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Tue, November 28, 2023 | 19:00

Resilient remittances

Resilient remittances

When former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was asked about the risks of “brain drain” - the large-scale and sustained migration of well-trained citizens from lower-income to higher-income countries offering better opportunities - he allegedly responded, “Better a brain drain than a brain in the drain.” Back then, in the 1980s, India's universities were already churning ou...

2023-08-03 16:20

South-North Korea and ARF

South-North Korea and ARF

Both Seoul and Washington have said it would be “the end” of Kim Jong-un's government if North Korea used its nuclear weapons against the United States or its ally South Korea. A statement from Seoul's defense ministry said, “Any nuclear attack on the alliance will face an immediate, overwhelming, and decisive response,” echoing previous statements from both Seoul and Washing...

2023-08-03 16:00

. John J. Metzler

Russia plays 'hunger games' with global grain supplies

The Russians are acting more and more like the Soviets. Their brutal war in Ukraine underscores the point that Moscow's ambitions are not only military but counter-humanitarian too.

2023-08-03 15:55

Miracle on Han River, no success without sacrifice

Miracle on Han River, no success without sacrifice

Around 20 years ago, I started visiting tuberculosis hospitals and sanatoriums in North Korea as part of a campaign to rid the country of that disease. I've been to the North countless times since then.

2023-08-02 16:30

Retirement age for politicians

Retirement age for politicians

Recently, there is a growing sentiment that elderly motorists should be banned from driving as fatal crashes involving older adult drivers are on a sharp rise in Korea.

Kang Seung-woo | 2023-08-02 16:24

The West's Chinese crossroads

The West's Chinese crossroads

BERLIN - Last month, Canada suddenly announced that it was freezing all ties with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a multilateral lender created by China as an alternative to the World Bank. According to Canada's finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, the decision comes in response to allegations that the Chinese government has stacked the institution with Communist Pa...

2023-08-02 16:20

. Song Kyung-jin

Sustainable population policy for sustainable growth

On July 25, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its updated World Economic Outlook. It adjusted the global economic growth rate upward to 3 percent from 2.8 percent in its April forecast. The growth rate of the Korean economy for the same period was revised down to 1.4 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the April forecast of 1.5 percent. Last year, th...

2023-08-01 16:35

Chyung Eun-ju, Joel Cho

Can you believe what you see? Unraveling the illusion of reality in the age of AI

Earlier this year, a photo of Pope Francis wearing a trendy white puffer coat went viral, only to be uncovered as an AI-generated image. From that point on, the discussion of the ethics revolving around the use of AI to generate images of public figures arose, especially considering that thousands of people initially believed it to be true.

2023-08-01 16:30

Spain dodges a far-right bullet

Spain dodges a far-right bullet

“Spain is different” is a phrase that has often been used as a substitute for nuanced analysis of developments in the country. But Spain truly was different in its peaceful transition to democracy after the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship - which coined the cliche - and the sweeping modernization that followed. It was also different for not having a far-right party con...

2023-08-01 16:20

. Robert Atkinson

Time for Korea-US cooperation to limit China's advanced tech gains

Even if Korea implements additional advanced technology policies, it will be increasingly difficult for Korean firms in advanced industries, like electronics, semiconductors, machinery, and autos, to compete against Chinese firms that are backed to the hilt by the Chinese government. China's innovation mercantilism playbook is to steal or coerce the transfer of technologies i...

2023-07-31 16:35

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