Category: Column/Editorial
War-torn Afghanistan holds successful election
The first round of Afghanistan’s presidential election was held Saturday and, based on most reports, so far so good. That is particularly true in light of the threat of violence […]
Chaebol’s undue gains
The entrenched business malpractice of chaebol owners and their family members receiving huge dividends through unlisted companies remains intact despite an avalanche of criticism. Rather, such “dividend parties’’ are becoming […]
Remake of spy agency
NIS chief must step down for his boss, nation Since its birth in the early 1960s, Korea’s national intelligence agency has kept changing its name and image in keeping with […]
Autobiography of woman of Joseon literati family
This is the eighth of a 20-part of Jangseogak series in collaboration with the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). Jangseogak houses Joseon Kingdom’s documents. — ED. In the Confucius Joseon […]
Korea – hackers’ safe haven
One in five data theft cases in the world occur here This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the recent massive breach of cyber security. ― ED. […]
Sindh through Centuries
Korean, Japanese, Indian, American, German and other research scholars explore hidden aspects of Great Indus Civilization Around 25 foreign research scholars from South Korea, Japan, India, USA and Germany joined […]
African presence in Sindh
Prof. Adams B. Bodomo, hailing from Ghana, who headed the Department of African Studies at University of Hong Kong and University of Vienna, Austria, and also a visiting professor at […]
Siding with big tobacco
Korea’s first tobacco litigation ended up in smokers’ defeat Thursday, running counter to the global trends of punishing the rogue industry. Wrapping up the 15-year-long damage suit, the Supreme Court […]
New Global Coalition on Surveillance sought
The following article is quoted from the Human Rights Watch Homepage -Editor’s note- Governments Urged to Keep Invasive Technologies in Check (Brussels, April 4, 2014) – World leaders should make […]
Silence is not necessarily golden: a message to Korean reporters
U.S. President Barack Obama offered a chance for Korean reporters to comment or to ask questions at the G20 Seoul conference in 2010. The Seoul conference was an opportunity to […]