In Korea, when you go to a Western-style restaurant, you will often find Hamburg steak on the menu. This is Korean version of the Salisbury steak served with rice and vegetables. When I was a child, we went out to eat at restaurants only on very special occasions. The choice of menu was quite limited and we usually ordered either a Hamburg steak or a pork cutlet. When I grew up, my travels allowed me to taste diverse and interesting dishes from around the world. Although my taste buds may hav

A US trade panel on Wednesday ruled in favor of South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. in a trade secret case and issued a 10-year import ban on some lithium-ion battery products by SK Innovation. The US International Trade Commission affirmed a preliminary ruling delivered in February 2020 to support LG's claims that SK used stolen trade secrets to develop its electric vehicle batteries. The ITC issued "a limited exclusion order" for 10 years to ban import of s

During the past four years, President Moon Jae-in anxiously pushed reforms in South Korea’s law enforcement system, whether for the sake of social justice or for the security of his leftist rule. In the area of prosecution, the campaign has faced significant obstruction from Prosecutor-General Yoon Suk-youl and most mainstream prosecutors. In the court, Moon has had far better cooperation from the top leader of the judiciary, if not from the entire benches of law. The National Assembly&r

Green Whale Global, the first South Korean firm to produce 100 percent biodegradable plastics, has successfully supplied international and Korean clothing brands with biodegradable hardened plastics, the company said. The clothing brands such as Recto, Nounou, and Nohant are soon to offer environmentally friendly packaging and hangers using plastics manufactured by GWG, according to the company. GWG also said it had also signed an agreement to supply cosmetic brands with biodegradable harden

Sungkyunkwan University’s Graduate School of Business has ranked No. 35 in the world in the 2021 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. In Asia, the institution ranked seventh, as it maintained the top spot for Korea. The Financial Times Global MBA Ranking is an annual indicator of business schools’ overall status and quality. Unlike other rankings centered on US MBA programs, the FT ranking is global and assesses business schools around the world. Sungkyunkwan University Graduate Sc

Retail investors across the world, including South Korea, were captivated recently by the revolt against short selling by Wall Street hedge funds, which jacked up the stocks of a few firms, video game retailer GameStop in particular. Shorting refers to transactions in which an investor borrows stocks and sells them soon in hopes of buying back later at a lower price before returning them, taking advantage of perceived arbitrage opportunities. In the case of GameStop, institutional short selle

If you’re looking to pick up a new language this year, you might want to consider Korean. And if you’re a native speaker or have at least some knowledge of the language, then rejoice: Korean is currently the second fastest-growing language in the world, according to Duolingo’s 2020 “Year in Language” report, which was published in December. With over 500 million total users across 194 countries, Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the world, meaning t

PyeongChang Peace Forum 2021 will open Sunday for a three-day run in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, featuring discussions on recent challenges to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Marking the third anniversary of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation will hold its third annual forum at the PyeongChang Alpensia Convention Center from Sunday to Tuesday under the auspices of Gangwon Province, PyeongChang County and t

An estimated 100,000 children were orphaned during the Korean War (1950-1953). Families in North America and Western Europe adopted many of the South Korean orphans. That is well documented. But much less known is the fate of North Korean children who lost their parents amid the bloody conflict. It’s been said that thousands of them were sent to Eastern Europe to receive “foster education.” “Kim Il Sung’s Children,” a 2020 indie documentary film, traces the N

US President Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion rescue plan to help the American economy recover from the pandemic. Many Republicans oppose it, suddenly consumed with the fiscal religion they unceremoniously abandon whenever their party controls the White House. The massive tax cuts the GOP bestowed on billionaires and corporations in 2017 resulted in the highest US fiscal deficits on record. But the promised investment and growth never materialized. By contrast, Biden’s proposed spen