Category: History

By Yang Sung-jin In a bid to combat drunk driving, police will conduct around-the-clock roadside sobriety checks starting this week,Continue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin On Feb. 25 of last year, President Kim Dae-jung was sworn in as the President at aContinue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin Oddly enough, Korea observes New Year’s Day twice a year. On major television networks, hanbok-clad celebrities greetedContinue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin Last week the U.S. announced it would revive the “Super 301” trading provision, which has been usedContinue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin Korea’s economic policymakers are said to be at odds over how to control the total amount ofContinue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin Strolling in a bookstore is a fun. Scanning latest titles and leafing through a couple of passagesContinue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin Blame everything on the faltering Korean economy. With questionable justifications, related authorities recently announced hikes of electricityContinue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin Free market principles spawn misconceptions. One of them is an argument for a completely regulation-free economy whereContinue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin With only three days to go, the year 1998 is trudging its trouble-ridden way to a close.Continue Reading

By Yang Sung-jin A newly-discovered copy of “Nokoldae,” a Chinese language textbook popular during the Choson Kingdom, is widely perceivedContinue Reading