Confucianism and Crises
Confucianism and Crises Confucian Asia cooperates vertically and competes horizontally. There are no nationwide political parties with political philosophies. Tom Coyner Korea JoongAng Daily April 11,...
View ArticleThe KAIST Suicides
Coyner’s Comment: Besides finding myself unexpectedly quoted, the below is a very good summary of what is happening not only in Korean academia but also society. Someone has anonymously posted a...
View ArticleS. Korea’s Self-imposed Pressure Cooker Society
Coyner’s Comment: My below article says essentially of what I have to say regarding this topic. I was tempted to also write about the additional Japanese social pressure safety valves as well as how...
View ArticleAsia’s near impossible reversals
These master-follower relationships make it remarkably difficult for a master, such as Kim Young-hwan, to do a 180, given his obligations. by Tom Coyner Korea JoongAng Daily Aug 30,2012...
View ArticleSouth Korean Women Struggle in Workforce
This is an update on a particular concern of mine. Many western multinational corporations have discovered that Korean women are often better employees than their male peers. A hat tip to Sean Hayes...
View ArticleKorea’s rock bottom birthrate
With the nation’s rapidly developing wealth has come increased social insecurity. Tom Coyner Korea JoongAng Daily Aug 09,2013 http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2975839...
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