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Wed, September 19, 2018 | 12:03

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Notes from abroad

Obviously Korean is the first language of Korean-Canadians (i.e., Koreans living in Canada) with the exception of those who were born in Canada or came to Canada at a young age. To cater to them, Korean-language newspapers are published in Canada. On top of Korean and Canadian news items that they carry, all Korean-language newspapers published in Canada allow ample space for poems, essays and novels contributed by Korean-Canadian writers.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-06-04 17:30

Suitable language

Recently, at public venues, there has been a spate of obscenity, profanity, and vulgarity, etcetera, especially in America on social media and television broadcasting. Well, there are defenses for hard words or rude words. However, I stand on the offense; not to reform or proselytize, but to highlight that culture has degenerated to the point that traditional social conventio...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-06-03 17:52

Global HR professionals

Korea today is more global than ever. As of November 2017, 15 Korean companies have made it onto the Fortune Global 500 list. Furthermore, the Korean economy continues to be largely dependent on exporting: the Institute for International Trade reports that exports contributed 64.5 percent of Korea's economic growth in 2017. Since more and more Korean companies have either become global or want to go global, understanding how to help them is one of the most pressing challenges facing HR professionals in general and global HR professionals in particular. Thus, considering the challenges and di...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-06-01 16:39

First ladies of Koreas

Ri Sol-ju is the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-31 16:34

MERS and Memorial Day

Three years have passed since a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) epidemic was rampant throughout the country. Many people easily forget such incidents _ a long time social ill. The syndrome was known to have started in May 2015 and lasted for two months. During that time this country was nearly isolated from other countries so that most foreigners avoided travel to Kor...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-30 17:09

Great sacrifice can produce great results

This past weekend as Americans enjoyed cookouts, beach reading, shopping sprees, blockbuster movie openings and good times with family and friends, many also took time to remember America's military men and women who died in defense of U.S. freedom. It was, after all, Memorial Day weekend.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-29 18:01

Fear of public speaking is hurting your career

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Most people disagree with Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States. Survey results show, time after time, that public speaking is so scary, so debilitating, that people would rather die first.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-28 16:43

Cultures change when leaders teach

The more I visit corporations, government organizations, and universities to teach specific subjects, the more I learn how to become a better influencer. This requires me to develop many different abilities: teaching, being aware of myself, empathizing with my audience, and creating an environment. What I do as a corporate instructor and consultant makes me feel that I am imp...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-27 16:55

When I go to the supermarket or convenience store, I often find some products labeled “Three in one,” which means I can have three items or benefits if I buy one. What a gift! Nobody would feel bad when something more is given for free. One day, I had a chance to listen to an interesting lecture on pseudo-religions. By the end of that lecture, a sharing was given by a religio...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-25 17:22

I have a friend who has grown up following Hinduism. Whenever the topic of boyfriends or marriage pops up, she used says that her parents, having an ideal image of a “real” man in their minds, would decide who she can date and marry. Furthermore, many of us teens live in families where the father has the biggest role in the house, relegating the rest of the members as inferio...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-24 16:22

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