VOLUME XXXV NO. 2
From the Chairman
Cover Story
Exclusive Interview
Condolence
ROK-U.S. Relations
ROK-Japan Relations
Global Forum
Forum
Int'l Forum
Defense
Domestic Policy
Biz News
National Day
Camera DIPLOMACY
Cover Story
The Past Year Was a ...
President Lee marked his first anniversary in office with a scorecard far less satisfactory than expected by any measure. The economy faces its worst crisis since the 1997-98 Asian meltdown and fears are growing that tension with North Korea may spiral out of control. At the same time, his controversial economic and social reforms are triggering sharp divisions in politics and the public. Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula is also at a critical crossroads after a turbulent year marked by Seoul's aloof...
Exclusive Interview
Latvian P.M. Ivas Godma...
Question: Mr. Prime Minister Ivas Godmanis, what is the purpose of your visit to Seoul? Answer: I am here in Seoul to fulfill my promise made to your President in Beijing. I spoke to him a few weeks ago at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Beijing. There are several reasons for me to come here. Firstly, we are ordering ships here, from Hyundai. We have already built four tankers and now we have ordered four more. This is a basic problem for shipbuilding everywhere in the world, as well as here in Korea. It just makes our contact bases r...
Condolence
"A Truly Great Man Can ...
Cardinal Kim [Stephen Kim Souhwan] passed away at 6:12 p.m., on Feb. 16, 2009, without pain," said doctor Chung In-sik. Before he d...
Int'l Forum
"Climate Change Threate...
I have been calling this the year of multiple crises. Economies are in trouble. Trust in business and in markets has eroded. Peopl...
Forum
"We Will Rebuild, We...
U.S. President Barack Obama proclaimed that the "day of reckoning has arrived" after an era of greed and instant gratification, and he called on Americans to "take res...
Camera DIPLOMACY
From left: Kim Jang-sil, vice minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Indian Ambassador Skand Ranjan Tayal; Lee Jongsang,president of the Korea Land Corporation, and Dr....