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Mon, May 25, 2020 | 14:08

Mark Peterson

Singular Korean surnames

When I came to understand that surnames in Korea were unlike those in other countries - a high concentration of the population having one of only a few names - it occurred to me that this was indeed a measure of what I had been looking at in other perspectives.

2020-05-24 17:35

Chang Se-moon

Post-pandemic world economic environment

Professor Kwak Soo-il, who is widely respected for his contribution to management science in Korea and is now a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and professor Cho Nam-shin, who teaches management at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, invited me to give a presentation at the Korea Management Development Institute.

2020-05-24 17:27

Why this time was different

Why this time was different

How will the COVID-19 mega-crisis end? I don't know, and nor does anyone else. So, perhaps it would be more productive to reflect on how it started. By addressing that issue, we might be able to improve our chances of averting another pandemic in the future.

2020-05-24 17:24

More than ever before, corporate governance matters

More than ever before, corporate governance matters

The COVID-19 crisis has likely changed American business forever, as politicians use the deadly pandemic to push for changes that will have a major impact on how corporations operate.

2020-05-24 17:21

Coming out, COVID style

Coming out, COVID style

That he was a gay man in Korea posed a problem when he became Patient Zero in post-lockdown Korea. Gays are still very much marginalized in Korean society, forcing them to live hidden lives relegated to specific areas and services that cater specifically to their social needs. Coming out is usually not something that's willingly done as an empowering expression of one's ident...

2020-05-22 17:40

ASEAN needs to come together on COVID-19 pandemic

ASEAN needs to come together on COVID-19 pandemic

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus poses a significant threat to Southeast Asia and its regional bloc, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This is primarily due to the region's geographical proximity to China and the high trade flow between them.

2020-05-22 17:35

Trump preparing to yell 'fraud!' if he loses in November

Trump preparing to yell 'fraud!' if he loses in November

The Trump-fueled pandemic has already claimed 94,000 American lives. And six months from now, the pandemic-fueled election may well wreak havoc with what's left of American democracy.

2020-05-22 17:28

Donald Kirk

Gwangju's place in history

The memories never fade. The stories of the 10 days of defiance, of suffering and bloodshed, live on in a city that still seethes with resentment 40 years after the uprising that began with a student demonstration on May 18, 1980.

2020-05-21 17:17

Mark Peterson

Gwangju after 40 years

On Saturday I was asked to serve as a judge for the May 18th commemoration student speech contest in English, for middle and high school students of Gwangju. As a judge I was not prepared for the power of the speeches that I heard.

2020-05-21 17:14

Democracies are better at managing crises

Democracies are better at managing crises

The COVID-19 crisis has become the latest front in the escalating clash of ideologies that has become a central feature of geopolitics in recent years. Representing authoritarianism is China, which has touted the success of its aggressive lockdown strategy in curbing the coronavirus's spread. Representing democracy are a broad array of countries, some of which have responded ...

2020-05-21 17:12

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