• Culture

    Musical as next ‘hallyu’

    A Korean production of musical “Jack the Ripper,” successfully opened at the Aoyama Theater in Tokyo, Sunday. Despite the high price of 9,500-16,000 yen ($120-$200) a ticket, the first night starring Sung Min of Super Junior was sold out and some 1,200 audience members gave it a standing ovation. The…

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  • IT-Science

    Samsung topples Apple in brand image

    Samsung Electronics lost its recent court battle against Apple in San Jose and was ordered to pay a staggering $1.05 billion but ironically, recent polls show that the Korean firm has overtaken its U.S. rival in brand image. According to a recent poll by market research agency YouGov that compared…

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  • Society

    Why Ieodo matters

    Reef vital to protecting Korea’s economic zone Some 150 kilometers southwest of Marado, the nation’s southernmost island, sits Ieodo, a submerged rock with a unique place in Korean lore. As the story goes, fishermen from Jeju Island were destined to spend eternity there should they perish in rough waters. What’s…

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  • Business

    CJ partners with SOHO China

    CJ Group formed a partnership with China’s biggest real-estate developer SOHO China Tuesday to facilitate expansion of its food business in Asia’s largest market, industry insiders said Monday. An official representing CJ Foodville, they said signed an agreement with a counterpart from the Chinese developer in Beijing, Tuesday. Under the…

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  • Multiracial students

    Cultural diversity should be accepted broadly  Until a decade ago, many Koreans were not familiar with the term “multicultural.’’ And it was not easy to see students from multicultural families in schools. More recently, however, the number of multiracial students has risen rapidly, offering both challenges and opportunities to our…

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  • Society

    Seoul should forge peace zone in East China Sea

    Korea can use the Ieodo issue to build confidence among countries bordering the East China Sea and transform the area into a “peace zone,” an expert said Tuesday. To do so, Ko Choong-suk, director of the Society of Ieodo Research, said Seoul should take a long-term approach to maritime delimitation,…

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  • Entry barrier lowered on foreigner-only casinos

    The government lowered the entry barrier for foreign investors seeking to operate casinos in free economic zones (FEZs), Tuesday. Until now, foreign investors were required to make an investment of at least $300 million up front to build a hotel or convention center before seeking permission to run a foreigner-only…

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  • Column

    How to become rich by loafing around

    After years of research I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a way to become rich without working strenuously; to be born of a rich family holding silver chopsticks. It’s really easy: you don’t have to do anything though your parents had to work strenuously. Sadly we common people…

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  • Western goods gain traction in NK

    Is Coke “it” in North Korea? The question was raised last month when media unearthed a YouTube clip in which a restaurant serves cans of the iconic drink. The sight sparked speculation that the possible introduction of Coca-Cola by the Stalinist state was part of drive by North Korean leader…

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  • Column

    Foreign policy mirages

    UNITED NATIONS ― The killing of the American Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, along with three other American diplomats, the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt and the tearing down of the flag replacing the stars and stripes with a black banner, all allegedly in response to…

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