The August 2010(Vol. 8) edition of Korea Focus is now available in webzine format.

This issue includes 19 commentary articles, such as “A Dream for Korean in the 21st Century”, “Fair Trade the Key to Advanced Korea”, “Koreans' Competitive Gene for Convergence”, “Era of Self-Healing”, “'History' of Gwanghwamun Should be Restored Too” and “Tasks for Low-Carbon Green Building Era”

In addition, the four essay features discuss such topics as “International Significance of the Korean War Implications for the Present” and “Development of Relations between South Korea and China and the Problem of Norm Conflicts” along with items related to the Book Review, Interview, and Feature sections.

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

Commentaries

(Politics)
• S. Korea-U.S. Joint Maneuver: A Response to Cheonam Incident (Yoo Ho-yoel)
• Looking at China Again in Strategic Perspective (Chang Se-jeong)
• Well Begun Is Half Done (Kim Tae-hyun)
• A Dream for Korean in the 21st Century (Park Se-il)
• VANK Was My Brainchild (Park Ki-tae)
 
(Economy)
• Fair Trade the Key to Advanced Korea (Kim Sung-eun)
• Koreans' Competitive Gene for Convergence (Kim Young-soo)
• Who Is Killing Korean Banking Industry? (Suh Jung-hee)
• Overhaul of Free Economic Zone Policies (Huh Jae-wan)
• Let's Leave Housing Policy to Market (Zusun Rhee)

(Society)
• Era of Self-Healing (Ham In-hee)
• Measures for Blind Spot of Social Insurances (Ku In-hoe)
• Liberal Education Superintendents (Kim Jin-sok)
• Obama's Visit to LG Plant (Kong Jong-sik)

(Culture)
• Challenges for Old Villages on World Heritage List (Editorial, JoongAng Ilbo)
• 'History' of Gwanghwamun Should be Restored Too (Yi Seon-min)
• Seoul, International Design Capital (Michael Gibb)
• World Cultural Leaders to Experience Korean Culture through Five Senses     (Choi Jung-wha)
• Tasks for Low-Carbon Green Building Era (Lee Tae-yong)

Essays

• International Significance of the Korean War Implications for the Present
 (Seo Sang-mun)
• Development of Relations between South Korea and China and the Problem of Norm Conflicts (Young Nam Cho)
• Factor analysis of regional growth gaps and policy suggestions (Kim Young-su, Lee Sang-ho)
• Response to the New Millennium Overview of Korean Novels Between 2000-2010
  (Kim Sung-hwan)

Additional Items

(Features)
• The Newly Crowned Queen of Football (Kim Du-young)
• Ranking third place in Women's World Cup, Korea glimpsed another hope (Editorial, Dong-a Ilbo)

(Book Review)
• The Very Moment When the Culture of Joseon Overcame China (Ham Seok-jin)

(Interview)
• Suh Myung-sook: "I Founded the Olle trails to help ease people's anxiety and pain." (Lee Han-woo)

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