Concerns about blackouts
Key lies in saving power, reasonable price system The whole nation seems to have fallen ill from the midsummer heat. But officials at Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) say a temperature rise of one degree sends a terrible chill down their spines. An unexpected blackout last September forced some KEPCO officials to leave the company […]
Outright rights violation
China should get to bottom of torture argument China’s human rights violation is stealing a renewed focus as Kim Young-hwan, a South Korean activist, revealed Wednesday that he had been physically abused while being detained in China for nearly four months. Kim said in a press conference in Seoul that he was harshly treated after […]
Missing element in China’s charm offensive
China strives to project a profile on the global stage as a responsible state because some western observers remain wary of “an assertive China” after its rapid rise to become a global economic power house. Chiefly through its state-controlled media, the Chinese government launched a campaign to highlight its peaceful rise and attractive culture by […]
[London Olympics] ⑤ The torch is the start
*Editor’s note: This is the fifth of six-part stories on the London Olympics Art begins to kindle with the Olympic torch, moving from Olympia, where ancient Greek philosophers planted their ideas which produced a civilization around the world. The torch was introduced as a key event in the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin Olympics […]
Varieties of nepotism: Korea
What has been happening in North Korea recently is straight out of the “Hereditary Dictatorship for Dummies” handbook. Kim Jong-un, the pudgy young heir to the leadership of one of the world’s last Communist states, is removing powerful people who were loyal to his father and replacing them with men (it’s always men) who owe […]
One more apology
How many Koreans would sympathize with Lee? After dragging his feet, President Lee Myung-bak apologized Tuesday for corruption scandals implicating his relatives and key aides. In his sixth ― and second concerning irregularities of behavior by the people around him ― public apology, President Lee used far stronger expressions of self-reflection than before, and bowed […]
Mental meltdown
I recently struck up a conversation with a well-known coach who teaches young pro golfers. He told me that what makes the difference between successful and mediocre golfers is entirely mental. He said many young golfers are able to hit balls a great distance with a near-perfect swing. Physically and technically they are superb, but […]
Pakistan: Outbreak of mysterious disease causes death of peacocks in Thar Desert of Sindh
The outbreak of mysterious disease among peacocks, found in abundance in Thar Desert of Sindh, bordering Rajasthan Desert of India, has caused death of a large number of birds, considered to be most beautiful one around the world. Over 40 peacocks have died so far in last five days while according to local people of […]
Bad society
LONDON ― How much inequality is acceptable? Judging by pre-recession standards, a great deal of it, especially in the United States and Britain. New Labour’s Peter Mandelson voiced the spirit of the past 30 years when he remarked that he felt intensely “relaxed” about people getting “filthy” rich. Getting rich was what the “new economy” […]
[London Olympics] ④ The art of the millions
*Editor’s note: This is the forth of six-part stories on the London Olympics I can’t enumerate the art and photographic exhibitions forming an art marathon across London. However, whatever you think of you will find it, thanks to the international spirit of the festival organizers and out of the idea of the melting point, as […]
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