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Justice or economics?

It's that time of year again: The time of year to recover from lingering hangovers; to implement those pesky new year's resolutions; and to, er, parole or pardon the depressingly long roster of corporate criminals. Voices have been rising in the ruling party and the administration for the president to exercise her right to grant paroles and/or pardons to these white-collar wrongdoers. And there are a lot of them - almost a "Who's Who" of Korea Inc's elite.

Andrew Salmon | 2015-01-05 17:09

Cho's in-flight wobbly: The upside

Two weeks ago, en route from Mexico City to Incheon, I had the misfortune to transit via LA International Airport (LAX). My flight times granted me two hours to disembark from aircraft A and re-embark onto aircraft B. “Easy,” you may think. In most airports - airports equipped with transit facilities - you would be right. But LAX is not “most airports.”

Andrew Salmon | 2014-12-22 17:06

International marriages in Korea

Attending the wedding of a close friend recently, I felt a pang of melancholy. This chum, a 50-year-old, Seoul-based American entrepreneur, was the last man among my circle of friends who had managed to remain a bachelor. Now he, too, had succumbed to the inevitable.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-12-08 17:07

11/11/11: 'Turn Toward Busan?'

At 11:00 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, the thunder of artillery ceased and silence fell over a devastated continent. After four years of unprecedented carnage, World War I was over. Alas, this manic apocalypse would not be "The War to End All Wars." The devilry would be repeated two decades hence, on an even greater scale. Even so, World War I stripped war of its glamour: the scale of the devastation and the butchery left the victorious nations numbed.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-11-10 17:09

Defining Korea: 'Land of Extremes?'

Ever heard of an “elevator speech?” If not, permit me to explain. The term references the ability to accurately and memorably describe the key points of someone or something in a concise manner - i.e. as if you were asked to describe something by someone you were sharing an elevator with, and had to provide that information in the short time before the elevator reaches the questioner’s floor.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-10-27 17:05

Green Korea: Streams, trees and LEDs

Like many Seoulites, I was gob-smacked when I first got an eyeful of the restored Cheonggyecheon Stream, unveiled in 2005.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-10-13 16:59

Incheon Asiad PR howlers

The Incheon Asian Games are drawing to a close and, judging by some articles in this newspaper, not a moment too soon. Granted, the 2014 Incheon Asian Games were always under a shadow of one kind or another.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-09-29 17:05

Improving manners of Koreans

So there I was last week, sitting in the back of a Seoul taxi minding my own business and innocently hoping to get quietly to my destination. Did I say quietly? No such luck.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-09-15 17:04

'Korean Cool' is hot in books

In late 2012, the globe was gobsmacked when a mutant hit by an unknown artist - "Gangnam Style" by Psy - stormed across the Interweb.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-09-03 17:08

Time for Saemaul Undong II?

An agricultural Armageddon is fast approaching.In 1994, Korea obtained a 10-year waiver against opening its rice market, then negotiated a 10-year extension. Under World Trade Organization rules, that extension cannot be renewed.

Andrew Salmon | 2014-08-04 17:12

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