Opinion
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[OPINION] "Look Beyond Media Scare Stories"
"Let a smile be your umbrella … a smile will always pay.” That is from a tune which became very popular through a 1957 recording by singer Bing Crosby. By custom and habit, this writer regularly – though not always – devotes a column relatively early in the New Year to positive and encouraging economic, political, social and
January 18, 2023 -
[OPINION] The problem with North Korea
KARACHI -- Throughout 2022, the Korean Peninsula witnessed a persistent increase in tensions because of Pyongyang’s unprecedented spree of missile testing and South Korea’s large-scale retaliatory joint military e
January 18, 2023 -
[COLUMN] Is it the government's business to encourage people to have babies?
SEOUL -- News that government is strategizing to encourage couples to have more babies made me think of an image from old Korea that is hard to get out of your head once you’ve pictured it: the way relatives lurked around and peeked inside the room where newlyweds were having their first night together. No offense to Na Kyung-won and the members of the
January 13, 2023 -
[COLUMN] Is it worth pushing North Korea on human rights?
SEOUL -- Many years ago, when North Korea was hoping for diplomatic relations with the United States, authorities there spent several months considering the pros and cons of abolishing the death penalty. They thought an American embassy in Pyongyang would mean lots of American politicians visiting the country to criticize them publicly on human rights. A pre-emp
December 16, 2022 -
[COLUMN] More than the ability to fight their opponents, we need competence from lawmakers
SEOUL -- When the President’s chief of staff was questioned last week at a National Assembly meeting about the Itaewon tragedy, lawmakers wanted to know why President Yoon Seok-yeol hadn’t fired anyone yet. Why hadn’t he kicked out any Cabinet ministers, they asked. And what about police? You can’t have police chiefs investigating themselv
November 18, 2022
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20 dead or missing after boat sinks off Myanmar coast
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India PM Modi, Hyundai Chairman Chung discuss EV cooperation
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China to regulate disposal of renewable energy waste
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Xi meets Putin in BRICS summit in Kazan
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Japan rail giant JR Central raided in bid-rigging probe
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Ireland, UAE sign bilateral treaties to combat organized crime
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IMF cuts Japan's growth outlook to 0.3 percent
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U.S. charges Iranian official in plot to assassinate dissident in New York
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OPINION: Kim Jong-un sends North Korean troops to fight in Ukraine – here's what this means for war
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PHOTOS: National Folk Museum showcases traditional funeral dolls