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Fri, September 29, 2023 | 07:19

Seoul's terrible new slogan Part 2

Seoul's terrible new slogan Part 2

In 2015, I wrote a column for the Korea Times that was headlined, “Seoul's terrible new slogan,” which criticized the selection of “I.Seoul.U” as the city's new brand.

2023-08-30 17:13

Anachronistic McCarthyism

Hong Beom-do is one of the most famous Korean generals who led the independence fight against Japanese colonialists in the 1920s and '30s.

2023-08-29 16:40

Opposition in tatters

Rep. Lee Jae-myung marked the first anniversary of his inauguration as chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Monday.

2023-08-28 16:40

Yoon's broadcasting czar

Unionized media workers have formed the mainstay of Korea's two public broadcasters - KBS and MBC - since the late 1980s.

2023-08-27 16:40

A bad precedent

Defying a myriad of opposition both at home and abroad, Japan began releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, Thursday.

2023-08-24 16:30

It's time to change

It's time to change

Korea's power generation surpassed Germany's for the first time ever last year. It is surprising that Korea needed more electricity than Germany, considering that the European country has a population that is 1.6 times bigger, land 3.6 times larger, and a GDP that is 2.2 times bigger than Korea's.

2023-08-23 16:40

Benefits and risks

The global rivalry between America and China is an economic war, gven that the G2 must avoid military clashes at any cost. So, it was natural that the leaders of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan put equal emphasis on security and economy in their summit at Camp David last week.

2023-08-22 16:40

Attracting foreign students

In the face of a drastic decline in population, the government has decided to adopt a package of measures designed to attract around 300,000 foreign students by 2027. The Ministry of Education's Study 300K Project also seeks to secure foreign workers required by state-of-the art industries in advance.

2023-08-21 16:40

Camp David summit

After their historic trilateral summit at Camp David on Friday, the leaders of South Korea, America and Japan appeared content.

2023-08-20 16:40

Korea Inc. in quagmire

The 1997-98 Asian financial crisis was the severest economic difficulty Koreans have experienced. However, the economy has returned to that time it seems, judging by the growth rate. Economic think tanks, local and foreign, forecast Korea's economic expansion will remain in the 1 percent range this year and next, the lowest since the nightmarish period back in the late '90s. ...

2023-08-17 16:40

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