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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 13:20
Editorial
South and North Korea reconnected their severed cross-border communication lines Tuesday, raising cautious hopes for the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue as well as the stalle...
The rival political parties have agreed to distribute the chairmanships of National Assembly standing committees according to the numbers of their respective lawmakers. The rulin...
Thoughts of the Times
Once a month, together with the rest of my community, I make a monthly retreat for a day, and at the end of the retreat, we pray together ...
Sho Chang-youngLet's begin with what a city park is, as legally defined under the Republic of Korea's Act on Urban Parks, Green Areas, Etc...
China Watcher
Difficulty knocks on the door out of nowhere. Adversity comes in many forms. We all bound to face hardships from which it seems there is n...
Blogs
On the evening of Dec. 18, 1892, Father Jozeau, accompanied by his teacher and a servant, were passing “quietly” through the streets of Gi...
The big bosses of the bus companies never actually ride the bus in Korea, not for their daily commute or for running errands or shopping. ...
The tenth biggest economy in the world, its boy band crushing the U.S. Billboard all summer, and companies like Samsung as genuine powerho...
Unsurprisingly, you have probably never heard of Bowline Tom, Bassilio, Fore Brace, Jib Sheet or Main Tack; they were the names given to f...
Columns
. Song Kyung-jin
The political season is heating up to be as hot as the weather this summer. Few conversations nowadays end without a mention of the presid...
. Jang Da-wool
A scorching heat wave is hitting South Korea right now. The temperature has already risen close to 37 degrees Celsius and most parts of th...
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's farewell visit to the White House this month offers an ideal opportunity to reflect on the stat...
. John Burton
Having worked with several Korean companies over the years, I have come to the conclusion that their management practices are harming the ...
. John J. Metzler
It's summertime and the living is easy, as the old song goes. And vacations both domestic and international should be surging despite dark...
. Jason Lim
“Hafu” is the term that's used in Japan to denote someone born from parents of different ethnicities. Apparently, 35 members of the 583-st...
Earlier this month, two presidential hopefuls from the conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP), Yoo Seong-min and Ha Tae-keu...
TEL AVIV - Across the Middle East, alliances are shifting in unexpected ways. What does the emerging configuration mean for a region that ...
The scale and persistence with which Korea has historically exported its children remain unmatched by any other country in the world to th...
Troy Stangarone
When governments meet at the U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November they will face an increasingly difficult ta...
Cartoons
Olympic experts
Emperor's new clothes
Tribune Service
A federal judge has ruled that Indiana University has every right to require coronavirus vaccinations before students may return to class. The ruling is based on preced...
Back in 2016, when expectations for change were running high in Cuba, I traveled to Havana and spoke with Cuban academics, artists, indepe...
The summer isn't even halfway through and it's already proved to be a season of deadly extremes.
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