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Wed, February 26, 2020 | 20:18

Peace and war at Christmas

Peace and war at Christmas

Christmas season this year falls on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest battle in the history of the United States. On Dec. 16, 1944, Nazi Germany launched an enormous offensive through the quiet, thinly defended Ardennes Forest in Belgium. Adolf Hitler and planners in Berlin achieved total surprise; German forces gained ground rapidly.

2019-12-27 16:36

Sr. Dorotea

In the 1960s in the Daughters of St. Paul in Korea, several foreign missionaries lived to lay the foundation of the Congregation that celebrates its 60th anniversary of the foundation in 2020. At present, only one Italian missionary Sr. Elena Maria Dorotea D'Oto is still living with us in the community in Seoul.

2019-12-26 17:27

Boris Johnson

Britain's Conservative Party and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have reasons to feel great satisfaction. The durable political party has scored an impressive political victory in the Dec. 12 general election.

2019-12-25 17:23

Mid-stream vertigo

Mid-stream vertigo

I knew something was wrong. There was a malfunctioning of the ship's winches and a sudden motor 'zap'. I was left dangling in a sling over the side of a cargo ship. The height of the sling carrying me above the Gulf of Navalakhi waters was enough to induce vertigo. I summoned up the courage to peek down. I could see the barge that had transported me mid-stream. I was hoisted ...

2019-12-24 17:28

Hong Kong is not Crimea, thankfully

Hong Kong is not Crimea, thankfully

This year's long-lasting and ongoing social turbulence in Hong Kong reminds me of the Crimea crisis in 2014. There are indeed several similarities between the two events.

2019-12-23 17:35

African roadshow

African roadshow

Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corp. (KIND) held its first African Roadshow in Nairobi on Dec. 10. It was one of a kind. It candidly shed light on why Kenya and Africa should partner with South Korea on public-private partnerships (PPP) to close the huge and growing infrastructure gap.

2019-12-22 17:09

Conformist individualists

Conformist individualists

Twelve million Americans believe the world is controlled by alien lizards disguised as humans. Derisive laughter aside, it's a pool of potential voters no politician can shrug off. How can educated people believe in absurdities?

2019-12-20 18:01

World of change

World of change

Many moons ago, “change is constant” was a phrase drummed into me during my studies of ecology as an undergraduate. Now that I am working in the world of education, the phrase rings truer than ever. With the needs of employers changing rapidly as we enter a Fourth Industrial Revolution dominated by machine learning, how should we in schools and parents at home be responding?

2019-12-19 18:17

Korean literature

Korean literature

The 2019 Literary Symposium titled “Korean Literature and Nobel Prize: Relevant Issues” was held at the Press Center in Seoul, hosted by the International Writers Association of Korea, Nov. 26. Many guests such as poets, writers, scholars and literary enthusiasts attended, including Dr. Choi Chong-ko, professor emeritus of Seoul National University and chairman of the Pearl S...

2019-12-18 17:00

Aging is unstoppable

Aging is unstoppable

I used to write for “Thoughts of the Times” a long, long time ago, almost over a decade ago. Although my contributions were quite irregular and intermittent, I guess I had written for about 20 years while I was teaching at colleges.

2019-12-17 17:36

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