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A University Professor's Lament

(C) Semeando Vida There are about 2,600 four-year universities in the United States. Some are research-oriented universities where graduate students outnumber undergraduates. International students
Fertilizers and Food

(C) Francezone Aiphotos To survive, we must farm. Since what grows naturally in the mountains and fields is insufficient, we must till the soil, plant, and cultivate. Our representative foods were

A Daughter’s Question and Concerns About My Stamina

"Mom, what do you mean by preparing for Cherry Garden Branch No. 2 in Insa-dong? Do you have the stamina to handle it?" I received a text message expressing subtle concern. Many people ta

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2026, The Grand Year of Hangeul Celebration — The River of History Where Five Streams Converge: 2026 feels inexplicably fluttering. In the 49 years I have walked alongside Hangeul since my high school days in 1977, I have neve ...; LEE YEON SIL Reporter 2026.02.27

The Fall of ‘Pax Americana’: The Naked Face of U.S. Politics Degenerated into Back-Alley Extortion: Recent remarks poured out by U.S. President Donald Trump on social media raise doubts about whether such words could truly come fr ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.02.24

Between Transaction and Relationship: The word "transaction" (去來, georae) in Korean consists of the characters for "going" and "coming." While we call the movement of p ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.02.23

Family (Gajok) and Table-Companions (Sikgu): (C) Pixabay I have welcomed Seollal, the great lunar New Year. It is not just "Lunar New Year" or "Old New Year"; it is a day t ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.02.18

Moltbook: (C) Fortune The directory containing photos, names, and contact information for people meeting for the first time to get to kno ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.02.11

Mandatory Driver’s License Surrender for the Elderly: "Right to Life" Must Precede "Right to Mobility": Recently, as our society enters a super-aged era, we are facing a severe safety threat: traffic accidents caused by elderly driver ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.02.11

Tulips and Bitcoin: After retiring, I found myself with some spare time and decided to try my hand at stock trading with a small amount of money. I in ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.02.10

Mercy, No Soup!: In the United States, a driver pulled over by a traffic cop pleaded, "Please look at me once," trying to say "Give me a break." Th ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.02.06

Interest Rates and Exchange Rates: (C) Concepto While perhaps not to the extent of the colloquialism “earning like a dog to spend like a minister,” it ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.01.31

National Competitiveness: (C) pngtree For a corporation or a nation to possess competitiveness, it must secure core competence. Securing a competitive ad ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.01.31

Going from Bad to Worse: The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 10,000 points on March 29, 1999. Charles Dow, the founder of Dow Jones and the Wal ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.01.31

Population Issues: (C) Philstar.com Those who remember the "Barley Hump" (Borigogae) and the dangers of briquette gas will feel the profound trans ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.01.31

The Dispute Over Relocating the Capital: (C) Sejong City The issue of constructing a new administrative capital is heating up the entire nation along with the midsummer ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.01.31

Foreign Travel Alert: Beware of Wild Animal Bites and Local Diseases in SE Asia: (C) Travel and Tour World SEOUL – As international travel regains its pre-pandemic vigor, health authorities and medical ex ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.01.29

The Sundance Film Festival is Moving: (C) Rolling Stone The Sundance Film Festival has been held annually for ten days in late January in Park City, Utah, USA. This ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.01.26

The ‘Greenland Ambition’ Splinters Far-Right Solidarity: Where is Korea’s ‘MAGA Sunflowers’ Headed?: (C) China US Focus U.S. President Donald Trump’s relentless diplomatic maneuvers are finally shaking the foundations of t ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.01.26

Munri (文理) and Mulli (物理): Munmul (文物: Culture and Material Wealth) is a word I use often but wanted to reflect upon once more. "Mun" (文: Letters/Culture) an ...; Cho Kijo Reporter 2026.01.15

The Corrupted Right to Resistance: Questioning the Essence of the Constitution: Recently, the term "the right to resistance" is being abused across various sectors of our society. Specific political factions or ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.01.15

22-Hour Blitz: Reconstructing Operation 'Resolute Resolve' and the Capture of Maduro: (C) El Imparcial NEW YORK — In a lightning-fast nighttime extraction, U.S. special operations forces captured Venezuelan Pr ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.01.05

Coupang’s ‘Data Breach Shock’: The Bare Face of ESG Hidden Behind Innovation: (C) The Standard The recent "33.7 million personal information leak" surrounding Coupang is more than a simple security accident; ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.01.03

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