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Mon, January 17, 2022 | 10:07

Smaller businesses need our support

Ask people around the world to name a Korean company, and they won't find it hard. It's testament to the competitiveness of local conglomerates globally. But there is a lesser known, and equally, if not more vital group in Korea: small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

2021-11-03 16:44

Beyond crisis in Korean political culture

These days, I see various forms in which the traditional arts of a culture find new practice and adaptation. In the United States and England, some successful businesspeople, fed up with corporate norms and contexts, go to the countryside. They want a simpler, more bucolic existence. There are videos and TV series about their trials and travails learning to live on a farm or ...

2021-11-02 17:05

Moon's ideological thinking of North Korea

In his speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21, President Moon Jae-in once more proposed a declaration to formally end the Korean War and asked for the international community's support. That he would make a desperate attempt to rekindle a spark in the peace process before his term of office ends in May 2022 is quite understandable, yet i...

2021-11-02 17:04

Condoleezza Rice and her message of equality

I was watching “The View” the other day, and while I'd normally come away from that experience scarred by the smirking face and screeching cackle of Joy Behar, this time was different. This time there was a woman with a brain at the table. This time, it was more than just a group of caffeinated dames pretending to have gravitas when they're nothing more than Real(ly) Annoying...

2021-11-02 17:00

Time to ease sanctions

One of the main criticisms of the U.N. sanctions against North Korea is that they hamper the delivery of humanitarian aid. The U.N.'s human rights expert on North Korea appeared to acknowledge this fact when he said recently that U.N. sanctions should be eased as the country faces a potential food crisis.

2021-11-01 17:10

China's rights abuses in Xinjiang slammed by UN committee

China's ongoing human rights abuses against its Muslim minority in Xinjiang have again been chastised by a key U.N. committee. Forty three countries strongly condemned the Beijing regime's widespread human rights violations against the Uyghur minority in what has become a systematic state policy in China's western Xinjiang region.

2021-11-01 17:05

Promise of European power

In light of ongoing global political changes, there is much discussion in the European Union about the need for “strategic autonomy.” The thinking in EU institutions in Brussels, and among leaders in Paris and some other capitals, is that the global rebalancing of political and economic power away from the North Atlantic requires Europe to develop a more forceful security and...

2021-11-01 17:00

'Diablo' atrocity and the rise of the digital state

As I write this, there is a Blue House petition titled, “Reporting Blizzard's Atrocities.” Blizzard is the maker of the popular game, “Diablo.” Over 15,000 Korean citizens have signed onto the petition. Basically, the petition complains that millions of members have paid close to $50 each to be able to play the latest version of the game released on Sept. 21, but that they ha...

2021-10-31 17:10

Candidates, show your vision on statecraft and help us vote

Judging by the latest political news stories, we are deep into election season, which culminates with the presidential vote slated for March 9, 2022. Unfortunately, the candidates seem to be in a race to insult and attack each other, often putting their feet in their mouths in the process. Neither is this entertaining nor appreciated. This type of campaigning simply irks vote...

2021-10-31 17:05

Learning to manage China threat

When U.S. President Bill Clinton backed China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), he suggested that the move would spark profound changes “from the inside out.” By joining the WTO, China would not simply be agreeing to import more American products; it would be “agreeing to import one of democracy's most cherished values, economic freedom.” And “the more China ...

2021-10-31 17:00

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