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Fri, October 2, 2020 | 05:34

Choi Sung-jin

Infodemics on North Korea

Despite their many differences, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un share some common characteristics. For example, they are both unpredictable and desperate for public attention.

2020-05-05 17:33

Moon's hour has come - again

President Moon Jae-in is a political leader with many blessings. Moon snatched the top job rather unexpectedly in May 2017 when his impeached predecessor, Park Geun-hye, could not finish her term in office.

2020-04-21 16:45

Worst election ever, but …

In a week, Korean voters will hit the polls to elect their representatives for the country's 21st National Assembly. Despite the significance of the quadrennial political event, the people's expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections couldn't be lower. No one can blame them. This general election is unprecedented in many ways - mostly bad.

2020-04-07 18:32

Winning two-front war

Global disasters provide testing grounds for nations and their leaders. Chinese President Xi Jinping faced his biggest political crisis some weeks ago due to the bungled handling of the new coronavirus outbreak. Had the epidemic not begun to subside, Xi might have seen his grip on power sharply weakened, if not losing it altogether.

2020-03-24 17:16

Let's fight virus head-on

Now that COVID-19 has all but turned into a pandemic, with the virus spreading across 105 countries and territories, the numbers increasingly look like those of the Olympic Games.

2020-03-10 17:13

Virus and votes

Politicians do anything to win votes, and nowhere else may this be truer than here in Korea. The new coronavirus outbreak seems to be no exception. So-called opinion leaders - mainly conservative ones - are shifting the focus of discussion from public health and safety to the Moon Jae-in administration's China policy.

2020-02-25 17:20

For more than three weeks, all TV news shows in Korea began with updates on the new coronavirus outbreak. That changed Monday when the Korean film “Parasite” made history at the Oscars by sweeping up four awards, stunning not just fans at home but director Bong Joon-ho and production staff.

2020-02-11 18:03

Hassle over Ambassador Harris

American ambassadors to South Korea have often played a role far bigger than just head of the country's diplomatic mission here. Until the nation emerged as a fledgling democracy in the late 1980s, military generals-turned-dictators had to anticipate Washington's reaction before making major decisions, by contacting top U.S. envoys in Seoul. Since the 1990s, U.S. ambassadors have exerted influence - big and small, desirable and undesirable - on this country's political and social situations.

2020-01-28 17:31

Diplomatic dilemma for Moon

President Moon Jae-in seems to be stuck between a rock and a hard place in dealing with North Korea. In his New Year's address Jan. 7, Moon made no mention of the North's denuclearization, inviting criticism from conservative politicians and media outlets.

2020-01-14 17:43

2020: year for new diplomacy

For President Moon Jae-in, 2019 was a miserable year diplomatically. Some experts say it couldn't be worse. Others gave him a “D.”

2019-12-31 17:39

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