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Korea's tragic history

Today’s struggles for power in international relations make me very often rethink past tragic events. The destiny of the Korean Peninsula has...

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Heo Ma-Ne

Korean names — problems resurfacing

In the last few weeks, I posted a video about problematic Korean surnames, and in the process, I learned more about a subject I thought I already...

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Mark Peterson

Inflation in deglobalizing world

Peter S. Kim The U.S. Federal Reserve surprised the market with an aggressive 0.5 percentage point rate cut last month, signaling its confidence...

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Peter S. Kim

The curse of the ginkgo

Dilkusha and the 400-year-old ginkgo tree in the 1920s / From an exhibit at the Seoul Museum of History in 2018 Once again, it is ginkgo season in...

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Robert Neff

Why 'Ode to My Father' remains relevant today

A still from the film "Ode to My Father" / Courtesy of CJ Entertainment If a house is on fire and a mother and three of her children are safely...

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David A. Tizzard

Taiwan raises territorial issue with China

Controversy has arisen over the original ownership of vast land in the Siberian Far East, including Vladivostok, a port city now accommodating...

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Hu Young-Sup

Would Korea's political discourse gain from courtesy?

When Im Jong-seok, a senior figure in the previous government, recently suggested that South Korea give up trying to take over North Korea and...

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Michael Breen

South Korea's AI dilemma: balancing innovation with ethical oversight

  Chyung Eun-joo As South Korea gears up to regulate artificial intelligence technology, following the footsteps of other jurisdictions like the...

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Chyung Eun-Ju And Joel Cho

Economics, empathy, and the US Election

Kaushik Basu ITHACA – The outcome of November’s U.S. presidential election will have profound consequences for democracies worldwide and for...

02.10.2024 2

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Kaushik Basu

Reading 'Claiming Her Dignity'

How much do I know about Africa? Of course, not much. I have not read many books or articles written by people from Africa. However, these days, I...

02.10.2024 2

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Lee Nan-Hee

Why household debt and housing prices matter

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is facing rising pressure from the ruling party and a government think tank to cut the base interest rate amid sluggish...

02.10.2024 2

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Park Chong-Hoon

What Asia-Pacific wants from US-China relationship

Manpreet Sethi The U.S.-China relationship unfolds across many regions, but the Asia-Pacific region is the main stage. In fact, the region’s...

02.10.2024 1

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Manpreet Sethi

'The Boys in the Boat'

What inspires us to endure and persevere in a difficult situation? What leads us to be indomitable and consistent? Some of us might think of it as...

01.10.2024 3

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Kim Ae-Ran

Will Biden seize last chance for tougher policy on Gaza deal and Ukraine victory?

Trudy Rubin President Joe Biden’s farewell speech to the United Nations General Assembly was clearly not the speech he wanted to deliver. He had...

01.10.2024 3

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Trudy Rubin

How Korea's high tech landscape leaves foreigners, marginalized groups behind

Numerous people line up to board the new subway line linking Bucheon to Goyang, both in Gyeonggi Province, on July 2, 2023. This new line allows...

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Min Seong-Jae

How a California community helped prevent the Bridge fire from destroying their town

On the evening of Sept. 10, things looked bad for the mountain ski town of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles....

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Chad Hanson

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