The Korea Foundation has newly posted Vol.9(September), 2011 edition of Korea Focus web magazine.

This issue includes 20 commentary articles, such as “Pyongyang in a Flurry of Winds”, “Economic and Green Olympics in Pyeongchang”, “The Old Winter Dreams of My Hometown, Pyeongchang” and “Lee Ufan and Nam June Paik ㅡ The Common Thread Connecting the Two Artists”.
In addition, there are five essays, including “Anti-Americanism in North Korea: Ideology, Culture and Distortion”, “North Korea’s Military-first Economic Management and Civilian-to-Munitions Industrial Conversion”, “Policy Package for Soft Landing of Household Debts and its Limitation” 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)
- Pyongyang in a Flurry of Winds(Yoo Ho-yeol)
- Quo Vadis the Korean Peninsula Situation on Roller Coaster?(Yun Duk-min)
- Watertight Monitoring of Food Aid Distribution in North Korea(Yoon Young-kwan)
- New Diplomatic Vision after Seoul-Beijing Defense Ministers’ Talks(News Commentary)
-  Korea Remembers Sacrifices of Allies(Nam Chang-hee)
(Economy)
- Japan in the 1980s, and Korea Today(Ahn Jae-seok)
- Alarm Bell Rung by Lone Star(Kim Se-hyung)
- Why Are Korean Consumers Angry with Apple?(Kang Mee-eun)
- Economic and Green Olympics in Pyeongchang(Kim Kwee-soon)
- Some Thoughts on Volunteer Service(Baek Kwang-jin)
(Society)
- The Old Winter Dreams of My Hometown, Pyeongchang(Kim Do-yeon)
- Time to Resume Mt. Kumgang Tour(Chang Kyung-chak)
- Inheritance Rights of North Koreans(Editorial)
- Korean Engineering Universities Wither Prematurely(Lee Chul-ho)
- Youth Spirit Lost in Luxury Bubble(Jeong Seong-hee)
(Culture)
- Lee Ufan and Nam June Paik ㅡ The Common Thread Connecting the Two Artists(Kim Tae-ik)
- Infinite Challenges of Korea’s Fashion Industry(Lie Sang-bong)
- Royal Protocols Provide Sources on Joseon Palace Culture(Lee Se-seop)
- Korean Studies Require Substantial Support amid Hallyu Boom(Editorial)
- Living in Seoul(Michelle Farnsworth)

Essays
- Anti-Americanism in North Korea: Ideology, Culture and Distortion
(Chung Young-chul)
- North Korea’s Military-first Economic Management and Civilian-to-Munitions Industrial Conversion(Kim Byeong-uk) 
- Policy Package for Soft Landing of Household Debts and its Limitation(Won Chong-hyun)
- Global Craze for K-Pop: A New Economic Engine(Kim Pil-soo) 
- History Education for the Era of Globalization and Multicultural Society(Kim Gi-bong)

Other Stories

(Features)
- The Girls’ Generation Concert Watched from the Standing Section(Jeong Ho-jae)
(Book Reviews)
- Old Travelogues of Korea, China, Japan: A Cerebral ‘Travel Package’ (Choi Won-hyeong)
- To the Official Interpreters of Joseon, Foreign Languages were Weapons and Wealth(Kim Seong-hui)
(Interview)
- Liu Ming-liang: ‘Korea is the only country worth making friends with; so I have learned.’(Lee Yang-su)

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