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Thu, August 5, 2021 | 11:18

Kim Jong-un's fear about hallyu

In North Korea, the spread of South Korean pop culture - widely known as hallyu - is nothing new. But to a large extent it has gained traction - particularly since the global outbreak of COVID-19 last year.

Park Yoon-bae | 2021-08-04 16:59

Will BOK's forward guidance work?

All the businesspeople in the world pay a lot of attention to the statements made by two financial giants, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

2021-08-04 16:58

China: It is more than you think

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s celebration of its centenary has drawn global attention. In the West, the spreading lament is that nationalism, or patriotism, from the Western and Chinese perspectives, respectively, is becoming the de facto official ideology of Beijing and that it is intertwined with the cliched past century of humiliation. Despite decades of economic int...

2021-08-04 16:56

Why didn't US approve of Korean Provisional Government?

Inside the museum of the Independence Hall of Korea, there is an old photo of men in uniforms, sitting in groups forming the English acronym, "KIA," which stands for the Korea Independence Army. KIA was established on Sept. 17, 1940, in the Chinese city of Chongqing (Chungking), by the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of Korea.

2021-08-03 17:05

Avatars: from niche market to global phenomena

If you are someone with some sort of digital social presence, you have probably noticed the continuous rise of avatars. Companies like Snapchat and Apple have been integrating user avatars as tools, mostly for casual entertainment purposes. Lately, however, it seems that virtual avatars are taking over more commercial purposes.

2021-08-03 17:01

Changing map of economics

NEW YORK - The International Economic Association's triennial World Congress has long been one of the most important global gatherings of economists, owing to its success in bringing together researchers and policymakers from the poorest to the wealthiest corners of the world. The 19th edition of the event earlier last month, albeit held via Zoom instead of in person, was no ...

2021-08-03 17:00

Nuclear phase-out policy should be reversed

Korea possesses a highly developed nuclear industry with 24 nuclear reactors and four more under construction. The country depends substantially on nuclear energy which produces around 29 percent of electricity. The decision by the Moon Jae-in government, however, to phase out nuclear power plants in favor of renewable energy due to environmental and safety concerns in 2017 i...

2021-08-02 17:50

Knowledge as virtue

My maternal grandmother had a sharp wit. At age eight, we were watching a nature program on PBS, where I learned that ants are so complex, they actually display altruism, have universal healthcare and can even sense when it will rain. I exclaimed to her, “I didn't know that.” She replied, “What you don't know could make a world.”

2021-08-02 17:05

Untying Gordian knot on Korean Peninsula

Last week South and North Korea resumed operation of cross-border hot lines. The move came as a pleasant surprise after the North unilaterally severed them over a year ago. It was likely intended by Pyongyang as an initial response to the policy review performed by the Biden administration in the United States as well as the following summit between the presidents of the U.S....

2021-08-01 15:37

Next legal counsel: artificial intelligence lawbot

As Artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply integrated into our day to day life, many jobs doing simple and repeated tasks might quickly disappear. Advanced jobs that require professional knowledge or experiences may be also replaced by the adaptive deep learning machine and only the top human elite might survive.

2021-08-01 15:29

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