The Korea Herald

[Editorial] Anti-Japanese frame

EditorialAug 20, 2020

Head of Heritage of Korean Independence criticizes Rhee, Aegukga as pro-Japanese
[Editorial] Medical reform

EditorialAug 20, 2020

Doctors, government should shelve conflict amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases
[Clara Ferreira Marques] Hong Kong’s closed schools risk a lost generation

ViewpointsAug 19, 2020

Keeping schoolchildren home again this fall will come at a hefty price for families and economies around the world. In Hong Kong, authorities may be underestimating the cost. The government’s decisi...
[Kim Seong-kon] Korean ministries in the eyes of foreigners

ViewpointsAug 19, 2020

Sometimes outsiders can see what insiders cannot; that is why foreigners’ perspectives are often illuminating. Recently, foreign commentators have expressed concern and puzzlement about the policies ...
[Clara Ferreira Marques] Russia’s Sputnik vaccine gamble is all about Vladimir Putin

ViewpointsAug 18, 2020

There was no clearer way of signaling how Russia sees its coronavirus vaccine: Moscow named it Sputnik, after the satellite whose launch in 1957 marked the start of the space race and forced the West...
[Editorial] Back to basics

EditorialAug 18, 2020

Infections rise sharply in Seoul area; more sickbeds needed
[Robert J. Fouser] Is ‘Korean New Deal’ needed?

ViewpointsAug 14, 2020

A month ago, on July 14, President Moon Jae-in gave a speech outlining the “Korean New Deal.” The term takes its name from US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s sweeping response to the Great Depressi...
[Michael R. Strain] Closed schools are a national emergency

ViewpointsAug 14, 2020

Many parents in the US are coming to grips with the reality that their children may not return to their schools until the fall semester of 2021. Schools that aren’t opening this fall seem to be waiti...
[Editorial] Restoration first

EditorialAug 14, 2020

Four rivers project faces reevaluation; probe must not be excuse to shift blame
[Kim Myong-sik] Socialist approach fails in real estate market

ViewpointsAug 13, 2020

After numerous failures, policymakers of the Moon Jae-in government must by now know that they cannot control apartment prices with tough restrictive measures on property transactions. With their lat...
[Cass R. Sunstein] Republicans’ dangerous hypocrisy

ViewpointsAug 13, 2020

The system of separation of powers is in real trouble. That’s the main conclusion to draw from President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders, attempting to circumvent Congress with actions that (h...
[Editorial] Budget deficit

EditorialAug 13, 2020

Fiscal conditions should be considered before drawing up additional spending plan
[James Stavridis] Scowcroft never hated his enemies

ViewpointsAug 12, 2020

As I was preparing to assume duties as supreme allied commander at NATO a decade ago, the two people I sought out for counsel were both generals: Colin Powell and Brent Scowcroft. The advice from Po...
[Lee Mun-ki] Citizens bring life to park

ViewpointsAug 12, 2020

Couples taking a walk with their dogs in the neighboring park after work, parents vigorously riding bicycles with their children in the fresh air at a lake park on weekends, neighbors occasionally wa...
[Kim Seong-kon] Memorable phrases in films

ViewpointsAug 12, 2020

We tend to think that movies are merely a form of entertainment, but this is only partially true. In fact, a film is an excellent cultural text and an important social document. Furthermore, a film i...