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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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. […]
“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, […]
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 […]
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 […]