Korea Joongang Daily
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Meanwhile : Leonard Bernstein, the conductor who taught music with joy (KOR)

Bernstein used his fame as a media star to share his love of music with the public. In that sense, he was not only a conductor but also a genuine teacher and educator.

2026-05-29

How Korea helped create ‘monster unions’ (KOR)

Critics, therefore, argue it is not unreasonable to see the revised law as creating conditions for the moral hazard displayed during Samsung’s labor dispute. The government itself appeared reluctant to intervene.

2026-05-29

Creating a business-friendly policy ecosystem is key to Korea’s manufacturing future (KOR)

Unless industrial policy evolves to shield businesses from political pressures and create a more business-friendly policy ecosystem, the future of Korean manufacturing will become increasingly uncertain.

2026-05-29

Building an open Korea that goes beyond exports (KOR)

Korea has long sustained itself through the narrative of a single-ethnic nation. That idea now requires reinterpretation as part of a new national strategy.

2026-05-29

Samsung Electronics bonus dispute as a glimpse of the future (KOR)

As AI industries expand, economic cycles are likely to fluctuate more rapidly, while the winner-takes-all nature of the technology sector may concentrate enormous profits in a small number of companies.

2026-05-29

Shin's tightening signals require rate-hike readiness (KOR)

All economic actors need to strengthen their own risk management against rising borrowing costs.

2026-05-29

Conditions and trust must guide wartime Opcon transfer (KOR)

Any transfer of wartime operational control requires agreement with the United States. That makes mutual trust within the South Korea-U.S. alliance essential.

2026-05-29

현대미술계 휩쓴 한국 단색화 성공신화, 계속되는 서사 논쟁

Most everyone has heard of dansaekhwa, the Korean monochrome style of painting which has set sale records at global auctions. But its global rise raises a larger question: Why did this particular genre become the face of Korean art? And what's next?

2026-05-29

Windfalls without public consensus can become a curse (KOR)

The Dutch experience offers a clear warning. Temporary windfalls should not be consumed immediately. Just as gas prices eventually fell, semiconductor cycles will also end.

2026-05-28

The success of the third agricultural revolution (KOR)

If a third agricultural revolution is to succeed, South Korea must also accept the industrial transformation that accompanies it and redefine the state’s role in agricultural innovation.

2026-05-28