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Sat, September 25, 2021 | 04:00

Welcome to world where ethnicity is relative

I confess that I had never heard of Oli London. London is a British-born “influencer.” I'm not sure how one becomes an influencer but London, who identifies as “non-binary” and “transracial” is an influencer. I'm pretty sure I'm not an influencer. I am sure that I'm white, as is London.

2021-07-18 15:07

The truth about our 'abandonment' and reclaiming our Korean identity

The Korean Nationality Act Article 12 states: "Any national of the Republic of Korea who falls under one of the following subparagraphs shall lose his or her nationality (1948-present Art. 15) … A person who has been adopted by an alien and has acquired the parent's nationality..."

2021-07-17 09:32

Africa's new era: digital revolution

To this day, to the Korean public, Africa is still considered a destitute continent full of poverty and famine. This belief is not completely wrong; the presence of poverty across the African continent manifests itself in the fact that 31 of the 37 countries belonging to the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC), as defined by the International Monetary Fund and th...

2021-07-15 17:00

Will Europe rise to Biden's challenge?

BERLIN - U.S. President Joe Biden has found his mission: to secure the West by strengthening its liberal democracies against authoritarian temptations, both foreign and domestic. Having witnessed both an attempted coup and steeply rising socioeconomic inequalities in his own country, Biden knows that democracies will not find support abroad until they have fulfilled their pro...

2021-07-15 16:46

Why Japan should focus on making friends and money, not interfering in Taiwan

There are always concerns about Japan, with its background of not only brilliant accomplishments but also unforgettable aggressions, but now that Japan is in the foreground again, albeit with cheerless Olympics, historic debt and China's rise, who can be sure what's next?

2021-07-15 16:45

Railways' contribution to carbon neutrality

The 127th anniversary of National Railroad Day was celebrated on June 28 at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, with dignitaries from the railway industry participating. This year's event attracted attention with two commentaries.

2021-07-15 16:44

COVID-19 deepens educational inequality

It has been a year and a half since COVID-19 started affecting every life around the world. I've been reluctant to go out since the beginning of outbreak, trying to do as much as I can from home. We cannot even imagine going back to life without masks as we did before the pandemic.

2021-07-15 16:43

Deciphering Japan's posture on Taiwan

In the last one-and-a-half months, there were at least three occasions when Japan's top officials, including Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, indicated a change in the country's approach toward Taiwan.

2021-07-14 17:27

Whither China? No clear answer

When Mao Zedong, the father of China's communist revolution, died in 1976, the “Gang of Four,” which included his wife, were arrested and eventually convicted of “counter-revolutionary crimes.” Their post-revolutionary “cultural” revolution, which drove Chinese society into a state of madness for a decade, had finally come to an end.

2021-07-14 17:00

A better normal for Africa

ADDIS ABABA - Despite incurring high costs in terms of lost and foregone social and economic progress during the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa has so far avoided the kind of health and economic calamity that some anticipated when the crisis began. Like any crisis, the pandemic could represent an opportunity to lay the groundwork for a better future. But it won't be easy.

2021-07-13 17:00

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