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Thu, October 29, 2020 | 14:40

Choi Sung-jin

Time for 'Korea first' policy

There seems to be nothing in common between Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Lee Soo-hyuck and the world-famous boy band, BTS.

2020-10-20 17:01

A letter to Kim Jong-un

I'm not too fond of columns written in letter form. Many such articles are manneristic, one-sided, and shooting from the hip, not least because the writers know their letters will not be sent to or even read by the addressees.

2020-10-06 17:11

Ditching Private Seo

A single “military-related” issue dominated four days of interpellation during the 21st National Assembly's first regular session last week.

2020-09-22 17:00

“Goodbye and good riddance!”Many Koreans might have thought this - some out loud - late last month when they heard the news that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was stepping down.

2020-09-08 17:05

Two groups and second viral wave

Korea was one of the model cases in dealing with COVID-19 by getting the pandemic under control without national lockdowns.

2020-08-25 17:53

'Republic of Seoul'

What will Koreans pick as the most important issue of 2020 toward the year's end?

2020-08-11 16:51

Who needs whom more?

“Our Armed Forces continue to proudly serve side-by-side with our Korean military counterparts. This ironclad alliance, forged in war and reinforced by a shared love of liberty and deep ties of friendship, is vital to peace and stability in both Asia and the world.”

2020-07-28 17:04

Hero or traitor?

When I was in fifth grade, one of my classmates was poor but seemed to have some pride at heart. Some friends said his grandfather had fought against Japanese imperialism. When I told my father, he replied by quoting a famous saying, “Independence fighters are poor for three generations while pro-Japanese collaborators are rich for three generations.”

2020-07-14 16:55

Explosion and exposure

Two weeks ago, a loud explosion shook the North Korean border city of Gaeseong. The North's destruction of the inter-Korean liaison office building there dealt an immeasurable blow to President Moon Jae-in's North Korea policy.

2020-06-30 17:03

'We cannot wait anymore'

Over the past five days Koreans have seen, with a heavy heart, two historic anniversaries come and go.

2020-06-16 18:10

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