[%%IMAGE1%%] “A gourd dipper which leaks inside may leak outside.” The Korean proverb suggests that a man who is reckless at home may behave recklessly in public. In the upper panel, the gourd dipper in the shape of President Lee Myung-bak leaks as he speaks on domestic matters, “I will honor our former presidents, and I will improve the quality of our water through the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project.”In the lower panel, the same gourd dipper leaks as President Lee speaks on matters of economic diplomacy, “Ericsson will invest in South Korea, and we have reached a final agreement on the South Korea-EU FTA.”The entities being referenced reply, “We did not come to that agreement.”(Hankyoreh Geurimpan, July 16, 2009)

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Gourd dipper springs a leak

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The extreme confrontation unfolding now between South and North is one where even a small mistake could lead to disaster

[Editorial] New weight of N. Korea’s nuclear threats makes dialogue all the more urgent

Even Rhee himself insisted that the government established in 1948 was “reconstructing” the government established in 1919 by independence activists

[Guest essay] The real reason Korea’s new right wants to dub Rhee a founding father

Mutual acknowledgment is the first step to peace and coexistence, so perhaps we in South Korea should give up the term “Bukhan” (North Korea) for the name it prefers: “Choson”

[Column] ‘Choson’: Is it time we start referring to N. Korea in its own terms?

New textbooks approved for use in middle schools make preposterous claims about Japan’s colonial rule over Korea

[Editorial] Japan’s rewriting of history with Korea has gone too far

When it comes to dialogue, half of it is about listening

[Column] The president’s questionable capacity for dialogue

The way Korea’s chaebol families blatantly use affiliate spinoffs to secure inherited control over conglomerates is rarely seen in other advanced economies

[Column] Are chaebol firms just pizza pies for families to divvy up as they please?

As Japan upgrades its alliance with the US, it’s more important than ever that South Korea seek balance in its diplomacy

[Column] Has Korea, too, crossed the Rubicon on China?

As was the case with the UK then, the US is no longer at its peak of power and it’s difficult for Washington to deal with its strategic rivals alone

[Correspondent’s column] In Japan’s alliance with US, echoes of its past alliances with UK

Does he expect to tell the people to change while he does not?

[Editorial] Does Yoon think the Korean public is wrong?

‘We must say no’: Seoul defense chief on Korean, USFK involvement in hypothetical Taiwan crisis

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‘검찰청 술판 회유’ 폭로한 이화영, 검사·쌍방울 임직원 고발

특위 “내년 의대 정원 다루지 않겠다”…의협은 불참 고수

민희진 “빨아먹고 찍어 누르기”…하이브 “무속인 코치받아 경영”

경찰, 이선균 수사 정보 유출 혐의 ‘검찰 수사관’ 압수수색

헌재, 형제자매·패륜가족에 ‘무조건 유산 상속’ 제동

날짜 또 못 잡은 ‘윤-이 회담’…민주 “의제 검토 결과 못 들어”

‘자두밭 청년’ 향년 29…귀농 7년은 왜 죽음으로 끝났나

대법 “일용직 노동자 월 근로일수 산정…20일 초과 안 돼”

이재명-조국, 첫 회동서 고량주 한 병씩…“자주 만나 대화할 것”

하이브, 민희진 오늘 고발…“‘뉴진스 계약 해지’ ‘빈껍데기 만들자’ 모의”

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