Opinion
Mon, September 25, 2023 | 05:45
Editorial
Two news items drew diplomatic watchers’ attention over the weekend.
Being a doctor is now the most desired career in the eyes of young Koreans and their parents.
Thoughts of the Times
For many parents and grandparents residing in Seoul, the dream of having their children and grandchildren attend an American high school o...
Confined to the house endlessly, day after day, to avoid exposure to COVID-19, I missed lots of things outdoors. Most of all, I missed the...
Blogs
In the past, wild animals, including bears, were occasionally raised for entertainment and sport within the Korean palace grounds. In 1394...
Ask foreign students whether Korea is modern or not and you will get lots of different answers. Many will nod their heads and point to the...
In the late 19th century, Korea was a land filled with danger. Banditry was common, disease was prevalent, demons and ghosts haunted peopl...
Until last year, I was one of the modern slaves of Kim Jong-un. I was born and raised in North Korea. I worked in a North Korean building ...
In Korea, one of the most iconic fruits of summer is the watermelon. There is something almost magical about eating ice-cold watermelon on...
Columns
. Mark Peterson
Last time I wrote about the surprising news report that one Korean company was requiring all employees to use English names in office comm...
. Kim Sang-woo
At the BRICS summit in Johannesburg from Aug. 22-24, more than 20 countries formally applied to join the group. The new members are Argent...
The Biden administration's infatuation with electric vehicles is no secret, with billions in subsidies lavished on them in the so-called I...
. Donald Kirk
Kim Jong-un’s magical mystery tour through the Russian Far East may have added a frightening dimension to the standoff between alliances i...
In the rapidly evolving landscape of international security, the recent unveiling of a modified Soviet-era submarine by North Korea has ra...
WASHINGTON, DC/RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW DELHI - Our collective future hinges on a transformative shift in our relationship with the planet. This...
First Prize: Two Fabulous Days in Beautiful Delhi! Second Prize: Four Days in Delhi! Having to wait an extra two days in Delhi after the G...
BERLIN - U.S. President Joe Biden recently brought the leaders of allies Japan and South Korea to Camp David to discuss how to contain Chi...
. Andrew Hammond
The distance between Northern Ireland and “Asian Tiger” Hong Kong is over 6,000 miles. Yet the U.K. government hopes that the former could...
Last month, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.K. Parliament recommended that its government support a formal agreement for closer eng...
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Tribune Service
First-generation college students are less alone than they were a decade ago.
Over the last two years, at least five people in the U.K. have been killed by American XL bully dogs, prompting no less than the prime minister himself to come forward ...
The United States’ food system is facing a crisis eerily similar to what we experienced almost 100 years ago: A corporate-dominated marketplace, strangled by an elite f...
Today in History

1493 ― Columbus sets sails on second voyage to America

1513 ― Vasco Nunez de Balboa becomes first European to see the Pacific Ocean

1639 ― First printing press established in America

1690 ― Publick Occurrences, first U.S. (Boston) newspaper, publish first and last editions

1882 ― First baseball doubleheader (Pro...

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