Opinion
Mon, June 5, 2023 | 06:57
Editorial
Korea's healthcare system was exemplary until a few years ago. It was easy to access, had skilled physicians and was cheap to use.
For half an hour early Wednesday morning, Seoulites got a sense of what life is like for their counterparts in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Thoughts of the Times
Chujado, a tranquil island with a population of approximately two thousand, is split into North and South Chujado, and is connected by a b...
One day in 2002, while strolling around winding paths in a field, a certain melody came to my mind. Then, I kept singing the resounding me...
Blogs
I occasionally give lectures to foreign travelers as a Freedom Speakers International (FSI) Keynote Speaker. The topics are mainly "The Re...
Concepts such as decolonization, orientalism, lived experiences and multiple truths are becoming more widespread in both academia and main...
Many people know about Korea's low birthrate. It's one of the lowest in the world, and it's falling.
In the late 19th century, the people of Gaeseong were somewhat unlike the residents of other parts of the peninsula. When John Baptiste Be...
My mom gave me two lives. First, when she gave birth to me in 1993. Second, when she rescued me from North Korea in 2011. If there's a her...
Columns
. Jason Lim
Elise Hu, who served as the inaugural bureau chief for NPR in Seoul from 2015-2018, recently published a book titled, “Flawless: Lessons I...
As part of the fourth generation of a family of missionaries, I've witnessed many changes during my time in Korea. It's said that human ci...
On May 14, 2023, the European Jewish Association held its annual conference in Porto, Portugal, where it adopted a resolution calling for ...
. Donald Kirk
We're accustomed to two basic stories from North Korea. First is the North's nuclear and missile programs. Kim Jong-un is forever ordering...
Park Jung-won
At the core of President Yoon Suk Yeol's diplomatic strategy is a shift away from strategic ambiguity toward values-based diplomacy. This ...
. Steven L. Shields
I grew up during the Vietnam War. I was safely tucked away in the mountains of the western United States, but the specter of war was ever-...
South Korea's air quality is notoriously bad at certain times of the year, specifically winter and spring when citizens often have no choi...
There are no signs yet of efforts in the Yoon Suk Yeol administration to de-escalate rising tensions with North Korea despite the northern...
Peter S. Kim
The Korean stock market is still reeling from the pyramid scheme using contracts for difference (CFD), which was used to ramp up stocks ov...
The COVID-19 pandemic might be officially over, but much like a railway switchyard, it has already diverted countless lives onto wildly di...
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Tribune Service
As Ukraine gears up for its long-awaited counteroffensive, it's possible to imagine what a victory might look like. That is, if the United...
Visiting theme parks is a summer staple that should be experienced by everyone, and this Texas theme park is on a mission to make that possible.
“Beyond Taxing” is a column by Kiplinger Senior Tax Editor Kelley R. Taylor.
Today in History
On this day...
1661-Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge
1917-10 million U.S. men begin registering for draft in WW I
1940-First synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron, Oh.
1940-American Negro Threater organizes
1947-Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlines "The Marshall Plan"
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