Politics
- Aftermath of Clinton’s Meeting with Kim Jong-il
- Former U.S. president Bill Clinton met with North Korea’s top leader, Kim Jong-il, on August 4, during an overnight stay in Pyongyang to obtain the release of two American journalists, who had been detained there for nearly ...
Economy
- How Wall Street Sees Korean Risk
- Investors around the world own Korean bonds guaranteed by the government. An insurance policy against the possible default risk of the bonds costs about $180,000 annually for five years. A similar insurance policy costs $36,000 fo...
Society
- People Dedicated to Space Rocket
- It was four months behind the schedule. On March 9, 2007, a truck arrived at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, carrying design documents for a rocket launch pad. Three Russian security agents traveled with them. Under the or...
Culture
- Indonesian Minority Tribe Adopts Hangeul as Offi...
- Domestic academia’s effort to globalize Hangeul has achieved its first major achievement with the decision of an Indonesian minority tribe to adopt the Korean script as its official writing system. According to the Hun...
