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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 01:19

. Song Kyung-jin

Golden jubilee for closer Korea-India ties

Next year marks the golden jubilee of Korea-India diplomatic ties. The golden jubilee could be translated into an opportune moment for bilateral relations to be upgraded to the next level with a set of concrete cooperation projects that are more ambitious and action-oriented in regard to cooperation. Korea and India, two thriving democracies in the Indo-Pacific region, are na...

2022-12-06 17:00

Cho Hee-kyoung

Truck drivers and Texas sharpshooters

Nationwide, thousands of cargo truckers have been on a strike since late November in a dispute over the price of freight. The government has labelled the strike illegal and claimed that the truckers, who are already earning a high income, are holding the entire economy hostage to enrich themselves further.

2022-12-06 16:50

Birth of new international order

Birth of new international order

We are witnessing an unprecedented confluence of major and minor crises. From the COVID-19 pandemic, surging energy prices, and the return of inflation in developed and developing economies, to fractured supply chains, Russia's criminal war in Ukraine, and climate change, many of these crises are signs not just of decay but of a new world order being born.

2022-12-06 16:45

. Kim Won-soo

North Korean riddle: what next after nuclear test?

North Korea is ramping up pressure through a series of missile tests and harsh verbal attacks against South Korea's top government officials. The intensity of North Korean provocations is well illustrated by a record number of missiles launched on one day - over twenty - as well as the unprecedented frequency of missile tests averaging more than once a week for the last three...

2022-12-05 17:00

Diverse implications of Xi's meetings with Biden and Yoon

Diverse implications of Xi's meetings with Biden and Yoon

Chinese President Xi Jinping made himself available to the western leaders at this year's G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia (Nov. 15-16). It was his second time traveling abroad since January 2020 when he visited Myanmar. His first one was the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in September in Uzbekistan. He then had summits with Russia and other Central Asian state leaders.

2022-12-05 16:50

Asia Model Festival becomes 'One Asia' cultural platform

Asia Model Festival becomes 'One Asia' cultural platform

The Republic of Korea faces a demographic problem, as it has proven to be the No. 1 country in terms of low birthrate in 2022 among the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which is an essential issue that the government must solve as a high priority. The government is rushing to reform the system and prepare a budget to establish a n...

2022-12-05 16:45

. Mark Peterson

New book on Korean history

I just returned to the States from a trip to Korea - my first trip in exactly three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was an eventful and busy trip. I worked on a documentary film about the “miracle battalion” from Utah during the Korean War. I had meet-ups with my YouTube followers and made more videos with them. I attended two conferences on “Sijo” (a Korean tradit...

2022-12-04 17:02

Peter S. Kim

Inconvenient truths of the ESG movement

Over the past few years, the environment, social, and governance (ESG) movement has morphed into a global phenomenon as governments, corporations, and investors rush to embrace its implementation. In an era where the public backlash against large corporations is at an all-time high, the need to rein in corporate profits generated at society's expense is hard to argue for all ...

2022-12-04 17:00

Gift of Christmas cheers

Gift of Christmas cheers

I'm not feeling it this year. I'm just not feeling the Christmas spirit of any kind, and I know, for the benefit of others, I need to get out of my slump.

2022-12-04 17:00

. Donald Kirk

Protests in China, Iran

Protests in China and Iran come as a surprise. One would have thought those bastions of authoritarian rule would have been almost the last places on Earth where dissidents would defy the systems in which they exist. The dictators at the top of the ruling structures of both countries count on their security forces to round up the miscreants and on their courts to mete out dras...

2022-12-01 17:00

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