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Korea is hot with general elections' fever as one of over 70 countries scheduled for elections this year. Political episodes, good or bad, come out...
Ahn Ho-young An important election was held in Taiwan in Janaury. Lai Ching-te was elected as the new president. His candidacy was the subject of...
Every time I write a column, I try to think of another topic to write about other than subjects that are already in the headlines of most...
Connie Hedegaard COPENHAGEN – With the approach of June’s European Parliament elections, the grand coalition of the European People’s Party...
In the beginning, I had no idea at all about Fred Rogers who was well-known as Mister Rogers. But while watching the 2019 film “A Beautiful Day in...
North Korean refugee authors Han Song-mi, left, and Park Yeon-mi appear live on YouTube with Casey Lartigue Jr., co-founder of Freedom Speakers...
Governments around the world have introduced various policies to reduce carbon emissions. Imposing carbon taxes on products and emission trading...
For my birthday in 2010, my first North Korean refugee friend gave me a cap with the words “Pretty Flower Man” written in Korean, which translates...
The race to secure control of the National Assembly has kicked off. The upcoming general elections scheduled for April 10 appear to be what the...
One of my favorite pastimes is looking at names, particularly unique names. I guess it's the genealogist in me. When I watch sporting events, other...
Gorden Brown EDINBURGH – Last Thursday, more than 280 Nigerian students were kidnapped from their school in Kuriga, a town in the northern state...
Spring is the season of rebirth, which often comes with hopeful expectations that something positive will take place in the coming days. This time...
Courtesy of Anthony Tran David A. Tizzard My daughter was jumping around the room, happy she was going to play with the girl next door. I looked at...
The monument of Wongaksa in Tapgol Park in Seoul in the first half of the 20th century/ Courtesy of Robert Neff Collection In the past, animals...
In the old days, when I was in "South" Vietnam, the communists from "North" Vietnam were self-righteous nationalists waging war against the...
John J. Metzler Iran’s regime has been firmly condemned by a U.N. fact-finding mission investigating the unprovoked killing of Masha Amina two...
Our memory of memories, books, chronological tables of history, history teachers and personal communications are what we rely upon over time for a...
Kim Sang-woo The case for supporting Ukraine is supporting democracy and the rule of law, security through alliances and support for an open world,...
Courtesy of Redd F David A. Tizzard “Do you think BTS will get back together?” I innocently asked one of my students this week after she...
Jorge Heine BOSTON – The prime minister of one of the larger Caribbean countries travels to East Africa to secure a police deployment that would...