매일경제신문
2012년 5월 2일
“한옥, 세계 최고상품 될 수 있다”
Seoul against plastic surgery
At a time when I wince every time I see young women on television who have had their features so completely remodeled to match some computer-generated ideal, I found this sign, in English posted around Seoul this week. I do not know who put the stickers on walls and telephone poles, or why it is in English, but the stickers are intriguing nevertheless.
The Asia Institute Seminar with Professor Marc Shell
The Asia Institute Seminar with Professor Marc Shell
“Korean Women and the Development of Science in Korea “한국 여성과 과학기술의 발전” in Kukmin Newspaper (April 30, 2012) in Korean
This article in the Kukmin Newspaper describes many of the topics related to the status of women in science in Korea that we have touched upon in these pages previously.
국민일보
2012년 4월 30일
“한국 여성과 과학기술의 발전”
Asia Institute Seminar: “Storytelling, Social Networks & Social Change” with Annabel Park
Asia Institute Seminar
Annabel Park
Blogger and Activist
Founder of the Coffee Party
“Storytelling, Social Networks & Social Change”
Annabel Park, Korean American blogger and political activist, tells the inside story of how social change can be effected by stories in cyberspace.
“The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: New Thinking in Northeast Asia?” (article)
A thoughtful article by Asia Institute’s senior associate Markku Heiskanen on the recent Seoul Nuclear Security Summit with Brookings Institution’s James Goodby.
MARCH 28, 2012
“The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: New Thinking in Northeast Asia?”
James E. Goodby, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Markku Heiskanen, Senior Associate and Program Director, The Asia Institute
The Nautilus Institute
The primary motive for convening the 2010 nuclear security summit was to address the unprecedented threat of nuclear materials in the hands of terrorists. This remains the main task of the summit, but two other security problems will be on the minds of participants: the Fukushima catastrophe of 2011 and the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran.
The concept of “Seonbi” as a universal value (Korea Economic News in Korean)
In this article I argue that the Korean concept of “seonbi” could be a global norm equal to “samurai,” “ninja” and “knight” and serve as a model for the entire world. The concept of “seonbi” an ideal for the integration of learning and action, proper behavior and moral commitment is quite appealing, but has not been seriously introduced globally.
Korea Economic News
April 21, 2012
한국경제신문
2012년4월21일
“Korea’s advantages in Gaming Can Determine the Future of Surgery” (article in Korea IT Times)
KOREA IT TIMES
Korea’s advantages in Gaming Can Determine the Future of Surgery
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Emanuel Pastreich
SEOUL, KOREA — Korea’s remarkable strengths in display technology, IT and especially gaming offers a unique opportunity to play a key role in a field not traditionally considered a Korean strength: surgery. The convergence of technologies today promises to radically transform surgery over the next ten years, providing unprecedented opportunities for innovation, in a word, whereas surgery today resembles flying a biplane with much dependence on visual confirmation and physical strength, surgery of the future will be akin to operating a 747, employing an array of tools to visualize the invisible internal aspects of the body in 3-dimensions and to do be able to do so on a 24 hour basis before and after a surgical procedure.
Beijing’s future appearance?
Beijing is one of my favorite cities. I recently visited as part of the Future Forest effort to fight desertification through the planting of trees. I picked up a fascinating booklet at that time that describes plans for extensive new real estate developments. Let us start by looking at traditional Beijing and its narrow alleys known as “hutong.” These hutong roads are rapidly disappearing as part of contemporary progress.
