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Tue, November 19, 2019 | 04:02

Korea's great diplomats

Korea's great diplomats

“Civilization on Trial,” written by Arnold Toynbee, stated that “Civilizations, I believe, come to birth and proceed to grow by successfully responding to successive challenges. They break down and go to pieces if and when a challenge confronts them which they fail to meet.”

2019-09-20 17:29

'Autonomous' high schools

'Autonomous' high schools

Even if news were made public and commentaries weighed on the pros and cons of the closure of “autonomous” private high schools in South Korea, the saga of private education in the country is making yet another dramatic turn. The recent rulings made by several courts are delaying the decision made by the government and leaving the schools and most importantly the students in ...

2019-09-19 18:31

Kim Dae-jung and Japan

Kim Dae-jung and Japan

Two powerful Asia nations, with increasing global reach and influence, Japan and South Korea, are engaged in acrimonious conflict. The two nations have a bitter, difficult history. Japan's long-term occupation of Korea in the 20th century, which continued until 1945, included forced prostitution of Korean women and more general exploitation of the population. Totalitarianism ...

2019-09-18 17:58

St. Jeong Ha-sang

St. Jeong Ha-sang

Recently on Sept. 3 to 11, the Seoul Catholic Theater Association performed “Jeong Ha-Sang” at the Consolation Hall at the Seosomun Shrine History Museum in celebration of the opening of the museum.

2019-09-17 17:44

Good coach - and friend

Good coach - and friend

The sun was glaring down on me as I sat down on the benches of the tennis courts, a drop of sweat dripping down my face every minute that passed. I felt frustrated that I had again lost to a player who had beat me time and time again.

2019-09-16 18:21

Taiwan's struggle

Taiwan's struggle

The United Nations will open the 74th General Assembly at its New York headquarters Sept. 17, which will run through Sept. 16, 2020. Some countries badly want to attend the conference but cannot do so. One of them is Taiwan.

2019-09-15 17:32

Trump's China bashing

Trump's China bashing

On Aug. 23, U.S. President Donald Trump sounded like a despot when he tweeted: "Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China." He must have been insane to think that he has such an authority to order private companies to follow his commands.

2019-09-11 11:06

Melting arctic ice

Melting arctic ice

“What about the rest of the North?” asked McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation, back in the 1970s while considering yet one more grant to help the troubled Native Americans of Alaska. The initial reaction of a young staffer asked to research the question was that the boss was making some reference to the Civil War.

2019-09-10 16:59

Integrity and corruption

Integrity and corruption

Integrity is exemplified by honesty and consistency of speech and action in doing the right thing according to one's values, beliefs, and principles even when no one is watching.

2019-09-09 18:08

Have police lost control?

Have police lost control?

Did you see the recent video of the Sillim Stalker? Based upon the content of that video he was correctly charged with a form of trespass. However, the police crumbled to the feministas and upped the charge to attempted rape. The suspect has denied any criminal intent, so regardless of how we feel, or even if he has 1,000 previous convictions for rape, the absence of evidence...

2019-09-08 10:30

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