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Fri, December 8, 2023 | 11:42

Investing in Africa's green transition

Investing in Africa's green transition

BERWYN, ILLINOIS/NAIROBI - African leaders and global policymakers recently gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit to discuss the challenges of funding climate solutions. The summit showed that private-sector investments, in particular, could go a long way toward accelerating the continent's energy transition.

2023-09-18 16:20

. Bernard Rowan

Autumn is coming!

As we enter the latter half of September, I hope fall is coming soon to Korea. I remember my visits and sabbatical there and the lovely season. The Northern Hemisphere continues to devolve into a subtropical zone, absent climate policies on a global scale. Fall remains a welcome respite from the tumult of weather crises in late summer. In all of that, I'm thinking of dried pe...

2023-09-17 16:35

. Ahn Ho-young

New chapter in trilateral relationship has begun

The leaders of the Republic of Korea, Japan and the United States convened at Camp David on Aug. 18 for a trilateral summit. The three leaders agreed to strengthen their respective economies, support the free and open international order based on the rule of law, and bolster regional and global peace and security.

2023-09-17 16:30

Global leadership for Latin America and Caribbean

Global leadership for Latin America and Caribbean

The world economy remains beset by challenges, from tight monetary, financial, and fiscal conditions to the effects of the war in Ukraine. These headwinds are impeding global growth - which is expected to slow to 3 percent this year, compared to 3.5 percent in 2022 - and damaging lives and livelihoods, with poverty and food insecurity on the rise, particularly in developing c...

2023-09-17 16:20

. Jason Lim

Korea's fabulous, atomized society

I recently stayed in a hotel near Dongdaemun, which brought into better focus the contradiction that is modern Korea than if I had stayed in Gangnam surrounded by the new and modern. The super modern hotel with the best facilities and services lay smack in the middle of a neighborhood spotted by old, crumbling buildings that had housed the sweatshops of the past and markets o...

2023-09-14 16:35

. Daniel Shin

Navigating the Great Resignation: Focus on people first strategy

The “Great Resignation” is an opportunity, not a threat. The Great Resignation is a term used to describe the phenomenon of more people quitting their jobs since 2021 mainly caused by COVID-19 and the perspective change on the way we define a career. As some experts say, it is an opportunity for organizations to reevaluate their work culture and improve their employment exper...

2023-09-14 16:30

Allende's shadow in today's Chile

Allende's shadow in today's Chile

Commemorating a coup detat can be difficult, especially in Latin America, where coups, and the military caudillos that often follow, have been commonplace. The Sept. 11, 1973, putsch that overthrew the democratically elected Chilean President Salvador Allende could be considered one of many. But this tragedy has some unique characteristics, captured in the stream of books, do...

2023-09-14 16:20

What message did Putin send with Prigozhin's assassination?

What message did Putin send with Prigozhin's assassination?

Russia has a lurid tradition of theatrical assassinations but unpacking their multilayered messaging is tricky. This article considers the possible signals sent by Putin when he had Wagner chief, Evgeni Prigozhin, killed on Aug. 23.

2023-09-14 16:00

China's new 'Standard Map' 2023

China's new 'Standard Map' 2023

On Aug. 28, China unveiled a new map of its territory, which includes the disputed territories it claims in the South China Sea and Taiwan, as well as along its western frontier with India. It was during the so-called National Mapping Awareness Publicity Week that the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Natural Resources posted the 2023 edition of its standard map on the...

2023-09-14 15:50

Kim Rahn

'Moving' opens Korean-style superhero genre

Disney+'s series “Moving” has been gaining growing popularity here and abroad. The streaming platform, whose performance here had not met expectations, has seen a record number of subscribers since the release of the first seven episodes on Aug. 9.

Kim Rahn | 2023-09-13 16:35

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