Korean Capitalism Stands at Crossroads Some say that the world economy will remain gripped by slow growth and instability over the next two or three years while others say the turmoil could last up to 10 years. If these gloomy forecasts are correct, the Korean economy is about to enter a ...

Chaebol Urged to Lead Moral Evolution of Capitalism In early January of 2008, about one month before Lee Myung-bak’s presidential inauguration, I wrote in this newspaper that Korea was changing from a “hungry” society to an “angry” society. The analysis referred to the nation’s early industriali...

Policy Reform and Happy Society Bhutan’s newly married royal couple made a highly-publicized six-day state visit to Japan last month, drawing huge popularity among the Japanese people. A young and handsome king’s honeymoon travel was certainly an interesting event. But the Japane...

Korea a Role Model in Donating Vaccines for Poorest Countries Starting on November 29, the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness was held for three days in Busan, Korea. It was a particularly meaningful forum since Korea is the first and only country that has been successfully transformed from one of the...