Opinion

Opinion

The Economy Rebounded, but Inflation and Tariffs Complicate the Outlook

The first-quarter GDP report shows that the U.S. economy regained momentum after a weak end to 2025, but the details are not entirely reassuring....
Opinion

National Museum of Korea has World’s 3rd Largest Attendance

On my first visit to Seoul, the National Museum was housed in the former Japanese General Government Building for its final year on the...
Opinion

Robots Over Humans? Hyundai’s Metaplant Faces Jobs Dilemma

When first stepping inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Savannah, Georgia, what stood out wasn’t humans. During a media tour held on April 23,...
Business

If Someone asks how many cars KIA sells….

430k per quarter, but got a long way to go After recently examining the number of Koreans living in the United States, attention now turns to...
Katchup Briefing

From U.S. Army Captain to Korean Public Service Worker

A Choice That Redefines Real Duty In South Korea, few topics are as widely avoided as military service. Even those who have completed it often hesitate...
Opinion

Statesman: The Word Korea Needs Right Now

There is a unique word in English that somehow doesn’t exist in Korean.  I think we ought to change that. It is a word of...
Opinion

Koreatown Senior Center: A Secret to Longevity

In August 2023, Netflix released a compelling documentary on the secrets of longevity titled Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones. Longevity researcher...
Opinion

Korean shaman art, out connection to origins

My reasons for loving Korean art are its natural sincerity, earthy soulfulness, energetic sense of humor, lack of artifice, and its effortless reverence for...
Katchup Briefing

Expected but still speechless

Did you see it? This year’s Oscars were more than just an awards ceremony—they marked a defining moment for Korean culture on the global stage....
Katchup Briefing

Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating

  Gen-Z Angelenos are taking a 'receipt photo' at ROK Cafe.   There is an old saying ‘백문이 불여일견(Bak Mooni Bulyeoilguen)’ literally meaning ‘seeing something once is...
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