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Letter to the Editor

Mon, August 26, 2019 | 05:50

No more tragedies

News of the death of five high school students participating in a Marine Corps-style camp was shocking enough to break the hearts of all Koreans, including mine. We all hoped they would come back to their classmates and family members, but the Yellow Sea's chilly tidal wave engulfed their bodies, and eventually, swept away the five ill-fated, precious lives.

2013-08-01 16:45

Consider other ways of teaching

The negative reactions to English classes in Korea documented in “What English means for children” (July 22) are not limited to Korea. They are found everywhere in the world where traditional methods are used, methods that are painful and not supported by any research. Educators in Korea might consider trying methods that are not only supported by decades of scientific studie...

2013-07-31 16:44

Education for brighter tomorrow

Gearing up for the new school year, the Philippines Department of Education (DepEd) has rolled out the K-12 Basic Education Curriculum to grades 2-8 teachers as it implements the second year of the enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. Despite the issues and challenges, DepEd highly commits itself to pursue an agenda of reform in the Philippines educational system.

2013-07-29 17:02

Clarification from Pakistani Embassy

This clarification is in reference to the news published in The Korea Times on 4 July, 2013, regarding the meeting of Indian National Security Advisor, Mr. Shiv-shankar Menon, with South Korean President, H.E. Ms. Park Geun-hye, at the President House on 2 July, 2013, stating that South Korea and India have decided to establish an intelligence sharing relationship on prolifer...

2013-07-17 16:58

Medical tourism in Korea

Medical tourism has been in the news quite a lot these days. A number of visitors from Japan, China, Russia and other countries visit Korea not only for sightseeing but medical purposes such as health check-ups, plastic surgery, dental care and stomach treatment. These are the areas in which Korea leads technologically and offers treatment at relatively low prices. The number...

Jong-eun2013-07-10 17:57

Holistic sustainable development

I read Bjorn Lomborg’s “Limits of Panic” article in the June 29 issue of The Korea Times with great interest. It was a coincidence that I was on my way back from the International Society for Industrial Ecology conference (2013) held in Ulsan, South Korea, and picked up the newspaper before entering the plane bound for Gimpo Airport in Seoul.

2013-07-03 16:17

In defense of LTI Korea

On June 14, The Korea Times carried as its front-page lead news story an article headed “State translation agency needs fixing,” a title which in itself constitutes a direct attack on the work of LTI Korea, the agency in question.

2013-07-02 16:40

Solution for climate change

Europe is seeing the worst flooding of its history and several rivers have burst their banks and are now flooding big cities. Several European countries including Germany, Hungary and Austria are badly affected and people are trying hard in the face of the worst flooding in history.

2013-06-14 17:21

Some comments on Hague Convention

I would like to bring forward some comments to the joint opinion expressed in a guest column, a few days ago, about the Hague Convention signed by Korea.

2013-06-05 17:12

DMZ peace park and ecosystem

It has been 60 years since the two Koreas signed an armistice that ended the Korean War. During her recent visit to the U.S., President Park Geun-hye proposed a plan to create an international peace park along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Her speech fluttered with new hope, reflecting our nation's will to settle peace and opening the possibility of reunification of the two K...

2013-05-19 16:58

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