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Ms. or Madam?
How do you address President-elect Park Geun-hye, if you are foreigners or the foreign press invited to meet her? Her aides say that Park doesn’t have a preference _ honorific madam or Ms. can be used. Obviously, Miss or Mrs. may not sound appropriate, as she is not married and…
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Man arrested for praising NK in court
A local court issued an arrest warrant for a trial observer for praising North Korea and throwing his shoes at the presiding judge. Cheongju District Court issued an arrest warrant Friday for a 51-year-old man with the surname Oh on charges of disrupting a trial as well as charges of…
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Korean voters in US do collective nail-biting
Wednesday nights election showdown was nail-biting for Koreans in the U.S. just as much it was for their families and friends back in their motherland. They reacted in a variety of ways but accepted the winner without bitterness. . Many people came across the news first thing in the morning,…
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East Asia
Lighten up, Madam!
It is not hard to imagine President-elect Park Geun-hye working under pressure. The presidential election campaign was grueling, requiring her to be a superwoman. Now as a leader who will take office in two months’ time, Park is obviously feeling a great deal of responsibility to lead the nation on…
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Do’s and don’ts for Park
Use popular mandate correctly and humbly President-elect Park Geun-hye has finally attained her lifelong goal of winning the nation’s highest office. Awaiting her is the much harder task of turning her occupancy of Cheong Wa Dae into a legacy future historians’ will extol. Here’s a checklist of things she should…
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East Asia
Park Geun-hye sets many firsts
This year’s presidential race is that of many firsts. It is the first between genders in Korea and the first to elect a president who was born after the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-1953). Park Geun-hye becomes the first woman president in the nation’s history as a republic. In…
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East Asia
Park to put policy priority on culture
What kind of changes in the cultural landscape can voters expect from a female president? It is still too early to tell as Park Geun-hye, president-elect of the Saenuri Party, has not shown any strong signs that she is particularly devoted to cultural issues. It would be hasty to associate…
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East Asia
Park backs merit-based appointments
President-elect meets US, China envoys President-elect Park Geun-hye pledged Thursday to appoint people to important positions based on their merits, not hometowns or school ties. “I will do my best to end the history of division here by adopting measures for reconciliation and putting a halt to cronyism in public…
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East Asia
President-elect’s business network
Park has links with POSCO, Hanwha, GS With Park Geun-hye elected as the next president, market players are paying attention to how close her relationships are with domestic business leaders. Park has an extensive network within the business world. Companies with ties forged with the President-in-waiting include Korea’s biggest steelmaker…
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East Asia
Four Asian nations in power transition asked to have summit meeting at DMZ
Any one to study the history of the Far East Asia can easily realize how much it is difficult to grow the seeds of trust in the soil of those four countries; China, Japan, North & South Korea. This is true either for people or more critical for the politicians.…
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