Opinion
Fri, December 9, 2022 | 11:31
Editorial
Koreans in the central provinces of Chungcheong are like Americans in the Midwest region in some ways. Chungcheong people speak the slowest among Koreans, and people from other p...
Eleven more days are left before the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Qatar comes to a grand finale. The remaining eight matches, from the quarterfinals to the finals, will be of the highe...
Thoughts of the Times
Not long ago, a story about former President Moon Jae-in's Pungsan dogs attracted a lot of attention. Eventually, it seemed that the dogs ...
As I recall, a generalist social work practice class introduced me to the main tenets of “positive psychology.” The timing was perfect bec...
China Watcher
Difficulty knocks on the door out of nowhere. Adversity comes in many forms. We all bound to face hardships from which it seems there is n...
Blogs
Just prior to dawn on March 5, 1907, the streets of Jemulpo (modern Incheon) were almost completely deserted due to the early hour and the...
Korean palaces have always been very popular tourist sites and in the late 19th century Gwanghwamun was especially popular with photograph...
Gianni Infantino, the head of football's governing body, FIFA, gave a pretty strange speech a few weeks ago, just before this year's World...
It was nearly 2 a.m. in Seoul when Son Heung-min decided that rather than continuing to try carrying the weight of the nation on his shoul...
Columns
Troy Stangarone
I'm often asked how South Korea should manage relations with China. It's a complex question. One that often requires deeper answers than c...
. Steven L. Shields
When the sweltering heat, humidity and heavy rains give way to the crisp air of autumn, even though it comes with a few warm and cool days...
My dog Thurber has been lying to me. It only figures, because it's impossible to avoid mistruths these days. We just exited a miserable el...
Could the United States and China go to war over Taiwan? China regards the island 90 miles (145 kilometers) off its coast as a renegade pr...
Protesters have taken to the streets of China's cities in a rare show of political dissent. While the demonstrations are focused largely o...
Imran Khalid
For the last few months, U.S. President Joe Biden, considered to be a rather unglamorous politician with limited oratory capabilities, has...
. John J. Metzler
North Korea's petulant and isolated regime wants attention. It's thirty-something dictator, Kim Jong-un, vies for the noxious notoriety th...
In the more dangerous and unpredictable multipolar world in which we now live, trade relations remain of seminal importance. But they cann...
. Song Kyung-jin
Next year marks the golden jubilee of Korea-India diplomatic ties. The golden jubilee could be translated into an opportune moment for bil...
Cho Hee-kyoung
Nationwide, thousands of cargo truckers have been on a strike since late November in a dispute over the price of freight. The government h...
Cartoons
Qatar FIFA spirit
Boundless ambition
Tribune Service
With 17 shopping days remaining before Christmas 2022, are you stuck on the proverbial one-more-present? Or one-more-present for the entire family, not just Dad?
According to all available evidence, youth and college student voters turned out in force this election cycle, making a decisive impact on the 2022 midterms. While thos...
Former President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that the U.S. Constitution be “terminated” in order to rectify the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
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