Author: The Korea Times
Is China enough?
BUENOS AIRES ― For many countries in Latin America, demand from China has been essential to maintaining high GDP growth rates over the last decade. But will Chinese demand for […]
Small firms need to overcome Peter Pan Syndrome
Small Korean firms are trapped in what resembles the Peter Pan Syndrome or Dwarf Syndrome, where adults do not want or feel unprepared to grow up. In the Korean economy, […]
The new old year
NEW YORK ― Any look back at 2012 would necessarily focus on three parts of the world: the eurozone, with its seemingly endless financial uncertainties; the Middle East, with its […]
Are extraterrestrials here?
We sometimes encounter people who behave extraordinarily. When we do, we refer to them as “sachawon” which means four-dimensional. My daughter, now turning 19, is one of these and is […]
How to lure more foreign visitors
In front of the main office of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) in Seoul stands a small stele that is engraved with words by late President Park Chung-hee, the father […]
Smaller Cheong Wa Dae
What matters most is to select ‘good people’ President-elect Park Geun-hye’s vision for her new presidential office structure, unveiled Monday, can be summed up as slimmed down and simplified. This […]
The end of pasta?
PRAGUE ― Scare stories have been an integral part of the global warming narrative for a long time. Back in 1997, Al Gore told us that global warming was making […]
Kickbacks for doctors
The government is stepping up its crackdown on the long-standing practice of offering and receiving kickbacks in the medical community. Yet it remains to be seen whether the illegal practice […]
Presidential transition team
When President-elect Park Geun-hye announced her presidential transition team, each member surprised many people. Some were not so well-known or surprise picks that went against people’s expectations. What caught my […]
Samsung comes of age
You don’t have to hang around Samsung Electronics for long before the word “innovation” is mentioned. Samsung people love to use it; I am not sure you can even have […]