Malaise pervades the Korean economy
The Korean economy is now in an anemic state. Pessimists are comparing the economy to a cancer patient waiting for emergency surgery. The patient, they say, is barely clinging to life and, without surgery, could enter a coma. The Korean economy is now growing at just 2 percent annually, with no quick recovery in sight. […]
Harvard admissions process
Outstanding Korean students who are now agonizing over the college admissions process at top North American universities should take a moment to curse Abbott Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933. Concerned that there were too many Jewish students at Harvard, Lowell first tried to implement a quota. Later, he and the […]
No tears for Romney
Now Mitt Romney can go back to doing what he does best, making hundreds of millions off other people’s sweat and tears, investing billions overseas and shipping away the jobs to go with his investments. And he can stop that nonsense about the “blind trust” in which he’d put his fortune, come out of the […]
Success of rightists’ move to use NK-related policies in coming presidential election has yet to be seen
In mid-December, South Korean voters will go to the polls to decide who will be the next president of the Republic of Korea (ROK). South Korean elections tend to be rather uncertain and tense affairs. Compared to many countries, though, South Korean politicians are not enthusiastic participants in mud-slinging matches. Nonetheless, a great deal of […]
China and Korea
New governments ought t seek better partnership America finished picking its leader for the next four years yesterday. China will begin a similar, but a very different, process tomorrow: the new Chinese leader has long been decided and will be in charge for a decade. Korea has been paying greater attention to political developments in […]
Cautious approach to wind energy
The capital is awash with advertisements promoting wind energy featuring predictable idyllic depictions of rolling green hills, trees and sunshine. Certainly wind power may have an important part to play in the fight against climate change but what developers never mention are its adverse environmental impacts. In the Republic of Korea in recent years, wind […]
Presidential politics in Korea vs. US
It is only once every 20 years that the Korean and U.S. presidential elections coincide, so the recent campaigns have provided an excellent opportunity to compare how the political systems work in the two countries. The striking impression is that the state of democracy may be in better shape in Korea than in the U.S. […]
Success comes to those walking their ways that have never been trodden by others
Many people are struck by emptiness, not only in terms of time but also in the very essence of their existence. It seems as though their compasses have broke down or pointing to all the directions except for the right one. What meaning is there to wake up in the morning without having an idea […]
Rashad, Egyptian artist, uses art as means to express revolution of Egypt
“The Artist is close to the society and he gets affected by it the most” –Hany Rashad This is one of the things that Hany Rashad, the revolutionary artist, sees. He started his own way of expressing the revolution of Egypt. After being a participant in the Jan. 25 demonstrations, he started to use art as […]
Islam’s view on Obama’s reelection
Back to the school of Sultan Obama! In the summer of 2009, many Egyptians admired the US president Barrack Obama’s visit to the Sultan Hassan Mosque in his way to Cairo University for delivering his important speech to Islamic World. For many, Obama was considered – at the very beginning – that he is the […]
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