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With the latest deal between the U.S. and Kim regime ... Is North Korea closer to denuclearization? The start of the month saw a headline-making development in the decades-long effort to get North ...
Updated : 2012.03.12 09:38
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With many offenders escaping punishment ... Is Korea soft on white-collar crime? It is a common public perception: Korea is soft on white-collar crime, particularly when it involves high-level poli...
Updated : 2012.03.05 22:41
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With economic inequality shaping up as an election issue... Should big companies have to share profits? The concept of profit-sharing has been controversial since its announcement in early 2011 by ...
Updated : 2012.02.27 19:22
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As the Education Ministry seeks to nullify it ... Is Seoul’s student rights ordinance proper? In an election year, little can be considered above ideological conflict. Education is no exception. ...
Updated : 2012.02.20 18:08
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Some 2,500 years after the death of Confucius ... Does Confucianism have a role in Korea today? The teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius have had a profound influence on South Korea. So much ...
Updated : 2012.02.13 21:30
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With negotiations set to begin soon ... Should Korea sign an FTA with China? Free trade agreements have been a cornerstone of Korean economic policy in recent years. Since Korea reached its first F...
Updated : 2012.02.06 10:45
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With the highest university attendance rate in the developed world … Are Koreans overeducated? Koreans are arguably second to none in their zeal for education. Some 82 percent of Korean high scho...
Updated : 2012.01.30 20:40
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On welfare... Welfare will probably be a key issue in this year’s elections in Korea, and it should: particularly in these extremely challenging times, it’s not only a matter of social security, but...
Updated : 2012.01.16 19:17
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With increased social spending an increasingly popular policy ... Should Korea adopt a welfare state? Social welfare was a defining issue in Korean politics last year. President Lee Myung-bak, havi...
Updated : 2012.01.16 19:16
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After the death of Kim Jong-il... Is reunification closer to reality? As soon as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death was announced, speculation began on the implications for South Korea’s rel...
Updated : 2012.01.09 19:11
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On Korean reunification... First of all, it should be sought. The question for South Koreans complaining of the negative economic consequences of reunification needs to be reformulated into a moral ...
Updated : 2012.01.09 16:47
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On the NSL ... In a democratic society, a government shouldn’t be in the business of patrolling people’s ideologies and belief systems. Isn’t that what free speech is all about? ― Holly Hamilton, G...
Updated : 2012.01.02 19:01
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With response to Kim Jong-il’s death reigniting the debate ... Should the National Security Law be abolished? Divisive debate The National Security Law has divided Korean public opinion since its...
Updated : 2012.01.02 19:00
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More than 18 months after its introduction ... Is current teacher evaluation effective? Testing teachers Teacher Evaluation for Professional Development, a system to evaluate the performance of te...
Updated : 2011.12.26 20:05
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With many cases causing public outrage ... Is punishment for sex crime too lenient? Scales of justice A series of high-profile sex crime cases in recent years has caused public uproar over perceiv...
Updated : 2011.12.19 20:06
