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Thu, February 20, 2020 | 19:51

Art of time-wasting

Art of time-wasting

Procrastination is hardly a new concept; the art of time-wasting is ironically timeless in nature, and as long as there is work to be avoided, mankind will try its best to put it off until the last second.

2019-11-04 17:48

Churchill's leadership

Churchill's leadership

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson likes to compare himself to Sir Winston Churchill, the great leader who preserved his nation through the truly terrible, highest-stakes early challenges of World War II.

2019-11-03 18:11

Central Asia for Korea

Central Asia for Korea

By Eugene LeeThe Korean diaspora in Kyrgyzstan has experienced a rather unique dynamic of change. After gaining independence in 1991, Kyrgyzstan has experienced a tumultuous, but steady process of democratization that in turn has attracted some members fleeing civil war in Tajikistan and escaping political tension in Uzbekistan, and even Kazakhstan.South Korea's support for t...

2019-11-01 17:20

Status quo for Taiwan

Status quo for Taiwan

With the presidential election approaching in Taiwan, international attention is drawn to what effects its result will have on the island nation's future. The ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong, triggered by people's protests asking for an autonomous administration, also makes Taiwan's future more uncertain than ever. Taiwan's situation may not be much different from Hong Kong's co...

2019-10-31 16:56

Leaders and leadership

Leaders and leadership

When people sense that some important world leaders are playing risky games of brinkmanship, perhaps it is time to pause and take a new look at what learned men have had to say about leaders and leadership throughout the ages.

2019-10-30 16:13

The Last Class

Korean and Japanese elderly people may remember learning a story, “The Last Class,” originally “La Derniere Classe,” in elementary school. The story was written by French novelist Alphonse Daudet with the background of Alsace-Lorraine on the France-Germany border. I still remember when my Japanese teacher, pointing at me, the only student who had Korean parents in the class, ...

2019-10-29 16:56

Poverty in India

Poverty in India

This year's Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded to the Indian-American and French-American husband-and-wife team of MIT economists for their work in the study of global poverty and its alleviation. Abhijit Banerjee, one of the winners, spoke with the press and humbled himself by suggesting that his findings nonetheless are not to be taken as a panacea for global poverty. In...

2019-10-28 17:07

Diaspora in Kazakhstan

Diaspora in Kazakhstan

The Korean diaspora in Kazakhstan is the second-most-populous group of ethnic Koreans in Central Asia to this day. This diaspora is the most advanced in terms of demographic and social mobility, with its members well-promoted in the highest political and academic circles.

2019-10-27 17:14

Concert at Pagoda Park

Concert at Pagoda Park

I am reminded of the importance of Pagoda Park in modern Korean history whenever I visit there. Nestled in the heart of Seoul, Pagoda Park was built in 1897 as the country's first modern park. It became famous as the place where the Korean Declaration of Independence was first declared by the citizens of Seoul in a historic demonstration against the Japanese occupation on Mar...

2019-10-25 16:39

Reunion

What a surprise and joy it is to encounter an unexpected person! I had a chance to visit a historic church in Rome with a Pauline sisters from another country who took the same course as me.

2019-10-24 17:34

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