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It is an action that will greatly set back the momentum toward improving bilateral ties between Japan and Russia and settling territorial disputes. By no means …

Speaking at a workshop for ruling party lawmakers Tuesday, Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said the “biggest strength” that led to the inter-Korean …

The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy is pushing to enact a law designed to force people to take more responsibility in taking care of their …

In 1993, the economists Alberto Alesina and Larry Summers published a seminal paper that argued that central bank independence keeps inflation in check, with …

A situation I encountered recently on Japanese television was quite baffling. I was flipping through channels when a familiar logo caught my eye: Samsung’s …

I believe women frequently outsmart men thanks to their so-called feminine intuition. For example, a woman instinctively knows when a man is interested in her …

Legal education in Korea has gone through seismic changes since the summer of 2007, when a bill to introduce a new “law school” system was passed in the …

Korean shipbuilders are a dominant force in the global market, with names like Hyundai Heavy, Daewoo and Samsung occupying the industry’s top posts in terms …

It is a relief that South and North Korea reached an agreement to defuse the crisis that had brought the two sides close to a serious armed conflict. The …

The enactment of the so called Taewan Law, which abolished the statute of limitations on murder cases, puts uncaught criminals and potential perpetrators on …