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Fossils in blue jeans

Such was the title of the press release by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company on their findings in an assessment of South Korean corporate culture and organizational health. This was the second report following their first one 2016.

2018-05-27 16:57

My culture is not your… prom dress

Them's the fighting words that Jeremy Lam tweeted over seeing Keziah Daum, a Utah high school student, posting photos of herself wearing a red Chinese qipao, or cheongsam, to her school prom. The tweet led to an onslaught of cultural appropriation accusations against Daum for wearing the traditional Chinese dress.

2018-05-13 16:14

N. Korea as lean startup

The question foremost in everyone's mind is, “Why now?” Why has Kim Jong-un engaged in the full-court press rapprochement with his key geopolitical stakeholders at this time? What made 2018 so special to Kim?

2018-04-27 17:05

'Your user agreement sucks'

During a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees this week, Joe Kennedy, the Republican senator from Louisiana told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, “Your user agreement sucks. The purpose of a user agreement is to cover Facebook's rear end, not inform users of their rights."

2018-04-13 18:19

Race, genetics and us

National Geographic's Instagram account recently posted a striking picture of two girls, one white and one black; they are twin sisters. Here is the official caption: “11-year-old twins Millie (left) and Marcia (right) from Birmingham, the United Kingdom, pose for the cover of this month's special issue on Race. Their mother calls them her 'rainbow twins.' 'They're my miracles,' she says. Race is a made-up label used to define and separate us.”

2018-03-30 17:53

Men against self-driving cars

The Economist's special report, “Self-driving cars will profoundly change the way people live,” explores the different foreseen and unforeseen consequences of self-driving cars to the way we live. It provides fascinating insights into how our everyday lives will change because cars will now be able to drive themselves.

2018-03-16 17:37

Bionic Korea

Strategy and Business, a publication of the consulting giant Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), recently published a piece titled, “The Bionic Company,” to make the case that today's businesses need to get a handle on three new forms of capital that are critical to creating value: behavior, cognitive and network capital.

2018-03-02 17:19

Whose 'future' is it anyway?

There was a little confusion over names of political parties recently. Well, lots of confusion, actually. But it provides an interesting insight into the political narratives that will be in play come the June midterm elections in Korea.

2018-02-18 20:18

Me too, Korea

I thought that I had misheard when Sohn Suk-hee, the renowned anchor of JTBC's flagship news program, stated that Seo Ji-hyun, a prosecutor, was actually in the studio and willing to show her face while discussing her experience as a victim of sexual misconduct.

2018-02-02 17:17

Cryptocurrency as generational narrative

It's not an exaggeration to say that South Korea has gone gaga over cryptocurrency. For something that can't really buy anything in real life, cryptocurrency has certainly taken on a virtual life of its own as the new gold rush where a lucky strike can result in a windfall.

2018-01-19 17:08

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