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Wed, May 22, 2019 | 12:23

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Standing in a long queue

It was a cold winter day in February 1990 in the Moscow of the then Soviet Union that I saw people standing in long queues in front of stores, one after another.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-05-16 17:35

Dispute over 'screen quota'

Marvel fever from “Avengers: Endgame” is sweeping South Korea with the American blockbuster based on the Marvel Comics superhero team continuing to set a host of new box office records.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-05-02 17:47

A symphony of spring

Spring has sprung into full swing with the temperatures rising day by day to a more bearable degree, freeing the people of the last few months of cold surroundings.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-04-18 16:55

Useless confirmation hearings

Confirmations have been a bone of contention over their uselessness following the recent parliamentary hearings of seven minister nominees whom the largest opposition Liberal Korea Party vetoed for what it claimed was their ineligibility and personal defects.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-04-04 16:52

Are you happy now?

Finland, known for its people's love of forests, lakes and saunas is the happiest country on the planet, according to the United Nations World Happiness Report 2019.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-03-28 17:42

Respect for freedom of press

The Republic of Korea shall be a democratic republic, so stipulates Article No. 1 of the Constitution. In this democratic country, “All citizens shall enjoy freedom of speech and the press, and freedom of assembly and association. Licensing or censorship of speech and the press shall not be allowed,” according to Article No. 21 of the supreme law.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-03-21 17:14

Why is my wallet thin?

“Did you hear the news that our country has finally achieved the long-awaited goal of breaking the $30,000 mark in per capita income?”

Park Moo-jong | 2019-03-14 17:00

The earlier, the better

English is a global lingua franca. Few will dispute this. Some years ago, a joke about languages went viral with a question: “Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?” Many, really many people questioned, chose English without hesitation.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-03-07 17:40

Japan should apologize

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a 2015 interview with the Washington Post on the question of “comfort women”: “When my thoughts go to these people, who have been victimized by human trafficking and gone through immeasurable pain and suffering beyond description, my heart aches.”

Park Moo-jong | 2019-02-28 17:10

Abortion as crime

Abortion as a crime has been a signature bone of contention in this society along with the perennial issue of decriminalizing prostitution. A fact-finding survey, conducted after eight years, has reignited controversy over whether to legalize hitherto illegal abortion.

Park Moo-jong | 2019-02-21 16:57

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