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Fri, December 2, 2022 | 14:48

Korea must act now to combat growing AMR threat

Korea must act now to combat growing AMR threat

Public officials are overlooking one of the gravest long-term threats to the Korean people, the health system, and economy: antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

2022-09-07 16:14

End of stability

End of stability

The world is reeling from an extraordinary confluence of crises, including Russia's war of aggression in Europe, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, sweeping trade and supply-chain disruptions, inflation, food insecurity, and all the morbid symptoms of climate change. Though the world order built after World War II was far from perfect, it at least provided stability and ample opp...

2022-09-06 14:55

Get a grip on North Korea first before mocking South

Get a grip on North Korea first before mocking South

Once again, Koreans are enraged by the Chinese foreign minister's remarks from the first face-to-face foreign ministerial meeting on Aug. 10 in Qingdao, China. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented China's “five demands” as principal guidelines for the bilateral relationship. Both sides, it reads, should remain “independent, free from external obstacles and influences,” ...

2022-09-05 15:48

Canadian veteran's painful memories of Korean War

Canadian veteran's painful memories of Korean War

This coming Nov. 19 will mark the 70th anniversary of the 2nd Battle of the Hook. My small company of 67 soldiers from the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry was attached to the 1st Battalion of Britain's Black Watch, as its “P Company.”

2022-09-05 15:45

Expanding and diversifying Korean wave

Expanding and diversifying Korean wave

Last May, the Korean wave (hallyu) supergroup BTS was invited to the White House. As Grammy-nominated international icons and youth ambassadors, they delivered a message of hope and positivity that transcends language and cultural barriers, using their status to combat anti-Asian hate crimes and disinformation and to emphasize the importance of diversity and inclusion to the ...

2022-09-04 15:17

Cracking the job code

Cracking the job code

It has always been difficult to know with certainty that someone will be a good fit for a job until she or he is in the role and actually doing the work. For that reason, the hiring process can require both candidates and employers to take a leap of faith - which is especially true today, when labor shortages and fast-changing technologies are making traditional hiring practi...

2022-09-04 15:14

Much more needs to be done to prevent cyber risks

Much more needs to be done to prevent cyber risks

Traditionally, cyber criminals have followed the money, breaching companies' IT environments to steal data for financial gain. That was the exact intention of hacking group DarkSide when it launched a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company in the U.S. in April last year.

2022-09-01 15:33

Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will make things worse

Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will make things worse

Marching in lockstep, the Democrats pushed a $700 billion spending bill through Congress, claiming it would reduce inflation. We know that to be a lie.

2022-09-01 15:26

NPT review conference failed to reach agreement: Implications for our region

NPT review conference failed to reach agreement: Implications for our region

With the dawn of the nuclear age, states realized the serious need to manage the power of the atom, by working toward the elimination of nuclear weapons, preventing its spread and harnessing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

2022-08-31 15:49

Mind the policy gaps

Mind the policy gaps

Just as the insistent demand for more “transparency” is a sure sign of increasing opacity, the current clamor for “joined-up thinking” indicates that the need for it far outstrips the supply. With its recent report on energy security, the U.K. House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has added its voice to the chorus.

2022-08-31 15:48

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