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Fri, August 17, 2018 | 07:03

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Side thruster and equilibrium

The large hole, about 2 meters in diameter, in the bow hull of the sunken ferry Sewol, shown in the photo (page 4, Apr. 18, The Korea Times) is called a bow thruster. It’s not a rescue hole, and it does not provide access to inside the bulkhead. The Sewol had to be equipped with a stern (rear) thruster too. A bow thruster or stern thruster is a transversal propulsion device built to make a ship more maneuverable. The bow thruster makes docking easier, since it allows the captain to turn the vessel to the port (left) or starboard (right) side, without using the main propulsion mechanism which...

2014-04-21 17:03

Virginia governor deserves recognition

After much fuss about whether it is appropriate for a state legislature to intervene in what is a dispute between two countries, Korea and Japan, over the name of a body of water, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has finally signed into law the East Sea bill. Now the Sea of Japan will also be known as the East Sea, at least in Virginia.

2014-04-17 16:51

Suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism

I refer to the topical article "Summit aims to counter nuclear terrorism threat" by Andrew Hammond, published by The Korea Times, in the opinion page on March 21 which is focused on the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague, Netherlands.

2014-03-25 16:58

Positive responses to KOTRA ad

I am writing in response to the Feb.19 story, “Chopsticks ad puzzles some foreigners.”

2014-03-12 16:45

Japan's Re-examination of apology

The decision by Japan to re-examine the apology it made to women who were forced to work in the Japanese military comfort zones in World War II could further upset South Korea and the former "comfort women" across Korea, on the Chinese Mainland, in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

2014-03-11 16:48

Reunification - jackpot or bonanza?

It is impossible to achieve reunification unless the two Koreas can first end the Korean War which remains at a ceasefire and has done so since 1953. That is the prerequisite to make any improvement between the two Koreas. Can Ban Ki-moon help end the Korean War, which has continued for 64 years?

2014-03-06 16:53

Challenging but unavoidable reform

I am afraid that your interview article with me on Korea's electricity pricing ("Higher electricity rate needed for reduction of carbon dioxide," Feb. 27) fails to convey my position on the issue more fully. Korea's electricity prices, set by the government, have been kept below the cost of electricity generation since the oil price hike of 2008 during the onset of the global financial crisis, artificially boosting electricity consumption and encouraging wasteful and inefficient uses of electricity, while accelerating increases in greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.

2014-03-05 16:53

Need for native English editors

I'd like to comment on an article entitled "What's in a ministry name?" written by Lee Chang-sup.

2014-02-26 16:50

Just a modern-day Don Quixote

I strongly disagree with the 12-year prison sentence for opposition lawmaker Lee Seok-ki. The South Korean government is acting just like North Korea in imprisoning an activist for exercising his freedom of speech.

2014-02-26 16:49

Speaking against Daoists

Regarding the article that prompted debate on the role of Daoism as a philosophy for the future (Jan 6, "Daoism: the philosophy for the future" by Chung Min-uck), a critical review of Professor Choi Jin-seok's arguments remains unavoidable.

2014-02-21 16:46

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