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Sat, January 19, 2019 | 05:03

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To bow or not to bow

Korean students bow to their teachers at school at varying angles; common is the quick head bow, but stricter schools demand a full 90 percent bow. In essence, this is a continuation of Korean culture that parents have passed on from an early age. Bowing is seen as a sign of respect, and can mean hello, good-bye, thank you or sorry.

Times Forum | 2018-08-06 17:18

Trump's unilateralism and Korea-US alliance

The election of American president Donald Trump has brought the relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea to its most stressful period in decades.

Times Forum | 2018-07-30 17:08

China is now 'Big Brother' in Afghanistan

To the utter disdain of the U.S. State Department, the fingerprints of Beijing are becoming quite visible on the peace process in Afghanistan. This is what most of the American think tanks had been predicting for the last decade.

Times Forum | 2018-07-25 16:51

China is not the cause of US's troubles with North Korea

Last year the U.S. and North Korea were threatening to attack one another. It was a dramatic reminder that history had not ended.

Times Forum | 2018-07-24 17:12

No quick fix for youth jobless problem

The unemployment rate for those aged between 15 and 24 increased from 8 percent in 2013 to 9.8 percent in 2017. The number of young people without jobs rose by 31.5 percent from 320,000 to 430,000. This implies that the situation is far more serious than it appears.

Times Forum | 2018-07-23 17:17

Shift to 'ashtray diplomacy'

Is there something in the nature of political discourse that defaults to the “ashtray”? What if we were to conjure an ashtray metaphor to shed perspective on China-U.S. relations?

Times Forum | 2018-07-18 16:54

EU, China warn of chaos from Trump threats

Beijing hosted the 20th annual China-EU political and business summit Monday. This landmark event provided a timely, important opportunity for the two powers to develop a more unified front on a range of issues they are in dispute with the Trump team over, from trade to climate change, to leverage each other against Washington after the U.S. president called them both key “fo...

Times Forum | 2018-07-18 16:36

North Korea wins when denuclearization resolve falters

It would seem that before the ink on the joint statement signed between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in Singapore had figuratively dried, prospects for North Korea's negotiated denuclearization are already beginning to dim.

Times Forum | 2018-07-16 17:01

Shinzo Abe is trying to carve a global role

Shinzo Abe is proving to be one of the most atypical prime ministers of Japan in recent history. Not just one, but there is a long list of attributes that make Abe stand out among the big club of Japanese premiers.

Times Forum | 2018-07-15 17:23

Pompeo probes NK in post-Singapore trip

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Hanoi on Monday after a lightening Asia trip which also saw stop-offs in Pyongyang and Tokyo before heading to Abu Dhabi and Brussels.

Times Forum | 2018-07-10 17:20

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