[ed] Shoddy in every way President Lee Myung-baks signature project of remaking the nations four largest rivers has proved to be a near total failure. Whats shocking is not the diagnosis itself but the fact that it was made by the top state auditor, not an environment..
Belittling nuclear safety Since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, many governments have moved toward enhancing the safety regulations of nuclear power plants. Building a safer nation is also one of two major goals following the governmental shakeup initiated by Park Geun-hyes ..
[ed] Envoys to China President?elect Park Geun-hyes plan to send a delegation of special envoys, led by Kim Moo-sung, to China next week is creating subtle ripples in diplomatic circles. The mission, the first group of envoys to be sent by Park since her election vic..
[ed] Oil spill compensation Moon Seung-il earned his living by running fishing boats for weekend anglers in Taean County along the west coast. On Dec. 7, 2007, a Samsung Heavy Industries barge struck a crude oil tanker passing there, causing the countrys worst oil spill and..
[ed] Retooling government What matters are not organizations but their operationsRestructuring the government has become one of the traditional tasks of newly-elected leaders in Korea. Park Geun-hye is no exception. There may be little wrong with the organizationa..
What matters are not organizations but their operations
Restructuring the government has become one of the traditional tasks of newly-elected leaders in Korea. Park Geun-hye is no exception. There may be little wrong with the organizationa..
[ed] Glass ceiling In the aftermath of Park Geun-hyes election as the next president, there are mounting calls for more women to enter the workforce.
[ed] Pledges and reality Do campaign pledges have to be kept 100 percent? Once it was commonly said here that it is better for successful candidates to forget their election promises as soon as possible.
[ed] Choi Dae-seok's case Its quite rare for a member of the presidential transition team to quit after serving fewer than 10 days in their appointed role. Rarer still is that no one, except for a select few, seems to know why, causing all kinds of rumors and speculation ..
[ed] Transition in trouble About 50 days of presidential transition team operations may not determine the next five years of the incoming administration. But it foretells how the new leader and his or her government will make important decisions and implement them during the..
[ed] Recurring accidents Barely three months ago, the nation boiled with public anger over a total failure in connection with a toxic chemical leak from a plant in Gumi, 250 kilometers southeast of Seoul, which killed five workers and injured 18 others.
[ed] Stability of NE Asia No three neighboring countries in the world might have greater potential for economic prosperity than Korea, China and Japan. Together, they account for nearly one fifth of global GDP and trade, closely following North America and the EU. That was ..
[ed] Preventing prostitution A 42-year-old prostitutes recent appeal against the government crackdown on sex trade is renewing debates here over arguably the oldest job on Earth. Last year, hundreds of sex workers also called for recognizing their jobs as a legal profession ..
[ed] Policy on North Korea This week, two events involving North Korea occurred amid signs of change in the impoverished country.
[ed] Shortening military service How long is an appropriate period of mandatory military service? Of course, it varies from country to country and there is no correct answer to the question. But for parents and their sons, the answer might be the shorter, the better.
[ed] Abusing pardon power With a limited number of days left in President Lee Myung-baks term of office, it is now the season for granting special pardons. Giving clemency to those who have served their penance is a privilege of presidential authority. It also has become ..
[ed] Future of opposition The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) formed an emergency leadership committee Wednesday, three weeks after experiencing defeat in the presidential election, and unanimously endorsed Moon Hee-sang as an interim leader at a meeting of ex..
[ed] Prevention of suicide South Korea is a country with a spiraling suicide rate. In 2010, 33.5 Koreans out of 100,000 took their own lives, the most among 34 OECD member nations for eight straight years and 2.6 times the average suicide rate of that organization. Statistic..
