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Wed, September 26, 2018 | 11:52

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Understanding plight of defectors

Recently, I read a column entitled "Let's embrace North Korean defectors,’’ written by The Korea Times Executive Managing Director Lee Chang-sup. I couldn't agree with him more, especially about his conclusion in the article which, in brief, reads, "We South Koreans need to understand defectors' plights in order to establish a harmonious society."

2014-02-13 17:38

Bright future for Myanmar

Recently I have been in the habit of looking closely at articles on Myanmar. According to these, the country is eager to open to foreign countries, such as holding international sports events and hosting meetings.

2014-02-07 16:33

Pakistan shares non-proliferation objectives of international community

This is with reference to the story headlined “South Korea, India to share intel on North Korea, Pakistan” carried in the Jan. 17 edition of The Korea Times. The story cites unnamed sources as stating that the Republic of Korea and India are to share intelligence on purported nuclear proliferation activities by Pakistan and the DPRK.

2014-01-27 17:02

No better time to act

Regarding the recent credit card fiasco that panicked millions of innocent customers, time is more than ripe for concrete action rather than the hollow rhetoric of a sincere apology.

2014-01-26 16:47

With regard to a story titled "Can blood type decide character?" I came to think about the correlation between blood types and personality traits.

2014-01-22 16:53

Navigating in the troubled waters of 2014

I refer to the article titled “2014 could be game-changing year” (KT, Opinion, Jan. 16)

2014-01-21 16:53

Privatization, competition and price-fixing

In theory presuming more than one actor in industry, privatization invites competition for corporations primarily pursuing maximizing profits. Despite the widely-discussed concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the foremost objective of corporations still dictates that profits rule all.

2014-01-14 16:59

About reports on Australia Working Holiday program

I am writing to express my disappointment regarding a series of recent articles published by your newspaper on the Australian Working Holiday program.

2014-01-02 16:51

Genuine atonement still a long way

The all-time passionate nationalist, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has again chosen to enrage Asia and the international community to some extent by paying tribute to the war criminals at the Yasukuni Shrine. In 2012, Abe paid a politically inflammatory visit to the shrine as opposition leader. The difference this time is that he has forced the controversial visit despite the strong admonition of the U.S., Japan's closest ally, that he refrain.

2013-12-30 16:48

What Christmas means to me

I stand to be corrected to say that Christmas is all about giving. This is because the long and short of this religious festival is embedded in the fact that Jesus Christ, the man who came on earth to die for our sins, is literally celebrating His birthday.

2013-12-25 16:34

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Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang