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. Kim Won-soo

Why Korea should make the most of multilateralism

The new government of Korea is off to a hectic start with multilateral diplomacy. Last month, President Yoon Suk-yeol made a diplomatic debut at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit alongside the leaders of 30 member states, and for the first time, three other Asia-Pacific partners, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

2022-07-18 16:24

. Mark Peterson

Challenge for 'jesa'

It's hard to keep up with social changes in Korea. My finger on the pulse has been my YouTube channel, The Frog Outside the Well, and the responses and comments people post. I've been surprised to see the negative comments regarding all things related to Confucian practices. The most recent has been comments on “ancestor ceremonies,” or “jesa.”

2022-07-17 16:35

. Daniel Shin

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs: power of generating value from digital assets

Intellectual property (IP) is a powerful tool to give a sense of ownership to the original creator. Hence, intellectual property has to be well protected in law. Oftentimes, small ventures lack the resources to effectively protect their intellectual property. Even if the modern concept of intellectual property has evolved since the 17th century, primarily in Europe, intellect...

2022-07-17 16:30

. Donald Kirk

New US ambassador takes aim

The United States has a new ambassador to South Korea at a pivotal moment in U.S.-Korean relations and the confrontation between North and South Korea. Philip Goldberg has arrived in Seoul just as the U.S. and the ROK are beginning to see eye to eye and South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol promises to repair the damage done during the presidency of his predecessor, Moon Jae-...

2022-07-14 16:55

Eugene Lee

On leadership and vision

In the face of many mounting crises, South Korea is beginning to struggle on multiple fronts. It's got rising market volatility paired with inflationary pressure on the monetary and fiscal systems of the country, a brewing housing market bubble getting ready to pop along with rising product and energy prices, and unhappy labor and even government employees in between.

2022-07-14 16:42

. Andrew Hammond

World Population Day marred by 100 million milestone of migrants

World Population Day, which fell on July 11, has long been a moment to celebrate human progress, but came this year at a grim milestone with a massive 100 million people now internally displaced for the first time ever, post Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

2022-07-14 16:22

. John J. Metzler

Jolting wake-up call on Chinese intel theft

The jolting but not unexpected wake-up call came from London. In a rare and unprecedented joint press conference the chiefs of both the British MI5 domestic intelligence service and their American counterpart, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), presented a poignant and riveting account of China's sweeping intelligence-gathering operations and its wider implications fo...

2022-07-13 16:54

Cho Hee-kyoung

Finally, pedestrian-centric road traffic rules

A few years ago, my friend's young daughter was hit by a car as she was crossing a road near her primary school. Her right femur was shattered and several of her ribs were fractured. She had to be hospitalized for three months and had to endure multiple operations.

2022-07-13 16:32

. Bernard Rowan

Autocratic age III

There's much foment in America these days. We're grappling with incidents of the autocratic age. Still dealing-and-not-dealing with COVID and emerging vaccine-busting variants, Americans have lost patience with precautions. Guns are everywhere, but we're treated to a further promotion of gun culture by a Supreme Court enthralled with its new variety of jurisprudence. There is...

2022-07-12 16:23

. Kim Sang-woo

NATO summit poses both opportunities, challenges for Korea

The NATO summit in Madrid on June 30 adopted a new Strategic Concept. And for the first time, NATO members included China as posing a “systemic challenge” to Euro-Atlantic security.

2022-07-12 16:11

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