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September 20, 2017 Podcast

[팟캐스트](214) 박원순 시장, MB 고발, 방탄소년단 컴백

(Big Hit Entertainment) 진행자: 윤민식, Paul Kerry 1. 박원순 시장, 블랙리스트 관련해 이명박 전 대통령 고발 기사요약: 박근혜 정권의 “문화계 블랙리스트”와 관련되어 조사가 이뤄지고 있는 가운데 전임 이명박 정권 하에서도 이러한 블랙리스트가 있었던 것으로 밝혀져 충격을 주고 있다. 박원순 서울시장은 최근 MB정권에서 ...

[Andrew Sheng] Living at edge of chaos

This month, two Category 4 hurricanes hit the United States within 17 days of each other. In Asia, North Korea is threatening nuclear Armageddon, and floods and famine are putting thousands of lives ...

September 20, 2017
Columnists
[Justin Fendos] The human cost of nuclear testing

With most media focusing on the geopolitical and military consequences of Pyongyang’s September nuclear test, another important consideration has largely gone undiscussed: the human cost. Nuclear tes...

September 20, 2017
Columnists
[Chicago Tribune] Motormouth Trump warns ‘rocket man’ Kim

Many a world leader has come to the United Nations to give a mealy-mouthed speech or issue a vague declaration. Delegates understood they could remain awake at their discretion. The action was diffe...

September 20, 2017
Columnists
[Editorial] Same questions

The government’s proposal to establish a new investigative agency that will deal exclusively with corruption and other crimes involving senior members of the three government branches has both positi...

September 20, 2017
Editorial
[ITU 2017] When connectivity is not enough: the key to meaningful digital inclusion

Smart is the adjective of our modern world, one where applications, solutions, products and even entire industries are making use of information and communication technology to improve our lives and ...

September 20, 2017
Technology
[Monitor] Household debt surges 55.3% in 5 years

The amount of household debt in South Korea has surged by 55.3 percent in five years, according to data given by relevant authorities including the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Superv...

September 20, 2017
Economy
[Letter to the editor] Community participation key to water hygiene campaign

Weekday mornings in Siem Reap see an exodus of working adults and children set against the idyllic backdrop of rural Cambodia. Many people labor in the fields, as their families have for generations....

September 20, 2017
Columnists
[Advertorial] South Korean horse racing: the wacky and the wonderful

With an annual turnover of $6 billion, South Korea is becoming a major player in thoroughbred horse racing. The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) have a plan to turn the Korea Cup and Korea Sprint from in...

September 20, 2017
Industry
[Editorial] China's two faces

Latest developments in South Korea-China relations and how the Chinese government responds to the crisis involving North Korean nuclear and missile menace pinpoint China’s self-contradiction. Presid...

September 19, 2017
Editorial
[Mac Margolis] Russia wants to be Latin America’s new BFF

When Donald Trump dines with Latin American presidents at Trump Tower in New York tonight (Monday), the conversation could be strained. For one, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who’s chafed at ...

September 19, 2017
Columnists
[Yannis K. Semertzidis] How useful is basic science for Korea?

The question of balance between applied and basic science continues to be debated in most countries, including Korea. Since there seems to be so much need for public support of impoverished people, h...

September 19, 2017
Columnists
[Leonid Bershidsky] Why less frequent elections make sense in Germany

The coming German election may be the last one run on a four-year cycle. The parties now represented in the German parliament and at least one that stands to enter it on Saturday all agree that the l...

September 19, 2017
Columnists
[Monitor] Tattered reputation of Korean companies

Samsung Electronics’ reputation in terms of social responsibility in 15 overseas markets took a nosedive from 20th place last year to 89th, largely due to recalls of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and...

September 19, 2017
Industry
Ex-intelligence official arrested for 2012 election-meddling

A former state spy agency official has been arrested for running a cyber smear campaign against a liberal candidate during the 2012 presidential election, Seoul prosecutors said Tuesday. Min Byung-j...

September 19, 2017
Politics

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