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Sat, January 28, 2023 | 12:46

Lightning, sudden risk for hikers and campers

Lightning, sudden risk for hikers and campers

When the probability of an event occurring is very low or almost zero, in Korea we often say, “It's lower than the odds of being struck by lightning.” Your odds of being hit by lightning, of course, are fairly low in your life, but you should not let your guard down because a lightning strike could lead to deadly consequences. Every summer we often hear of accidents caused by...

2022-08-10 16:00

Time for Republicans to break from Trump

Time for Republicans to break from Trump

In the nearly 21 months since the last presidential election, millions of Americans have given the benefit of the doubt to former president Donald Trump as he unleashed a torrent of accusations that his defeat resulted from massive voter fraud, and in an honest process he'd have won a second term.

2022-08-07 16:00

End of contemporary history

End of contemporary history

I cannot recall a time during the past 75 years when there has been such a massive accumulation of major and minor shocks. The world today is dealing with intensifying climate change, a pandemic, major wars, surging inflation, disruptions to international trade and supply chains, and acute food and energy shortages.

2022-08-04 16:31

Dark side of ideological policymaking

Dark side of ideological policymaking

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) is reportedly quite happy with the new tax cut proposal of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration. Business people generally love tax cuts, but truth be told, according to the OECD, foreign direct investment inflows to Korea equaled 0.92 percent of the GDP in 2021. This surpassed the previous high of 0.78 percent logged in 2017, be...

2022-08-03 16:11

'K-Sandbox' to the world

'K-Sandbox' to the world

Last fall, people visiting Sejong Lake Park in the city of Sejong, where the Ministry of Government Legislation is located, saw a rare scene - drones delivering pizza across the lake. This came as a surprise to people familiar with the nation's regulations on flying drones.

2022-08-03 16:00

Ukraine's war viewed from China

Ukraine's war viewed from China

Is Russia's invasion of Ukraine merely the first in a series of conflicts that will make Europe seem more like the Middle East in the coming years? A Chinese academic who requested anonymity put that question to me recently, and his reasoning showed just how differently non-Westerners view a war that is reshaping the European geopolitical order.

2022-08-02 16:14

No turning back to pre-THAAD conflict for 30 year-old Korea-China relationship

No turning back to pre-THAAD conflict for 30 year-old Korea-China relationship

It looks like the governments of South Korea and China will not be together celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations that falls on Aug. 24. They once co-hosted the ceremony, such as the 10th anniversary in 2002 and the 20th in 2012. The latter was also attended by then Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. The 25th anniversary was snubbed by the Chinese side foll...

2022-08-01 16:12

China and South Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy

China and South Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy

In the recent months, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration of South Korea has been moving toward having its own Indo-Pacific strategy, though it is not clear whether it would be called a strategy, framework, vision or something else.

2022-07-31 14:59

Leaked data show China's population is shrinking fast

Leaked data show China's population is shrinking fast

Even though everyone knows that China's official demographic figures are systematically overestimated, the authorities have consistently cracked down on anyone who questions the data. For example, my book “Big Country with an Empty Nest” was quickly banned when it appeared in 2007, because it voiced concerns about China's one-child policy and predicted that the Chinese popula...

2022-07-28 16:34

Value of overbearing fathers

Value of overbearing fathers

My father is turning 89 this week and he's getting especially sentimental of late. The other day, from his hospital bed, he said he hoped he'd been a good father. He said these words with a hint of doubt in his voice.

2022-07-28 16:12

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