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Putting down markers

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his opening bid in dealing with the new administration of President Joe Biden at the eighth congress of the ruling Workers' Party, which ended last week. The congress was deliberately held before Biden's inauguration this week to send a message on how Pyongyang views the situation.

2021-01-18 17:00

Thank you, LTI Korea

I have two reasons to offer gratitude to the LTI - the Korean Literature Translation Institute. The first reason for appreciation for what the LTI does - and I would like to inform my readers of this organization and its work - is that the Institute fosters the translation of Korean literature into foreign languages. They have several programs: they host translation seminars,...

2021-01-17 16:48

Retrospection good for soul

Last year was unkind on all fronts: health, the economy, politics and climate change. Friends and families have suffered from COVID-19; many people have died. Our daily routines have been changed dramatically. Although I worship with my church family each week, we haven't been at the church for almost a year. Online services are better than nothing at all and at least we are ...

2021-01-17 16:41

Freedom to inspire or incite?

For the U.S., the worst is yet to come, and that's not just over the few days before Joe Biden's inauguration next Wednesday (Jan. 20) as the 46th U.S. president. The furor over free speech and freedom to protest, intermingled with the impact of COVID-19 on tens of millions of Americans who don't share the bounty of stock dividends and inflated salaries and bonuses, will make...

2021-01-14 17:00

Shameful political legacy

The Republic of Korea has a shameful political legacy: All 11 former presidents lived or are living unhappy lives after their forced or legal retirement.

2021-01-14 16:50

Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy

On Jan. 20, Joseph Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America. However, thinking of the enormous tasks ahead, it is difficult for me to simply congratulate the new administration on taking office.

2021-01-13 16:49

Rule of law (II)

This past week, I'm sure I heard the Statues of Liberty crying. There is the famous statue in New York, and there are others. We name them as we see them. Atlasobscura.com lists some of them. But they were crying, and so was I. It was a deafening sound for those who listened.

2021-01-12 17:00

N. Korea's intractable threats

In a report to the Eighth Congress of the Workers Party last week, Chairman Kim Jong-un declared that North Korea has completed a reliable strategic nuclear arsenal that includes a tactical nuclear weapon, in addition to an intercontinental ballistic missile, but it will continue to advance the capability of its weapons by new technology, according to the state-run KCNA.

2021-01-11 16:50

So Kim's not Korean anymore?

By Jason LimAfter the recent mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol, Andy Kim, the just reelected Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, helped federal law enforcement and local police officers clean up the rotunda of the Capitol. His actions were captured by the media and quickly went viral, representing a ray of serenity and quiet decency in midst of all the...

2021-01-10 16:50

Trump's mad obsession

LONDON - In Europe, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sometimes called the English version of Donald Trump. And in the U.S., Trump's bitterest critics liken him to a dictator, maybe an American version of Hitler or Stalin or Mao or even his bosom buddy Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.

2021-01-07 16:36

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