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East Asia
Overseas Koreans join protests against Park Geun-hye
Koreans across the world held rallies to add their voices to the one million citizens gathered at Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Saturday (KST) demanding that President Park Geun-hye resign over a scandal involving longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil. Rallies were held simultaneously in 10 countries, including the United States, Germany, France,…
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Society
Fear and Loathing in North Dakota
(Yoon Seok-Hee) Why are snipers, attack dogs, drones, helicopters, riot police, and rubber bullets used against a group of people armed with nothing but bodies and cameras? The entire world is asking these questions, as the United States continues to use the National Guard to police Native Americans in North Dakota.…
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East Asia
The Trump Administration: The Outlook For U.S. Foreign Policy
Richard Giragosian – Director, Regional Studies Center (RSC) For many Americans, and especially for supporters of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, the victory of Donald Trump as the country’s next president was a serious surprise. For many others, and most notably for his vehemently loyal backers, the victory was a refreshing…
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East Asia
Korea-US FTA in unprecedented jeopardy
Lee Han-soo – The Korea Times Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. President is expected to put the free trade pact between South Korean and the U.S. in grave jeopardy. Trump has repeatedly blasted the deal as “catastrophic” and “unfair” to the U.S. “Hillary rammed through the job-killing trade…
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East Asia
Will Trump meet N. Korean leader?
Ko Dong-hwan – The Korea Times Will U.S. president-elect Donald Trump meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un? The question has become one of the most urgent reality check factors in Korea because the Republican candidate repeatedly mentioned how he will deal with the nuclear-armed communist state during his presidential campaign…
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East Asia
Reflections of the Choi Soon-sil Scandal in Asian Countries
A bizarre scandal about the Korean President Park Geun-hye shakes the South Korean society. Choi Soon-sil, an old friend of the president, allegedly used her connection with Park to extort money from largest corporations as well as abuse of power and corruption activities. President Park Geun-hye apologized recently that she…
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Society
“Support the Blue”
(Yoon Seok-Hee) Last night I went to a prayer vigil at the Morton County Jail for the Native Americans and the clergy who were arrested for crossing the police line. The vigil was met by a dozen protesters who help up signs that said: “Support the Blue.” I went and…
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World
“There can be no change without sacrifice”
(Yoon Seok-Hee) “If I gave up the fight,” Rob Sataicum of the Puyallup Tribe, and the host of the acclaimed <Tribal Talk Radio> told me, “and my children find out, how will they be able to go on? How will they love themselves?” The natives protecting the Missouri River are…
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Central Asia
British military calls Russian T-14 Armata tank ‘most revolutionary tank’
Russia’s new T-14 Armata tank represents “the most revolutionary step change in tank design in the last half century,” says a leaked report of the British military intelligence obtained by The Sunday Telegraph newspaper in London. “Without hyperbole, Armata represents the most revolutionary step change in tank design in the…
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Culture
Standing with the Standing Rock Reservation
(Yoon Seok-Hee) Today, over 400 clergies from over 20 different denominations have gathered together to stand with the Standing Rock Reservation’s struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The clergy recognized that the conquest of America was only possible because organized religion sanctioned the massacre and historical erasure of Native…
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