KoreaTimes - Columns

The Korea Times

Entertainment & Arts

SCMP
Asia

The Korea Times

Entertainment & Arts

SCMP
Asia

The Korea Times

Opinion

Columns

Sat, March 25, 2023 | 20:51

. Donald Kirk

Hong Kong's media hero

The history of the media is full of stories about journalists who defied authority, risked death covering wars and sought stories behind cover-ups. Few media heroes can match Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, a Hong Kong paper that was shut down last year after 26 years defending Hong Kong's democracy movement and offending China's leadership in Beijing.

2022-12-15 15:45

The US has been getting China all wrong for two decades

The US has been getting China all wrong for two decades

Did you know that, in American-speak, a group of flying COVIDs is not called a “flock” but a “murder”?

2022-12-15 15:40

Inspirational quotes about dogs

Inspirational quotes about dogs

Thurber, my yellow Labrador, has been a part of my life since Feb. 20, 2021.

2022-12-15 15:35

Does Africa deserve green aid?

Does Africa deserve green aid?

Many in the global development community are pushing for rich countries to transfer large sums of money to developing countries to help them shift to cleaner energy without impeding economic growth. This advocacy raises important economic questions that do not receive enough attention in the mainstream press.

2022-12-15 15:30

Yoon Ja-young

Pediatricians look for jobs elsewhere as Korea's birthrate declines steadily

A friend of mine who is a pediatrician plans to quit her job at a local university hospital. She says she intends to prepare for the U.S. medical licensing examination and move to America. She will have to do her residency again, giving up all of her accomplishments as a clinical professor here. Nevertheless, she says she will have no regrets.

Yoon Ja-young | 2022-12-14 16:50

Nuclear norms under attack

Nuclear norms under attack

Sixty years after the Cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust, the international community is still struggling to contain the malign manifestations of the atom while exploiting its benign uses in nuclear power generation and a multitude of other peaceful uses, most notably in nuclear medicine.

2022-12-14 16:40

Opening pathways to college entrance

Opening pathways to college entrance

With Korea's college entrance exam results being released last Friday, (Dec. 9) students across the country found out whether or not they had achieved the score they were aiming for.

2022-12-14 16:30

. Andrew Hammond

Transatlantic ties reach Biden-era low

Transatlantic ties were forecast to improve significantly and sustainably during Joe Biden's presidency, yet two years into his term of office, relations are deteriorating as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

2022-12-13 16:55

. John J. Metzler

Why does Biden want to buy Venezuelan oil?

During the U.S.' Thanksgiving holiday, the Biden administration announced it was quietly reversing policy and allowing limited petroleum imports from Venezuela. The Treasury Department lifted restrictions permitting a six-month deal to ease sanctions so that Chevron petroleum can buy and then ship Venezuelan crude oil to American refineries.

2022-12-13 16:50

What China's zero-COVID drama foreshadows

What China's zero-COVID drama foreshadows

China's leaders always knew that they would have to abandon their zero-COVID policy eventually, and that the longer they waited, the more painful the transition would be. Yet they seemed mired in the policy, unable to leave it behind and move on. Then, an apartment-building blaze in locked-down Xinjiang killed ten people whose escape was thwarted by locked doors and blocked e...

2022-12-13 16:35

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Top 10 Stories

1	Zoo shares sad story of what caused Sero the zebra to escape

2	Burnout: Cardiothoracic surgery residents work 102 hours a week

3	Churches, Seoul gov't unite to fight low birthrate

4	North Korea will pay price for reckless provocations, warns Yoon

5	Genesis launches 2023 G90 sedan

6	What's next for Do Kwon?

7	Second daughter of Daesang chairman promoted to vice president

8	More companies adopt electronic voting amid increase in shareholder activism

9	Over 70% of firms unwilling to embrace longer workweek

10	Samsung Display strike looms due to deadlocked wage negotiations

DARKROOM