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Wed, April 25, 2018 | 23:15

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Human relations at retirement communities

Retirement communities usually require the head of the resident household to be at least 55 years old. After having lived barely over a year in such a community, I am finding it to be very fascinating to observe human behavior as well as relations. My hypothesis is that how good a particular retirement community is depends largely on how prepared you are to live there.

Semoon Chang | 2018-04-15 16:00

Korean-language information from FTC

On March 9, I received an email from Ms. Bridget Small, a consumer education specialist at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), stating that the FTC had prepared a package of information in Korean designed to help people in the Korean community spot and avoid fraud.

Semoon Chang | 2018-04-01 17:01

Let us all support President Moon

There were times to criticize President Moon Jae-in. There were times to oppose his views. Not this time, however. It is a strange feeling to read the March 6 announcement that there will be a third inter-Korean summit in April, that North Korea made a conditional pledge to give up its nuclear weapons and renounce its provocations against South Korea.

Semoon Chang | 2018-03-18 17:02

Future of two Koreas under President Moon

I admit that I am one of those people who have been critical of President Moon Jae-in's policy on North Korea. Since my trademark is an unbiased mind, I decided to take a second look at his policy and see how the future of the two Koreas might unfold if his policy were followed through.

Semoon Chang | 2018-03-04 14:59

Stop comparing yourself to others

Somehow, I am on the receiving end of daily emails from GovLoop.com. GovLoop is the “the premier social network connecting over 250,000 federal, state, and local government innovators.” GovLoop aims to “inspire public sector professionals to better service by acting as the knowledge network for government.”

Semoon Chang | 2018-02-18 17:01

Assisted dying: the Oregon experience

Sad feelings of terminally ill patients are likely seeping into their already fragile minds. In the U.S., several states have enacted assisted dying for these patients, while Korea is in the early stages of the process of allowing terminally ill patients to legally refuse further treatment.

Semoon Chang | 2018-02-04 16:07

Korean economy now and then

Yesterday, I was walking around Myeong-dong, the best-known shopping area in Seoul. I noticed something very strange. The Myeong-dong that I knew was a vibrant, bustling, energetic, and fashionable place full of shoppers.

Semoon Chang | 2018-01-21 17:06

I have no answers. Do you?

I have been told many times that Koreans outside of Korea worry more about the dangers of war than Koreans in Korea. When I visited Korea in October last year, I had an opportunity to test the hypothesis. This is how I tested the hypothesis.

Semoon Chang | 2018-01-07 16:39

Latest projection of US economy

How well the U.S. economy performs affects not only businesses and consumers in the U.S., but worldwide exporters to the U.S. and likely the global economy as well. The Federal Reserve Board released the latest projection of the U.S. economy December 13, as summarized below.

Semoon Chang | 2017-12-24 14:15

Foot soldiers of Korean exports

I met the foot soldiers of Korea's exporters on Nov. 21 at the Courtyard by Marriott north of Washington, D.C. They were members of the 2017 Korea Trade and Business Delegation to the U.S. This particular group representing eight small- and medium-sized companies came from Ansan, Gyeonggi Province.

Semoon Chang | 2017-12-10 17:12

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