Opinion
Tue, October 3, 2023 | 07:18
Editorial
President Yoon Suk Yeol may be popular in the U.S. and Japan, but he is not favored as much in Korea.
Over the last few years, North Korea has truly lived up to its reputation as the "hermit country." It closed its borders and shut itself off from the rest of the world in respons...
Thoughts of the Times
South Korea has firmly established itself as a global economic powerhouse, extending its influence far beyond its borders. From corporate ...
In today’s fast-paced world of constant demands, stress is so commonplace that it has become a fact of everyday life for many of us. This ...
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
Former President Park Geun-hye attended a flamboyant military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing in...
The continuing separation between North and South Korea has made the Korean Peninsula a subject of global attention for several decades. T...
A previously unknown underground space has been found below the city center. Currently being called the “hidden space” (“sumeun gonggan” i...
. Jason Lim
Over the summer, my 11-year-old boy visited his grandparents in Seoul, where his slightly older cousin lived. Although his cousin, who was...
Eugene Lee
The epicenter of today’s political world in South Korea could well be the arrest warrant for the Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae ...
ADDIS ABABA - With the global transition to cleaner technologies underway, Africa has the natural resources to race ahead. The continent i...
. Steven L. Shields
Except for the heat wave, this summer was like any other. Groups of people fanned out over the city with placards denouncing the LGBTQIA+ ...
The Cold War has returned to the Korean Peninsula after more than 30 years. And it is colder than ever. The meeting between North Korean l...
MADISON/NEW YORK - Bribery of public officials remains a major problem across the developing world and in some developed countries, too. S...
. 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...
Cartoons
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Tribune Service
It’s rare for a lawsuit to be invited by the Supreme Court. But that’s the background to the case brought by Students for Fair Admissions against the U.S. Military Acad...
Al Franken was an above-average senator from Minnesota who was driven from office in 2018 by his Democratic colleagues after several women accused him of touching them ...
The retirement of Rupert Murdoch, the global media mogul perhaps most responsible for our contemporary media dysfunction, prompted renewed speculation about the future ...
Today in History

1542 — Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay

1781 — Siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War

1858 — Donati's comet becomes the 1st to be photographed

1867 — Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario

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