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Sun, May 29, 2022 | 05:43

Growing change agents effectively

Many corporations are interested in growing “change agents,” employees tasked with the role of helping change an organization's culture. These people are not experts but regular employees who are chosen to represent employees generally. They have typically been selected because of a high level of awareness of organizational issues and colleagues' opinions. However, are compan...

2022-05-26 17:00

Reminiscing Poland

Ever since Korea opened its doors to the outside world in 1876, many foreigners have entered Korea through the port city of Jemulpo, or modern Incheon. One such foreigner was Polish merchant Friedrich A. Kalitzky (1872-1934), who landed and lived in Korea for decades until his death. Today, his tombstone depicting Konigsberg, his birthplace, stands at the graveyard of Chemulp...

2022-05-25 17:00

Centuries of kimchi

Kimchi is regarded as the national food and signature dish of Korea. There are at least 47 factories in Korea certified for the production of kimchi.

2022-05-24 17:00

Hahoe Folk Village and mask dance

Hahoe is one of the earliest and most folkloric clan villages in South Korea and was therefore designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. It is located about 25 kilometers to the west of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province. Founded in the 14th and 15th centuries by the Ryu clan of Pungsan, the village reflects the Confucian culture and historic legends of the early Jos...

2022-05-23 17:00

Laongjeong in Wonju

“To be, or not to be.” That was the question for Hamlet. “To have, or not to have,” would be the question for contemporary people. I think being and having are two existential conditions for every human being.

2022-05-22 17:00

Prudent vote for education superintendents

June 1 is the local election day of South Korea. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), seven types of local public officials are to be elected all around the country. It is conceived that people's political interest is lower in local elections than in presidential or parliamentary elections. However, to make the right choice, we need to be familiar with the dut...

2022-05-19 17:00

Nuclear war danger, Russia and Ukraine

“In any case, the Americans would not respond disproportionately.” Peggy Noonan, a respected and influential columnist for “The Wall Street Journal,” made that statement regarding the possibility that Russia will use nuclear weapons in the continuing war with Ukraine.

2022-05-18 17:00

Why we share our stories: then and now

Each year around May, many books are published for Mother's Day, Graduation Day and other celebratory occasions. Memoir writing has become very popular for the young and the old, the famous and not so famous. What makes a good memoir, must it contain a rags to riches narrative or can so-called ordinary lives hold just as much wisdom and surprise?

2022-05-17 17:00

Champion Cho A-yean's weakness

Cho A-yean won the 8th Kyochon Honey Ladies Open on May 8, capturing her first glory of this season and third career KLPGA Tour title. The 22-year-old hit a bogey-free final round of 5-under 67, clinching a four-shot victory over Lee Ga-young, who wilted and self-destructed over the closing stretch.

2022-05-16 17:00

British vote mixed, Boris Johnson besieged

“The Liberal Democrats won a huge haul of more than 200 net seat gains.”

2022-05-15 17:00

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