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Sun, November 27, 2022 | 21:47

'Great Expectations'

'Great Expectations'

I wonder if you have heard about “Great Expectations.” The book was written by Charles Dickens in England in the 19th century. Dickens, as we know, was one of the great writers, novelists in England.

2022-08-21 14:08

Attack on Salman Rushdie

Attack on Salman Rushdie

Thankfully, Salman Rushdie survived the vicious knife attack in New York. The severely wounded author faces a long period of recuperation and may lose an eye.

2022-08-18 17:00

Grandma is in a pickle!

Grandma is in a pickle!

It is fun to be with our grandkids in the summer. I agree with the proverbial saying that had I known the happiness of being grandparents, I would have started with grandkids first. My rambunctious two grandsons, ages 2 and 4, are happy to see their “halmeoni,” the Korean word for grandmother. When they see me, they lunge at me and shout “halmeoni!” While I cherish this momen...

2022-08-17 17:00

Damyang, Korea's bamboo forest town

Damyang, Korea's bamboo forest town

I feel nostalgic about an old painting of images of “sagunja,” a term referring to the Four Gracious Plants: plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo. The name refers to the “four people of virtue” since the distinctive traits of each plant reflects a noble Confucian virtue appropriate to Korea's four seasons. I have a decades-old memory that sagunja paintings decorated the gue...

2022-08-16 17:00

Redefinition of good and evil

Redefinition of good and evil

Radicalization in the Middle East is neither the product of American policies in the region nor the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or for that matter the so-called “Iranian aggression” and the rise of Shiism or Shia Islam.

2022-08-15 16:49

Finland, Sweden further strengthen NATO

Finland, Sweden further strengthen NATO

On Aug. 3, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The vote was 95 to 1, far more than the two-thirds required for approval. This decision supports expansion in the strategically vital Arctic, which will significantly extend Russia's borders with NATO members.

2022-08-14 16:20

Reunion of classmates after 49 years

Reunion of classmates after 49 years

On that sweltering afternoon of July 13, 1994, I was in Daegu, rushing down the sizzlingly hot asphalt streets to attend a very special gathering. The temperature reached 39.4 degrees Centigrade - a record high of last 52 years. But the heat didn't bother me much, because my mind was fully occupied thinking of those childhood friends I was going to meet shortly. We hadn't see...

2022-08-11 17:00

K-pop fans demand Korea's streaming giants go renewable

K-pop fans demand Korea's streaming giants go renewable

Today, environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) is a hot topic, even in the K-pop industry. Giant K-pop labels like JYP and SM added their voices recently to the growing chain of sustainable business announcements. More have already experimented with digital albums as an alternative to traditional releases following criticism of the amount of plastic waste resulti...

2022-08-10 17:00

Sleeping rosaries

Sleeping rosaries

“SIGNIS World Congress 2022” will be held on the topic of “Peace in the Digital World” from Aug. 16 to 19 at Jeong Hasang Hall, Sogang University in Seoul.

2022-08-09 15:53

Impact of COVID-19 on international students' mental health

Impact of COVID-19 on international students' mental health

Since early 2010, following global trends in higher education, universities in Korea have pursued competent students from around the world to actualize campus internationalization. These efforts by Korean universities gained momentum with the implementation of government-level policies for foreign students in 2013. As a result, by 2021, international student enrollment in deg...

2022-08-08 17:00

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