When asked about judicial reform last week, Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik was noncommittal. He apparently did not want to be drawn into a conflict over the thorny issue when he said, “There is no right answer to the question. I hope considerate debate (on the issue) will proceed in a way that will be of help in advancing the nation in the future.”But the administration will have to get itself activ

Rarely has the fog of war settled so quickly or as thickly as it has around President Obama’s Libyan adventure. Remember how the president promised military operations would last “days, not weeks”? That was nearly a month ago ― and now Obama’s advisers are being coy about whether the White House intends to comply with the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which sets a 60-day limit on military actions wi

Republicans jumped all over President Barack Obama’s budget speech at George Washington University as political, and they are absolutely right.It was the old Obama, the one who changed history in 2008, and he is back on his game, both thematically and tactically. The domestic debate now is much clearer and the takeaway for Republicans is out of a horror movie: Be afraid. Be very afraid.Obama was e

 

In celebration of the Year of Friendship, the Australian Embassy is recruiting university student bloggers who hold a special interest in the country down under. The chosen 50 student online reporters will be provided with opportunities to experience Australia by participating and covering a series of Year of Friendship events and activities. The events include the aboriginal art exhibition BALGO;

The Defense Ministries of Denmark and Korea signed an agreement on sharing of classified military material recently.Signed by Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen on behalf of the Danish Defense Ministry, the agreement gives the two ministries and their respective agencies access to each others’ classified material on issues of common relevance. This concerns issues related to the work on the Ko

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is bringing their travel opportunities to the land of smiles to Seoul and Busan.The Thailand Road Show in Korea will highlight 70 sellers at the Lotte Hotels in central Seoul and Busan on April 19 and April 21, respectively.There will be a total of 49 hotels and resorts, five golf clubs and a slew of other services such as airlines, car rental companies and conven

The Australian and New Zealand Embassies will be holding ANZAC Day dawn service on April 25 at the War Memorial Museum.This year will be an especially large event attended by a sizeable number of Australian and New Zealand Korean War veterans and visiting dignitaries. The service will be followed by a gunfire breakfast at the same venue. All are invited to join the service and there are also some

Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities minister opened the inaugural Malaysia-Korea Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar last week. “Korea has demonstrated a wide acceptance for palm oil with 21 percent of the country’s oil and fats industry accounted by palm oil,” said Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.He also noted that there is room for growth as the Korean biodiesel mandate stipulates a 2 pe