Teachings left by grandfather As a hearse carrying the body of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il passed through snow-covered Pyongyang, the North's state media praised the deceased Dear Leaders efforts to build a nuclear state.
My voter activism charter I picked four winners in the previous five presidential elections I voted in.
Jang Song-thaeks N. Korea Unlike his North Korean peers, he looks handsome, gentler, and even more savvy and smart. Intelligence sources say Jang Song-thaek is a good speaker who enjoys drinking with artistic abilities including playing the accordion. With a well-rounded ch..
Its show time! You may call me a biased judge or sentimental boob, claim that I am wasting precious space in our editorial pages or accuse me of working on a not-so-hidden agenda.
A different kind of rush As if to calm the year-end and holiday rush, soft white snow covered much of Seoul Wednesday, two days after the news of the death of the North Korean leader shocked the world.
Bring on Pyongyang Spring North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il is dead but there are no celebrations in the streets of Pyongyang as was seen in capitals of the Middle East blossoming into Arab Spring, triggered by the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia.
Dont try to gag SNS Kim Je-dong, a popular TV personality, has been accused of having violated the election law by posting messages encouraging his Twitter followers to cast ballots in the Seoul mayoral election on Oct. 26.
Let IT guru pay back more to society A month ago, I asked popular software entrepreneur Ahn Cheol-soo to make it clear whether or not he was interested in running for president, as it takes time for the public to scrutinize a presidential hopeful.
Samsung leader or follower? Last week, I wrote about Samsung Electronics being too self-conscious to realize its transformation from fast follower to innovator. It was one of three subjects in one column so I felt not enough was said and decided to revisit it.
Shadow of higher education U.S. President Barack Obama frequently praised Koreas education system with respect to the high degree of enthusiasm parents have to send their children to higher education institutes. Obama might have changed his mind, should he have read about ..
Ahn, Kang, Apple, etc First, for those who are curious about the title, Ahn would be Ahn Cheol-soo, computer software entrepreneur and professor who is talked about as a presidential candidate in next years election; Kang is Kang Yong-seok, a Harvard-educated lawmaker..
Soft content, strong messages The film Wandeuk is about high school student Wandeuk, who lives with a hunchback father and a mentally-challenged uncle in Seoul. Nothing about his life shines, and adding to his miserable existence is that his teacher lives right next door to..
Regulator with heart Kim Seok-dong, chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has managed what none of his predecessors could, when he paved the path for Lone Star to exit Korea last week.
From crane to ground It took 309 days for her to come down from the top of the crane. She spent 10 months in a tiny drivers seat 35 meters up in the air.
Yes, Jeju is global wonder! I usually dont nitpick on somebody elses opinion.
Man who has greater say Polifessors have been the target of criticism for entering politics without resigning their professorship. Polifessor, a combination of the words politics and professor, is a term used in Korea to describe those who shuttle between government p..
Whats the beef about FTA? It was April 2, 2007, when Korea and the United States settled their free trade agreement or KORUS FTA. At that time, the word, settle, was used with no quotation marks because the atmosphere was such that it would go into effect soon.
