The Korea Herald

From aid recipient to donor: Korea’s inspirational development path

ViewpointsNov 23, 2021

By Manuela V. Ferro By Akihiko Nishio ----------------------------------------------------------------- A document in the World Bank’s archives tells a story of modest beginnings: In 1962, repre...
[Lee In-hyun] Viva, Verdi who united Italians

ViewpointsNov 23, 2021

Every news media outlet around the world has been focusing on COVID-19. Some may wonder if there is any other news besides the virus. As you may have heard, electing the next president of South Korea...
[Sławomir Sierakowski] The home front of Poland’s border debacle

ViewpointsNov 23, 2021

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party knew well what to expect from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko before he started funneling refugees from the Middle East to the Polish border. Bel...
[Editorial] Budget cut concerns

EditorialNov 23, 2021

Weapons acquisition budget down for first time in 15 years, yet welfare expenses increase
[Shang-Jin Wei] Why is China‘s growth rate falling so fast?

ViewpointsNov 22, 2021

In early 2021, the consensus forecast for Chinese GDP growth this year among 25 major global banks and other professional forecasters was 8.3 percent. In contrast, the Chinese government’s own growth...
[Takatoshi Ito] Beware of Japan‘s ‘new capitalism’

ViewpointsNov 22, 2021

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida survived the general election on Oct. 31, which came just weeks after his arrival in office as the new leader of the nation. Losing only 15 seats, the Liberal De...
[Editorial] COVID crisis, again

EditorialNov 22, 2021

Korea faces virus resurgence, shortage of ICU beds after lifting restrictions
[Robert J. Fouser] South Korea and COP26

ViewpointsNov 19, 2021

The recent 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, Scotland ended to mixed reviews. The purpose of the conference was to develop detailed plans to implement the goal of limiting ...
[Editorial] Parliamentary probe threat

EditorialNov 19, 2021

Democratic Party pressures Finance Ministry to draw up budgets for Lee’s election pledges
[Parmy Olson] Facial recognition has its limits

ViewpointsNov 18, 2021

London is one of the most watched cities in the world: Its inhabitants are caught on camera about 300 times a day on average and the British capital has become a test bed for police use of live facia...
[Song Jong-hwan] Freedom, is it automatic?

ViewpointsNov 18, 2021

On March 23, 1775, American Founding Father Patrick Henry (1736-1799) famously declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” When this declaration spread to the world, it ceased belonging to just on...
[Kim Myong-sik] 2022 election to right wrong direction of energy plan

ViewpointsNov 18, 2021

The past 4 1/2 years of the Moon Jae-in administration has given South Koreans the unwanted experience of witnessing amateurs in high posts distort major state policies, even in the crucial area of e...
[Editorial] Time to halt stopgap measure

EditorialNov 18, 2021

Severe shortage of nighttime taxis illustrates need to rethink regulations
An advanced weather radar network: The first line of defense against severe weather

ViewpointsNov 17, 2021

“An instrument called Cheugugi was made in Seoul from iron for measuring rainfall. It measured one cheok and five chon (about 32 cm) deep and seven chon (about 15 cm) in diameter.” - May 8, 1441, 23...
[Kim Seong-kon] Coined English words are for domestic use only

ViewpointsNov 17, 2021

These days, the Korean people have invented a few new English words, such as “untact” or “with corona,” which means, respectively “no contact” and “living with the coronavirus.” When Koreans say a “n...