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Thoughts of the Times

Tue, October 26, 2021 | 01:30

My thoughts on 'Thoughts of the Times'

Nov. 1 marks the 71st anniversary of The Korea Times, Korea's longest-running English-language newspaper. As a longtime reader and novice contributor, I would like to congratulate its staff and thank them for their continued efforts in producing a recognized global information medium. In this regard, I want to share my thoughts on The Korea Times. In particular, I will focus ...

2021-10-25 17:00

C is for climate change

Politicians often ignore scientific admonitions for exigent climate action to mitigate the severity of climate change's impacts and may perhaps envisage it as “climate mythology.” But the recent cataclysmic events such as wildfires in Greece, Turkey, Algeria and the U.S., as well as floods in Germany, China and India are perfect evidence of the climate crisis and its devastat...

2021-10-24 15:16

The French connection

The government of France bitterly denounced Australia's decision to purchase nuclear submarines from the United States and Britain. One byproduct is cancellation of a sale of French conventional subs to Canberra.

2021-10-21 17:00

A perfect illustration of good sporting behavior

Different from many other sports, you play golf mostly without the supervision of a referee or umpire. The game relies on you to uphold the rules, showing consideration for your accompanying players. You always need to behave yourself, show self-control and display courtesy and sportsmanship. This is the spirit of the game of golf.

2021-10-20 17:00

What makes us happy and healthy

The sixties' adage, loneliness in a crowd, has reappeared during the COVID-19 pandemic and spread of the subsequent Delta Variant. People around the world have experienced loneliness, and deep concerns over death and dying according to the statistics delivered by the media. Is it possible to think about what makes us happy and healthy, rather than feeling doom and gloom? The ...

2021-10-19 17:01

Dongpyeonje pansori in Namwon

A special interest in pansori, a distinctive Korean musical storytelling form, led me to travel recently to Namwon, North Jeolla Province, accompanied by board members of the Korean Cultural Heritage Society. Namwon has a long musical tradition of pansori.

2021-10-18 16:11

'A Single Bead'

According to the Catholic liturgical calendar, October is the month of the Holy Rosary. The Scripture-based prayer cycle summarizes the joyful, sorrowful, glorious and luminous mysteries of the Catholic faith.

2021-10-17 16:49

Hangeul, beautiful and amazing Korean alphabet

Hangeul, the writing system of the Korean language, was created by King Sejong the Great and his scholars in 1443. The excellence of Hangeul began to be recognized by many prominent Western linguists belatedly in the 1960s. The Korean alphabet, comprised of 14 basic consonants and 10 vowels, was extolled as perhaps the simplest, most logical and most scientific writing system...

2021-10-14 17:00

Combat inequality in education

All schools in South Korea have started the second semester of their 2021 school year and their learning systems are rapidly transitioning from remote classes, caused by COVID-19, to in-person ones.

2021-10-13 16:58

Widespread fake brand golf clubs

Golf has emerged as a popular, contactless, outdoor sport, becoming a big business. Unfortunately, this situation has attracted crooks who want to abuse it, prompting them to make fake brand-name golf clubs. Phony golf clubs have become more widespread lately as the people newly taking up the sport have exploded in number.

2021-10-12 16:50

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