The Korea Foundation has newly posted October 2012 edition of Korea Focus web magazine.

 
This issue includes 18 commentary articles, four essays 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

- Presidential Candidates Should Reveal Grand Foreign Policy Strategy
- North Korea’s Economic Cooperation with China and Entry into Capitalism
- Seoul-Beijing Relations: Yesterday and Tomorrow
- A Japanese Citizen Testifies Imperial Japan′s Brutal Hunting of Korean Girls
- Koreans Have Never Pardoned Japanese Emperor for War Crimes

 
 Economy

-Five-Year Plan for Economic Democratization
- Deflation Fear in Korean Economy
- Lesson from U.S. Jury Verdict against Samsung
- Overregulation in Electronic Commerce

 
 Society

- Russian Far East Beckons Korea
- Tips to Decipher ‘Gangnam Style’
- Lessons from Five Years of Internet Real Name System
- Let’s Get Ready to Participate in Mars Exploration

 
Culture

- Return of the Korean Empire Legation Building in Washington, D.C.
- Hong Myung-bo Leadership
- Korean Cultural Heritage Deserves More Respect
- Greater China Region Blogger Falls in Love with Korea
- Dilkusha
 
 
▶ Essays

- Comparative Analysis of the Views of North and South Koreans on Unification
- Korea’s Human Capital Is Faltering
- The Middle Class Is Losing Confidence
- Study on Novels Dealing with North Korean Defectors

 
▶ Other Stories

   
Features

- Psy Enthralls the World with his ‘Grade B Style’
- Korean Commander Shoots Hope for Mexico

 
Book Reviews

- Working Women in the 50s Started their Mornings at Myeong-dong Hair Salons
- The Geomungo Master Never Played in Windy Weather

 
Interview

- Yoo Seong-ok: “It’s hard to expect the Kim Jong-un regime to last long.”