중앙데일리

[EDITORIAL] The Tigers Are a Threatened Species

Haitai Tigers, the main drawing card of professional baseball in Korea, faces a crisis that might force it to leave its long-time home of Kwangju, South Cholla province. Because the team's parent company, Haitai Confectionery Company, is bankrupt, creditors have decided to sell the team. But all potential buyers reportedly hope to move the Tigers to the capital region. Haitai Tigers have been based in Cholla provinces since the launching o…

Mar 28,2001
[EDITORIAL] Hyundai: Stop and Think First

The government still does not fully understood the core issues involved in Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co.'s problems. The government and Hyundai's creditors are considering converting the company's debt to equity because Hyundai's debts exceed its assets by 900 billion won ($687 million) because of huge losses last year, mainly due to debt servicing. The government said flatly that it will save Hyundai and a debt-to-equity swap is on…

Mar 28,2001
[EDITORIAL] Protect National Interests Wisely

International politics are taking an odd turn. The United States and Russia are enmeshed in a tangle over the expulsion of envoys and the United States is clashing with China over its contemplated sale of destroyers equipped with Aegis radars to Taiwan. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld submitted a report to U.S. President George W. Bush delineating core defense strategies that designate China as a hypothetical enemy instead of Russia an…

Mar 28,2001
[INTERVIEW] 'Diplomacy Is Different From Trade'

The ultimate goal for both Britain and North Korea is to establish embassies in each other's country. James Hoare, the first British charge d'affaires to North Korea, may be the busiest diplomat among all envoys in Seoul. He makes frequent visits to Pyongyang to prepare for the opening of the British embassy in Pyongyang. Mr. Hoare joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British government 32 years ago. Earlier he had been st…

Mar 28,2001
[VIEWPOINT] Only Honesty Can Foster Societal Trust

Perjury and calumny poison mutual trust and promote inefficiency in Korea. The following is an experience I will never forget. When I was living in Cambridge, England, I went with my family by train to London for the weekend, but while in the city I lost the return portion of my round-trip ticket. I purchased another train ticket at a station in London, returned to Cambridge, and wrote a courteous letter under the guidance of stat…

Mar 28,2001
[FOUNTAIN]The Poetic Side of an Industrialist

Poets gathered in a small school building by the sea after the students left for their summer vacation. In this seaside retreat, about 300 poets and aspiring poets spent four days and three nights together. A robust old man in his 70s visited the school. Just like the other poets, the old man wore a white short-sleeved T-shirt － as other poets did － and sang a song in front of all the poets at the school. That old man who sang his heartfe…

Mar 28,2001
[EDITORIAL] Limits of Standardized Education

The special report published Monday by IHT-JAI on the fate of a large number of children that were singled out as gifted by the government 15 years ago sheds light on the stark reality of our educational system. Many became mediocre students, maladjusted in the present school system. It is especially shocking to learn that some gifted children have not had the opportunity to get even basic education. The primary responsibility for not having…

Mar 26,2001
[EDITORIAL] A New Team Takes Over

Monday's cabinet reshuffle appears to be an attempt to revamp governance and refurbish President Kim Dae-jung's team in preparation for his remaining term. The new faces give a strong impression of being an hard-charging lineup, rather than one geared up for harmony. The president put his confidants at the fore, and the lineup also invites speculation that the president is intent on hard-line politics with an Assembly majority composed of the coa…

Mar 26,2001
[VIEWPOINT] First Revive the Health Care System

The National Health Insu-rance, which had ushered in a health care and welfare society by giving the people greater access to medical care, is in grave crisis. According to the government's announcement, health insurance finances are expected to suffer from about 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) in deficits, and go bankrupt in a couple of months. As many people suspected, it is true that the hikes in medical treatment charges, which were introduced …

Mar 26,2001
[MINORITY VOICE] Disabled Persons Can Contribute Too

A friend asked me what I would choose if I could have a wish. I answered that I would wish to become a salaried worker and pay income tax. My stunned friend demanded to know why. I am severely disabled and have never paid income tax. The trifling writing and lecture fees that I receive are all I earn, and always fall beneath the minimum taxable income. I have been unemployed for my whole life, even though I recently turned 40. Recent…

Mar 26,2001

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