Korea Focus Webzine Vol. 11(November), 2011

The Korea Foundation has newly posted Vol.11(November), 2011 edition of Korea Focus web magazine.

This issue includes 18 commentary articles, such as “Three Principles Set for New Unification Minister”, “Populism vs. Responsible People”, “Reservoir Shows Why the Four Rivers Project is Needed” and “Young Korean Writers to Showcase ‘Literary Hallyu’ in France”.

In addition, there are five essays, including “Korea-China Relations and Security Cooperation between Korea, the United States and Japan”, “Inter-Korean Exchange and Assistance to North Korea: Contentious Issues and Solutions”, “Economic Effects of For-profit Hospitals”, “Policies to Tackle Growing Poverty among the Working Age Group”, “Korean Modern Art in the World” and several articles related to the Book Review, Interview, and Feature sections.

The sections and titles of the articles in the edition(www.koreafocus.or.kr) are as follows.

Commentaries

(Politics)

- Three Principles Set for New Unification Minister (Yoo Ho-yeol)

- My Journey to the Northern ‘Land’s End’ (Moon Chang-keuk)

- Kim Jong-il′s Grandson Prefers Democracy (Editorial)

- Korean Government′s Duty to Win Compensation for Comfort Women (Hong Seong-phil)

- ′Outer Beltway Politics′ and Ahn Cheol-soo Phenomenon (Im Hyug-baeg)

(Economy)

- Populism vs. Responsible People (Kim Jong-soo)

- Panic Sentiment in Foreign Exchange Market (Jeong Young-sik)

- Restructuring of Savings Banking Industry (Choi Gyoung-gyu)

- Benefits of Natural Farming (Kim Byung-jong)

(Society)

- Reservoir Shows Why the Four Rivers Project is Needed (Bae In-joon)

- South Korean TV Dramas Change North Korean System (Kang Dong-wan)

- Freedom from an F2 (Michelle Farnsworth)

- Are All Foreign Imports Prestige Goods? (Won Dae-yun)

(Culture)

- K-Pop Star Rain Bids Farewell to his Fans ― Temporarily (Choe Yeong-gyun)

- Young Korean Writers to Showcase ‘Literary Hallyu’ in France (Choi Jae-bong)

- Toward an Era of 10 Million Pro Baseball Fans (Kim Chong)

- A ′Steve Jobs′ in the Tourism Industry (Lee Charm)

Essays

- Korea-China Relations and Security Cooperation between Korea, the United States and Japan (Park Byung-kwang)

- Inter-Korean Exchange and Assistance to North Korea: Contentious Issues and Solutions (Lee Suk)

- Economic Effects of For-profit Hospitals (Ju Won, Lee Won-hyung and Jo Gyu-rim)

- Policies to Tackle Growing Poverty among the Working Age Group (Koh Young-sun)

- Korean Modern Art in the World (Seo Seong-rok)

Other Stories

(Features)

- Once Beleaguered, Donors Realize Ignoring Poverty Dooms Society (Kim Su-hye)

- ‘At Moran Market You Can Find Just About Everything’ (Pierre Gagnaire)

- Karen Kim’s Uncommon Life as the Mistress of the Head Family of an Ancient Noble Clan (Min Dong-yong)

(Book Reviews)

- 22 Flavorful Authors Serve Up a Delicious Korean Studies (Jo U-seok)

- Collection of Scattered Sources Explores Dasan′s ′Hidden Pulse′ (Im Jong-eop)

(Interview)

- Kim Jae-soon: ‘Politics is Destiny.’ (Kim Yun-deok)