Time to test Iran
NEW YORK ― Most of the debate about how to address Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear-weapons capacity focuses on two options. The first is to rely on deterrence and live with an Iran that has a small nuclear arsenal or the ability to assemble one with little advance notice. The second is to launch a […]
Those ‘guilty’ in innocent lady’s death
A year ago, when I was working at a previous school, a female teacher’s death left me speechless. I was depressed all day at the sad news. How could she die suddenly with her marriage so close? She should have been walking on air, dreaming of a wonderful honeymoon with her soul mate. Why did […]
Korean professor uses ‘ondol’ to help Cambodians
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia — The mercury hardly drops below 30 degrees Celsius in the daytime throughout the year in Cambodia, but vegetables and fruits dry slow even under the blazing sun and often go bad. Kim Man-gab, a professor at the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia, wondered why. Kim eventually discovered that humidity had a lot […]
Ancient construction secrets to be shared
Asian master carpenters to meet in Suwon History is well reflected in traditional architecture, giving awe and admiration to its beholders. But few know how the structures were built and who designed and constructed them and how they were preserved until today. In East Asian nations with a long history of wooden architecture, construction techniques […]
Star gymnast caught in nasty fight between agency, KGA
Korea’s star rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae has found herself caught in a power struggle between her agency, IB Sport, and the Korea Gymnastic Association (KGA). Son, who finished an unprecedented fifth in the London Olympics, saw her long-trusted mentor Kim Ji-hee has tendered her resignation from the KGA. The friction began over whether Son should […]
GGGI to bridge global green divide
Korea wants to make real contributions to the welfare of the world and is adopting green growth as its theme. Songdo has just been selected to host the secretariat of the United Nations-operated Green Climate Fund (GCF), often compared with the World Bank in the area of sustainable development. Now, the two-day meeting for the […]
President’s son to be summoned
An independent counsel plans to summon President Lee Myung-bak’s son for questioning this week over alleged irregularities involving an abandoned plan to build a retirement home for the president. Lee Si-hyung is under suspicion for his involvement in a shady deal last year to purchase land in Naegok-dong, southern Seoul. The scandal centers on land […]
Seoul to boost claim in E. China Sea
The government plans to submit official documents calling for a U.N. body to recognize the continental shelf in the East China Sea near the southernmost island of Marado as its territory. According to a foreign ministry official, Seoul will claim in the official documents to be submitted to the U.N. Commission on the Limits of […]
President-elect to set new records
The president-elect will set new records, regardless of whether it is the Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye, the Democratic United Party’s (DUP) Moon Jae-in or independent Ahn Cheol-soo. If Park wins in the December poll, she will be the nation’s first female president. America has still to elect a female president ― Hillary Rodham Clinton, currently […]
‘Spicy kimchi kept me warm in winter’
Peace Corps volunteers recount their discovery of Korea in late 1960s The first group of American Peace Corps volunteers to come to Korea in the mid-1960s had their own way of keeping warm during the icy winter weather, despite the poor heating systems. Some wore several layers of clothes, while others recalled how Korean hospitality […]
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