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Sun, September 22, 2019 | 16:56

Why Europe is hot destination for South Korean investors

With worries about political instability, slowing growth and Brexit, at first glance Europe seems an unlikely destination for South Korean commercial property investors. However, the continent attracted 7.3 billion euros of investment from South Korea in 2018, a six-fold increase compared to the previous five years, according to international property consultancy, Cushman & W...

2019-08-15 17:33

Power of emotive narrative

Geneva, as many know, is home to a vast array of international organizations including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and financial institutions. Befittingly, the headquarters of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is there, as well as its award-winning museum, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum.

Kim Ji-soo | 2019-07-31 17:46

Korea and Japan -- socioeconomic affinity, historical divide

Japan and South Korea enjoy numerous commonalities, such as linguistic and cultural affinity, robust economies and geographical proximity. Vibrant democracies, members of the G20, APEC and the East Asia Summit (EAS), and technological power houses, they are also vital links in the global supply chain.

2019-07-24 17:18

Why read novels

Why is it that folks write novels and more important, why do others read them? Nonfiction can be informative and educational. It could to lead to a better job and more money. A writer generally chooses a topic, marshals some facts, and interprets them for the reader. Often the author attempts to persuade us to accept his or her “correct” understanding.

2019-07-18 17:24

Moon landing: Failure was not option

For those of us of a certain age, we vividly remember where we were on July 20, 1969, the date of America's successful lunar landing. On a cool July southern Vermont evening my parents and I visited friends to watch what was expected to be a live transmission from the moon!

2019-07-17 17:13

Real refugee problem

Every once in a while a photograph of a migrant's tragic death (usually that of a child) catches the public's attention. The image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, fleeing from the Syrian civil war, dead face down in the surf on a Turkish beach in 2015, triggered a wave of sympathy that ended with Germany opening its borders to 900,000 refugees that year - and Hungary building a...

2019-07-16 17:25

Rules-based foreign reserve policy

If South Korea had had sufficient foreign reserves during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, it would not have suffered from deadly massive unemployment and an economic crash. Its per capita GDP in 2018 would have been more than $50,000 instead of $31,363. Socially and politically much improvement could have been made in Korea.

2019-07-15 15:15

Challenges for new UK PM

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson held their first head-to-head television debate recently in their battle to become the United Kingdom's next prime minister. With polls still indicating the sometimes-faltering Johnson could win by a landslide amongst Conservative members, the irony is that his hold on power if he wins on July 23 may be extremely fragile.

2019-07-14 15:55

Iran and Trump: uniquely dysfunctional and divided

Iran has “begun its march ... towards nuclear weaponry,” said Israel's energy minister Yuval Steinitz, and that is technically correct. Only one year and 60 days after President Donald Trump tore up the treaty that guaranteed Iran wouldn't make nuclear weapons and peed on the pieces, Iran has taken a tiny step towards reviving its nuclear program.

2019-07-10 17:42

EU's new leaders face big tests ahead

Last Tuesday night, EU leaders agreed in principle on a new team to lead the Brussels-based club into the 2020s after a battle royal to carve up the top positions.

2019-07-08 17:34

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