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Sun, June 4, 2023 | 16:41

aespa: shaping new wave of K-pop and shattering global records

aespa: shaping new wave of K-pop and shattering global records

Korean girl group aespa is rewriting the rules of K-pop. With their third EP “My World” smashing records, an invitation to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, and a groundbreaking world tour, this sensational quartet is not just taking the music scene by storm but also revolutionizing the way we perceive K-pop. Read on to explore their meteoric rise to fame, and how they're...

2023-05-30 16:30

Creeping toward dystopia

Creeping toward dystopia

With investors pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence-related startups, the generative AI frenzy is beginning to look like a speculative bubble akin to the Dutch tulip mania of the 1630s and the South Sea Bubble of the early eighteenth century. And, much like those episodes, the AI boom appears headed for an inevitable bust. Instead of creating new assets, i...

2023-05-30 16:15

Fundamental solution for Fukushima contaminated water: Atomic stabilization

Fundamental solution for Fukushima contaminated water: Atomic stabilization

Today, the contaminated water problem at Fukushima is challenging the field of science. Fukushima has been pumping in 180 tons of water daily for 12 years to cool the reactor core damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, but the IAEA and the global scientific community have not figured out how to stop this endless flow. In this context, the Japanese government argues for t...

2023-05-29 17:16

. Deauwand Myers

Korea and Japan have a long and troubled history with each other. They shared a variation of the Chinese writing system for centuries. Both countries share similar tastes in food (raw seafood, rice and green tea, for example), and they both have excellent infrastructure and public transportation. But Japan's brutal occupation of Korea from 1910 until 1945 and the industrial s...

2023-05-29 16:30

Walking our talk on climate action

Walking our talk on climate action

Last year in Berlin, the great Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge broke the world marathon record, clocking 02:01:09 and beating his previous time by 30 seconds. His success has made him a legend not only in Kenya but globally. It offers a useful lesson for everyone involved in the fight against climate change. Kipchoge's winning strategy is rooted in the science of r...

2023-05-29 16:10

World Taekwondo marks 50th anniversary of founding

World Taekwondo marks 50th anniversary of founding

World Taekwondo (WT) marks the 50th anniversary of its founding on May 28, 2023.

2023-05-28 16:36

. John J. Metzler

Myanmar military regime backed by Russia, China: UN Report

It's hardly a surprise, but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark U.N. report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions transfers to Myanmar, the Southeast Asian state beset by longtime military rule, amid...

2023-05-28 16:25

US-South Korea nuclear agreement and its impact on the Korean Peninsula

US-South Korea nuclear agreement and its impact on the Korean Peninsula

The possibility of a nuclear attack by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as well as his promise to “exponentially” grow his nation's nuclear arsenal have recently alarmed South Koreans.

2023-05-28 16:20

. Bernard Rowan

Leaning together to freedom

These days, the Yoon Suk Yeol administration has continued its diplomatic efforts. They succeed in working in unison with the United States and Japan on Northeast Asian security. The major gambit concerns China, not North Korea, though Kim Jong-un continues the usual antics to demand attention. Yoon and his government face criticism for working with Japan, including from Chin...

2023-05-25 18:10

Bernhard J. Seliger

On creating infrastructure for Korea-Japan reconciliation

These days, the outlook for a serious and positive new start of Korean-Japanese relations is better than ever, once one considers the last two decades.

2023-05-25 18:02

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