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Thu, October 19, 2017 | 05:07

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We are the champions

When people were talking about AI (artificial intelligence), at first I thought they meant avian influenza (also AI in abbreviation here) that did enormous damage to the nation's poultry industry a decade ago. But the topic was science and the Oriental board game go - to my great relief.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-03-17 16:32

Better late than never

Do you have a bucket list? As we all know, a bucket list is a list of activities someone wants to do before they "kick the bucket," namely die.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-03-10 17:13

Filibuster as political show

A relatively “difficult” English term, filibuster, has been the talk of the town for more than a week, both in terms of positive and negative aspects, as the opposition parties “introduced” it 43 years after it was abolished in 1973. Thirty nine lawmakers took the floor one after another for more than 170 hours for nine days from Feb. 23 to Wednesday, Mar. 2, to stall the Anti-Terrorism Bill, which they claim will give too much power to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and result in the invasion of citizens' privacy.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-03-03 16:29

Voices of spring

As if being envious of the coming of spring, a last-minute cold wave has made people shiver this week. Still, spring is coming with the opening of March next week; as the 1971 Nobel Literature Prize winner Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) of Chile put it: "You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming."

Park Moo-jong | 2016-02-25 16:36

'Culture of money envelope'

The cold is painful for the elderly, especially for ailing old people. This unusually cold winter is set to last for at least two more weeks. As a result, maybe, I received more news of the deaths of my friends' and acquaintances' aged fathers, mothers, fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-02-18 16:50

Teach your children

A Korean proverb goes, "A thief who will steal a needle will steal a cow," similar to an English proverb, "He who will steal an egg will steal a hen." Needless to say, old habits die hard.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-02-11 16:35

'Smile of Korea, World to Korea'

The headline, “Smile of Korea, World to Korea,” is the catchphrase of the 2016-2018 Visit Korea Year (not Visit Korea Years?). The Visit Korea Committee, a foundation under the Ministry of Culture and Sports, is launching the “K Smile Campaign” (K stands for Korea) under the slogan, “When Korea smiles, the world smiles.”

Park Moo-jong | 2016-02-04 15:59

Future hope of our children

"What do you want to become when you grow up?" Everyone is asked this question in his or her childhood.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-01-28 16:36

Season of 'migratory politicians'

Ahead of the general election in April, the season of the "migratory politicians" has returned without exception as it used to be.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-01-21 17:16

Abuse of the word: 'gukmin' (people)

The nation's opposition politicians have proved once again that they really love the words, "minju" (democracy) and "gukmin" (people of a state), as a kind of addiction. They never betrayed my expectation as I wrote in my column, "Name change for fresh start," published on Oct. 2 last year.

Park Moo-jong | 2016-01-14 16:14

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