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Editorial
The government announced a plan Thursday to ensure a stable food supply for the people by expanding storage facilities and the basis for the procurement of staple grains. Accordi...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to South Korea raised more concern that hope over relations between the two countries which will mark the 30th anniversary of the...
Thoughts of the Times
My very first job was as a tutor when I was in high school. Throughout my college years, I spent my time as a tutor to pay for my living a...
The Doha Peace Agreement struck between the U.S. and the Taliban once was hailed as “historic” in Washington at the time of its signing. B...
China Watcher
Difficulty knocks on the door out of nowhere. Adversity comes in many forms. We all bound to face hardships from which it seems there is n...
Blogs
In March 1912, Sontag Hotel was the place to be in Seoul. Some described it as a place of political intrigue - backrooms haunted with shad...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, has accused North Koreans in South Korea of being defectors, describing us as “trai...
In February 1912, an American arrived at a small Japanese whaling station near Ulsan, Korea. He was 28 years old, a naturalist and an expl...
A frequent observation by Western visitors to Korea in the late 19th century was the constant sound of tapping coming from most houses in ...
Columns
Troy Stangarone
Sometimes there are situations where we have the ability to do something, but it isn't wise to do so. The recent decision by the Internati...
. John J. Metzler
We all remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001. We all remember with sheer disbelief watching the unfolding horror and the realization th...
The United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan has captured the world's attention. The chaos, distress, and general sadness of those left ...
The Taliban's record in recent weeks of making good on promises to respect human and women's rights, as well as to uphold freedom of the p...
The chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan and the Taliban's return to power speak volumes about America's foreign policy and its future cours...
Sandip Kumar Mishra
In 1924, a British court gave a very famous axiom of jurisprudence. It said, “Not only must justice be done, but it also must be seen to b...
The 1980s were an exciting time to be in booming Seoul, with Koreans and expat English teachers alike hustling for a better economic life....
. Lee Seong-hyon
Cambridge, MA - China's State Councilor Wang Yi is visiting South Korea this week. To be precise, it is one of the four countries he will ...
Here comes a story of our children from past to present. In a national children's art contest in the 1970s, an artwork depicting black pol...
Summer traditionally ends in a most un-august manner, lulling us lazily and newslessly into a faux placidity. Somehow it always ends immed...
Cartoons
Pumpkin spice
General Milley
Tribune Service
When I visited Kabul as a peace activist in 2014, at the height of the U.S. troop surge, I spoke with “Esmatullah,” a pseudonym for a high school student I had known fo...
Human freedom has many threats, as we are reminded of today of all days.
A new Treasury Department report finds that the United States is losing $163 billion per year because of tax evasion by the top 1 percent of earners. The story is mind-...
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