National Politics Social Affairs Foreign Affairs Defense North Korea Science Diplomatic Circuit Education Business Economy Finance Industry Technology Automode Life&Style Culture Travel Fashion Food & Beverage Books People Expat Living Arts & Design Health Entertainment Film Television Music Theater World World News World Business Asia News Network Sports Soccer Baseball Golf More Sports Opinion Editorial Viewpoints English Café Podcast Powernote Go to Desktop Version Weekender Subscribe Readers Club Korean Mobile App Twitter Facebook Youtube RSS OPINION Today Columnists [Kim Myong-sik] Internet leviathan serves as hotbed for political virus Living in the 21st century we owe a lot to the geniuses and entrepreneurs who have played a part in the development of the computer technology and mobile communications. Everyone breathing in the contemporary world saves a lot of time, energy and money in obtaining information and data that he or she needs for everyday life -- far more than actually needed. Our family is well familiar with the time-worn story of the young father spending agonizing weeks waiting for a letter from his wife after w Today Columnists [The Chicago Tribune] Trump is taking smart, calculated risk with North Korea talks By Korea Herald Today Columnists [Andrew Wolman] Human rights and North Korea talks By Korea Herald Today Columnists [Elizabeth Rosenberg, Neil Bhatiya] Don’t let up on North Korea now The administration of US President Donald Trump may or may not be right in thinking that its “maximum pressure” campaign has brought North Korea to the bargaining table. What’s certain is that there remain cracks in that campaign. To sustain pressure on the Pyongyang regime and give the US leverage in upcoming talks between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, they need to be plugged. Certainly, the Trump administration deserves credit for coordinating the harshest set of sanctions ever le Today Columnists [Ana Palacio] Macron’s vital message By Korea Herald Today Editorial [Editorial] Bumpy road By Korea Herald Today Columnists [Kang So-young] Big changes lie ahead for media industry By Korea Herald Today Columnists [Kim Seong-kon] Cultural differences: enlightening and embarrassing Cultural differences are always intriguing and fascinating. Of course, as humans we all tend to feel similar emotions in similar situations. Nevertheless, we often perceive things differently due to cultural differences. That is why cultural understanding is crucial in this rapidly globalizing world. Sometime, even professors learn from their students due to cultural differences. When I taught at Brigham Young University two decades ago, I assigned the Korean short story “Kapitan Lee” to my Amer Today Editorial [Editorial] Blame game By Korea Herald Today Columnists [Hal Brands] Congress again punts on Trump’s war powers By Bloomberg Today Columnists [Robert J. Fouser] Managing expectations for the upcoming summits This Friday President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet for the first time. Expectations are running high that the summit will start a process that leads to peace and eventual reunification of the divided people. These high expectations come after years of tension that escalated sharply in 2017 after a series of North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests. Expectations are also running high that the proposed meeting between Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump w Today Columnists [Justin Fendos] Dealing with Trump is only a first step By Korea Herald Today Columnists [Therese Raphael] Wenger wasn’t just a soccer coach By Bloomberg Apr 24, 2018 Columnists [The Nation] What happened to America ‘for the people’? By Korea Herald Apr 24, 2018 Columnists [Barry Ritholtz] Billionaire Bezos and warehouse workers We have just learned that the median salary of employees at Amazon.com is $28,446, excluding its chief executive officer and founder, Jeff Bezos. That pitiful number raises an intriguing question: Is Amazon a high-paying tech company or a low-wage retailer?“Both” is the obvious answer, but to this Amazon aficionado that answer is incomplete.The pay figure, which was disclosed for the first time in Amazon’s annual proxy statement, reflects the large number of low-paid retail and warehouse employe MORE 15 / 34213
