Economic Recovery by Park’s Second Cabinet In the 1960s, Koreans had high expectations that they eventually would be better off. Such hopes carried them through the annual spring hunger until barley was harvested. Nowadays, however, hope is largely absent. Tepid domestic demand and persistent youth unemployment are just two of many serious problems that are fueling anxiety about the economy. If excessive regulations could be blamed for the current sluggish domestic demand, contraction of corporate investments and sharp drop in export competitiveness, the administration could simply launch sweeping reforms. But the weakness of our economy is mainly due to the outsized loss of its growth dynamics. Legal Resolution of Comfort Women Issue One stunning statement after another in Japan has left the Kono Statement in tatters, driving Seoul-Tokyo relations into a deeper deadlock. In 1993, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono released a statement admitting that th... 1914 and 2014 There has been much talk about 1914 and 2014 at international forums this year. One hundred years seems to be very short when compared with the long history of mankind. But compared to an individual’s lifetime, it certainly is a long period of time. As such... Misconceptions and Truth about Isabella Bird Bishop In Britain of the 19th century during the reign of Queen Victoria, women had to live like an angel in their homes. In those days, middle and upper class women couldn’t even go out alone without being talked about. But... General Hospital for Cultural Properties Only 4,000 out of 30,000 annual patients receive proper treatment. More than 3 million patients are still waiting for care. They are lucky to get an appointment let alone treatment, as the average waiting time is five years... Statistical Trends of Farm Household Economy This report examines the changes in economic indicators of farm households over the past 33 years (1980-2013). It is based on the “Farm Household Economic Survey” compiled by Statistics Korea, and on times series data from the... The Angel Coefficient of Korean Households The cost of education is placing an increasing burden on Korean households, many of whom already are overstretched, and reflecting the widening gap between the rich and the poor. Ethiopian Officials Study Saemaul Movement at Yeungnam University The grape farm of Kim Jin-su, 65, in Namsan-myeon, Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, received foreign visitors in the early morning of June 24. Inside the vinyl greenhouse of over... Invincible Yi Sun-sin Revered as a Hero by the Japanese “One day, he was encouraging the soldiers in combat when he got hit in the left shoulder by a stray bullet and blood started flowing down all the way to his elbow. However, the admiral did not mention it and cut open the wound with a knife and ... Kim Atta: “The artwork is the artist’s scripture, with which he communicates with the world.” A man and woman inside a glass box (3m x 2m x 2.2m) are nude. They are not actors or professional models, just ordinary people. Instructed to “act as instinct dictates,” only an old video camera is on the outside...