Politics
- North Korea’s Currency Reform Even Riskier Than...
- North Korea's economy was in dire straits when Kim Jong-il became the general secretary of the Workers' Party in 1997, after finishing the three-year official mourning for Kim Il-sung, his late father and founder of the communist ...
Economy
- Role of National Leaders in Building High-Trust ...
- A Danish couple traveling in New York was arrested by police in 1997 for leaving their infant unattended outside a restaurant. According to the New York Times’ report, the couple was charged with endangering the welfare of t...
Society
- Foreigners’ Labor Union Offers New Opportunities
- Foreigners have become a major source of labor supply in Korea due to shortages in the local workforce, a result of low birthrate and rapid aging of the population. The number of foreigners living in Korea has surpassed one millio...
Culture
- Ever Heard of the ‘Hunmaeng jeongeum'?
- The Korean Braille Library is on a side street in Amsa-dong 2-ga, Gangdong-gu, in eastern Seoul. Inside, all sorts of publications are piled up, even in the hallways. Braille calendars for 2010 can be seen there. It is a calendar ...
