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Beating the summer heat in 1892

The waterfront of Jemulpo in the early 1900s / Robert Neff Collection The summer of 1892 was, a foreign resident in Jemulpo (modern Incheon)...

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Robert Neff

BOOK REVIEW 'The Melancholy of Untold History'

Courtesy of Simon Berger I first came across the work of Kang Minsoo when someone shared an article he had written refuting the notion that Korean...

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David A. Tizzard

We are all biomass

Slavo Zizek LJUBLJANA – In a recent commentary, philosopher Michael Marder looks beyond the immediate horror of what is taking place in Gaza to...

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Slavoj ?i?ek

Paris Olympic countdown amid security and spectacle

  A buoy is seen during a surfing training session in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on Tuesday, ahead of the 2024 Paris...

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John J. Metzler

A growth agenda for G20

Paola Subacchi JOHANNESBURG – When South Africa takes over the G20’s rotating presidency later this year, it will be the fourth consecutive...

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Paola Subacchi

The real fight against bigotry in Korea

Many years ago, I turned up at an office to find the manager I had come to see, going through a pile of papers. As we talked, he continued this...

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Michael Breen

Finishing this year strong

As we stride into July, we instinctively realize that less than half the year remains. Time can be viewed differently depending on how you value...

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Park Gi-Hyun

Can Trump solve world crises?

Lee Jong-eun This month, the U.S. Republican Party held its national convention. On the last night of the convention, former U.S. President Donald...

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Lee Jong-Eun

Working seniors in aging society

The allure of a short flight and the relatively low exchange rate of the yen has been prompting many Koreans to travel to neighboring Japan. One...

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Kim Ji-Soo

Strange case of Sue Mi Terry

Sue Mi Terry / Yonhap The indictment of Sue Mi Terry last week has sent shockwaves through Washington’s Korea-watching community. As a respected...

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John Burton

National high school baseball tournaments

Last Tuesday, my old high school friends and I cheered on the final game of a national high school baseball tournament, called the Cheongnyonggi...

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Sho Chang-Young

Second term for world's most powerful woman

Andrew Hammond Ursula von der Leyen, the world's most powerful woman politician, won a second term on Thursday as European Commission president....

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Andrew Hammond

Defector or refugee? Does it matter?

Shakespeare didn’t have former North Koreans in mind but his words are appropriate: “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as...

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Casey Lartigue Jr

South Korea needs well-crafted economic roadmap

Sean O'Malley On July 3, the Yoon Suk Yeol administration released the “Dynamic Economy Roadmap” to outline the government’s long-term policy...

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Sean O’Malley

On reflection, forgiveness and penance

When a person is around 60 years old, it is necessary to look back and reflect on one's life. In other words, we must reflect on and repent our...

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Park Sung-Ik

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