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Wed, November 20, 2019 | 06:39
Bernard Rowan
Korean military service
Recently, I read The Korea Times and took note of an article about two famous performers from Big Bang finishing their military service. I enjoyed and thought apt the story of Taeyang and Daesung's completion ceremony. Many adoring fans showed up, and the two pop idols paid their proper respects. They appear as fine examples of young Korean gentlemen serving their nation in d...
2019-11-19 17:40
Choi Sung-jin
Eternal triangle in Northeast Asia
There is an unwritten rule among all Korean athletes in national squads regardless of events: Never lose to Japan. Players say, half-jokingly, “We have to win even in rock, paper, and scissors if our counterparts are Japanese.”
2019-11-19 17:37
Korea, Indonesia cooperate in legislation
Korea, Indonesia cooperate in legislation
At around 5 a.m. in Jakarta, the morning starts off with Azan, the Islamic call to prayer. The children of Jakarta start their morning watching “Pororo the Little Penguin” and “Tayo the Little Bus,” Korean animated television series.
2019-11-19 17:36
Trump tip rule exploits workers
Trump tip rule exploits workers
It looks like Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia is tired of dining in relative peace and obscurity and he's decided to pick a fight with the people serving his food.
2019-11-19 17:30
Tong Kim
Volatility on Peninsula
South Korea is again facing multiple challenges to its security and peace from friends and foes alike, including the U.S., Japan, North Korea, and China. Not a surprise from the viewpoint of history and its geopolitical destiny.
2019-11-18 17:24
Stephen Costello
Reform and upgrade US alliance
Those who suggest a larger or bolder role for South Korea, toward either North Korea or its U.S. ally, are often met with objections bordering on hysteria. Their suggestions are equated instantly with “breaking the alliance” or “going it alone.”
2019-11-18 17:21
Taiwan: valuable partner in fighting climate change
Taiwan: valuable partner in fighting climate change
Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit a historic high of 415?parts per million in May 2019. The World Meteorological Organization has also released data showing that June 2019 was the hottest month in history, breaking records from New Delhi to the North Pole.
2019-11-18 17:16
Trump's tweet sets dangerous precedent
Trump's tweet sets dangerous precedent
We interrupt this impeachment hearing to bring you a message from Donald Trump: “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad.” That tweet, read on live television by House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, was shocking because it sought to affect the testimony of a key witness in an impeachment hearing as she spoke. Moreover, it marked what may be a first - and potentially ...
2019-11-18 17:06
BRICS warning for West
BRICS warning for West
The meeting of presidents and prime ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) finished up Thursday night with warnings about trade protectionism and unilateralism from developed countries.
Na Jeong-ju | 2019-11-17 17:12
India should rethink its decision on RCEP
India should rethink its decision on RCEP
On Nov. 4 India decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade deal involving the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
2019-11-17 17:06
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