(6) Public Opinion Played Political Pacemaker
By Yang Sung-jin Last Wednesday Gallup Korea announced its opinion poll result: 54.3 percent of respondents believe it will takeContinue Reading
Category: History
(5) Kings Treading Rough, Rugged Royal Road
By Yang Sung-jin It is true that all the 27 kings of the Choson Dynasty exercised great power and authorityContinue Reading
(4) Coronation Ceremony Clouded by Mourning
By Yang Sung-jin For all the gloomy prospects concerning the nation’s economy, people are likely to expect something hopeful fromContinue Reading
(3) A Look at Choson’s Bureaucracy
By Yang Sung-jin As Korea’s economic woes are translated into bankruptcies and layoffs, the ordinary laborer’s job security is nowContinue Reading
(2) Choson Society Opened to Foreign Exiles Out of Diplomatic Concern
By Yang Sung-jin The presidential inauguration ceremony on Feb. 25 will be conducted with less fanfare, largely due to theContinue Reading
(1) ‘Sagwan’ Showcased Best of Penetrating Journalism
By Yang Sung-jin There were no journalism textbooks, no state-of-the-art tape recorders and no style guide. Yet, they did anContinue Reading
Readers Can Journey Through 500 Years of Choson Dynasty’s Virtual Wonderland
By Yang Sung-jin Question: When was an elephant imported to Korea for the first time according to historical documents? Answer:Continue Reading
Old Dynasty’s Tales Available in English
By Yang Sung-jin It takes at least four years and three months to read the entire Korean text of theContinue Reading
