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Tue, March 26, 2019 | 21:17

Opinion > Columnists > Semoon Chang >

Brutal executions by Kim Jong-un

On Feb. 22, the Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) of Washington, D.C., and the North Korea Strategy Center (NKSC) of New York City hosted an important seminar at the National Press Club in the U.S. capital. The title was “FEARPOLITIK: Kim Jong-un's Great Purge.” I was there as a guest.

Semoon Chang | 2019-03-17 17:23

Online scams for the ordinary

In today's article, I want to introduce what I have found out about online scams that can easily take money away from ordinary people such as me. In phishing, the caller tries to get your private information such as username, passwords, social security number, bank account number, or credit card account details by pretending that the caller represents an organization you trust. These organizations include government departments, utility companies and other well-known firms.

Semoon Chang | 2019-03-03 17:35

Ranking of Korea in innovation index

On Jan. 22, Bloomberg released the Bloomberg Innovation Index, which is intended to rank countries based on several factors related to innovation in technology. The factors include expenditure on research and development, manufacturing capability, concentration of high-tech public companies, quality of post-secondary education, number of research personnel and number of patents.

Semoon Chang | 2019-02-17 17:36

Making the best retirement community

In January, there was a ranking of the best value retirement communities in the United States, released by 55places.com. This website claims to be the number one source for information about active adult communities in the United States.

Semoon Chang | 2019-02-06 16:53

Flashbacks from 'Miss Saigon'

On Jan. 2, I was invited to enjoy the superbly-choreographed musical, “Miss Saigon,” at the famous Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. I expected a similarity in the story between the fall of Vietnam and the end of the Korea War in that both involved a massive withdrawal of American soldiers after a long and bloody war.

Semoon Chang | 2019-01-20 16:42

Global economic environment in 2019

The quarterly World Economic Survey, sponsored by the University of Munich in Germany, assesses worldwide economic trends by polling transnational as well as national organizations worldwide in their respective countries. Last fall, 1,230 economic experts in 119 countries were polled. I was one of them.

Semoon Chang | 2018-12-31 16:35

'An Inspector Calls'

I am fortunate to have someone who has been taking me to all the live-performance theaters in the Washington, D.C., area, including the National Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Signature Theatre, and Toby's Dinner Theatre. The one common characteristic of all these theatres is the live performance by actors and actresses right in front of the audience.

Semoon Chang | 2018-12-23 17:08

More sex in driverless cars?

Will sex be more common in driverless cars? At least some studies speculate that to be the case, suggesting the likelihood that more people will die in clashes of driverless cars, a byproduct of artificial intelligence (AI), yesterday. (The Washington Post, Nov. 13, A15)

Semoon Chang | 2018-12-09 18:01

Midterm corrections of Moon's economic policy

With new leadership in place for economic policies in Korea, this may be a good time to explore midterm corrections of President Moon Jae-in's economic policies.

Semoon Chang | 2018-11-25 17:00

Story of Captain Hwang

Captain Jae S. Hwang, a Korean-American, is running for sheriff of Montgomery County in Maryland, the U.S. Most Korean-Americans work in restaurants, retail sales, laundry cleaning, real estate sales, taekwondo instruction, churches and professions requiring advanced degrees such as CPAs, attorneys, and professors.

Semoon Chang | 2018-10-28 17:45

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