

President Moon Jae-in should check out on one thing, if he doesn’t want to get sidetracked by big powers in determining the future of policy on North Korea. Definitely, there are something fishy about how the United States, the supposed key ally of South Korea, and China, the new superpower.

2017-05-12 11:08

Let's pay Trump off

Let’s calm ourselves down. It’s exasperating to hear Trump demand South Korea pay $1 billion for a missile interceptor owned and operated by the U.S. After all, the two allies cut a deal by which Korea provided land for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, while the U.S. paid for the rest - hardware and maintenance. It’s tempting to shout back at Trump and t...

2017-05-05 17:11

Let's pay Trump off

Let’s calm ourselves down. It’s exasperating to hear U.S. President Trump demand South Korea pay $1 billion for a missile interceptor owned and operated by the U.S. After all, the two allies cut a deal by which Korea provided land for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, while the U.S. paid for the rest - hardware and maintenance. It’s tempting to shout back...

2017-05-03 10:41

Korea already paid $1 bil. in THAAD costs

Post- May 9 Armageddon

Let’s get ahead of ourselves and predict what will happen after the May 9 presidential election.

2017-04-30 10:15

China wants more than Korea

First, some sleuth work is in order. U.S. President Donald Trump revealed he had a history lesson from Chinese leader Xi Jinping in which the latter falsely claimed Korea used to be a part of China. This misguided claim was left unnoticed in the Wall Street Journal’s interview article with Trump at first but was discovered later when the transcript was made available. There a...

2017-04-23 10:51

N. Korea-China ties on shaky ground?

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