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[Editorial] No more vanity

The recent exchange of personal letters between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other positive developments have brightened prospects for the resumption of denuclear...

June 25, 2019
Editorial
[Ana Palacio] American power without wisdom

In Greek mythology, it was prophesied that Zeus’s first wife Metis, the goddess of wisdom, would bear a son who, equipped with his mother’s cunning and his father’s power, would eventually overthrow ...

June 24, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] A new approach

The government is likely to lower its 2019 growth target when it unveils economic management plans for the second half of the year early next month. So far, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has b...

June 24, 2019
Editorial
[Slawomir Sierakowski] Teflon populism

Populist rule is invariably associated with corruption, nepotism and incompetence. Why, then, do populists appear immune to scandal? Revelations that would have shocked electorates just a few years a...

June 23, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] Clear suspicions

Suspicions over the arrival of a North Korean fishing boat at a South Korean port for defection are getting amplified. Four North Koreans aboard a small wooden boat allegedly left Gyeongseong in Nor...

June 23, 2019
Editorial
Sunfull holds campaign in support of Prince William’s anti-cyberbullying program

Sunfull Foundation held an anti-cyberbullying campaign for youth in Seoul last week, in recognition of Prince William and the Royal Foundation’s efforts to counter cyber violence. Sunfull Foundation...

June 23, 2019
People
[Kundhavi Kadiresan] By 2050, what if we can’t see forests or trees?

Most of us are familiar with the old saying that sometimes we “can’t see the forest for the trees.” But what if I told you, at our present rate of exploitation of our forests and depletion of our nat...

June 20, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] Matter of ethics

The state prosecution’s indictment this week of Rep. Sohn Hye-won for corruption charges should renew the call to legislate a tough law to punish public officials involved in conflicts of interest. ...

June 20, 2019
Editorial
[팟캐스트] (305) 김명환 민주노총 위원장 구속영장 신청 / BTS 부산 팬미팅 신분증 검사 소동

진행자: 김보경, Kevin Lee Selzer 기사요약: 경찰은 지난해 5월과 올 3-4월 열린 국회 앞 집회 당시 조합원들의 불법행위를 계획하고 주도한 혐의로 김명환 전국민주노동조합총연맹 위원장에 대해 구속영장을 신청했다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaes...

June 19, 2019
Podcast
[Trudy Rubin] Campaign help from Russia?

What do Queen Elizabeth II and Vladimir Putin have in common? Well, according to President Donald Trump, there is no difference between having a chat with Britain’s queen and accepting dirt about a ...

June 19, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to North Korea, which starts Thursday, is seen to be aimed at strengthening China’s leverage against the US in the escalating standoff between the two sup...

June 19, 2019
Editorial
[Editorial] Mediate conflicts

Two years ago, Naver, often referred to as the Google of South Korea, announced a plan to construct a massive data center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, just south of Seoul. Last week it withdrew the...

June 18, 2019
Editorial
AFoCO shares sustainable forest restoration commitment at APFW

The Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) shared its strategic priorities at the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week on Tuesday, in Songdo Convensia Convention Center, Incheon, reaffirming its commitm...

June 18, 2019
Industry
AFoCO envisions greener Asia through regional cooperation.

The establishment of Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) was proposed by South Korea at the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in 2009. It is aimed at strengthening regional forest cooperation...

June 18, 2019
Industry
[Jeffrey Frankel] US recovery turns 10

This month marks the 10th full year of the US economic recovery that began in June 2009. Back then, a “trough” in business activity signified the end of the Great Recession that followed the 2007-08 ...

June 17, 2019
Viewpoints

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