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Korea Times - Opinion

The Fair Trade Commission is facing fierce criticism for its decision to exempt Coupang Chairman Kim Beom-seok from being designated as the company's controlling party. This anno...

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In the heart of Seoul, amidst the bustling streets and towering skyscrapers, a different kind of battle is being waged - one that resonates far beyond the borders of Korea. This ...

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May truly reigns as the queen of seasons, adorned with the splendor of blooming flowers, lush grass and vibrant trees proudly displaying i...

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John Henry was generally acknowledged as the best 'steel-driving man,' a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes...

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Two weeks ago, I briefly told the story of my birthday gift battle with North Korean refugee Sharon Jang. She started it by sending almost...

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Korean is said to be one of the fastest-growing languages in the world. Undoubtedly, Korean movies, dramas and K-pop have influenced the p...

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I will start by issuing a warning that there could be numerous heart attacks at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club as a result of this...

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Modern life says we are allowed to define ourselves. We become the masters of our own identity, narrative, and existence. Previous forms o...

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On the rainy morning of May 1, 1886, the French warship Primauguet sailed into Jemulpo (modern Incheon) harbor. On board was Francois Geor...

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VIENNA - The first-ever debate between the candidates for the European Commission's presidency late last month failed to provide a compell...

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"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born," wrote Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci in 1929. "Now is the time of monst...

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I was in Korea recently as a guest of the Sungkyunkwan - not the modern university, but the original Confucian academy that is over 1,000 ...

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While TV news was glued last week to Stormy Daniels' tell-all testimony and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, scant attention was paid to Vl...

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2019 is not so long ago by most historical standards, yet it must seem a different political epoch for China's President Xi Jinping who ha...

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NAIROBI - More than 600 million Africans lack access to electricity, and over 900 million lack access to clean forms of cooking. The conse...

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Each time a new president comes to power, the U.S. government conducts a major review of important policies. One of the policies which und...

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Five years ago, I lived in Gwangju for a month at the Asia Culture Center with researchers and artists from India, Bangladesh, Spain, Mala...

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Koreans have a unique language and alphabet central to their cultural identity. Geographically, the Korean Peninsula serves as a bridge be...

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Hello and welcome to today's ESL Empowerment lesson. Our theme today is: 'Stop hoping and start doing!' We will compare three similar word...

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When Dos Rios Ranch opens to visitors next month in the San Joaquin Valley, California will have 280 state parks - making it one of the nation's largest systems, as wel...

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If you're alone in the forest, who would you rather run across: a man you don't know or a bear? This question, posed to multiple women in a TikTok video last month, has...

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Last week, Apple released the worst advertisement in its long and previously illustrious history of brand creation, extension and promotion. Why? The ad stupidly and ar...

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1899-Victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England - 1926-Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in Canton - 1928-9th modern Olympic games open in Amsterdam - 1940-Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium & begins invasion of France - 1948-Soviet Union recognized Israel - 1971-Washingt...

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