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The National Assembly approved Park Sang-ok as a Supreme Court justice on Wednesday, 100 days after his nomination. The approval was made possible as National …
![[Kim Kyung-ho] Youth-alienating populism](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/20150507001617_01.jpg "[Kim Kyung-ho] Youth-alienating populism")
The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy won no seat in last month’s parliamentary by-elections held in four constituencies. The trouncing …
![[Rafia Zakaria] Nepal earthquake: Who gets saved?](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/20150507001615_01.jpg "[Rafia Zakaria] Nepal earthquake: Who gets saved?")
More than a week has passed since Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake. As the rubble is cleared and the extent of the devastation revealed, there has …
The probe into the Sung Woan-jong bribery scandal is gaining momentum. On Tuesday and Wednesday, prosecutors questioned close aides of South Gyeongsang Gov. …
Recent data shows clouds are gathering over the South Korean economy: Exports are falling, industrial output and private consumption remain sluggish, inflation …
![[Ngaire Woods and Nina Hall] Selecting next U.N. chief](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/20150506001605_01-320x96.jpg "[Ngaire Woods and Nina Hall] Selecting next U.N. chief")
When the United Nations elects a new secretary-general next year, the world will face a crucial choice. With crises erupting in every region of the world, the …
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to the U.S., which demonstrated the strengthened Washington-Tokyo alliance, has caused concern here that …
The two main political parties are facing mounting criticism for agreeing to expand payouts from the national pension service without suggesting plans on how …
![[Lee Jae-min] Two-edged sword of a witty ID](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/20150505000357_01.jpg "[Lee Jae-min] Two-edged sword of a witty ID")
I have one habit. I tend to check the email addresses of people that I meet. As citizens of the most wired nation in the world, we Koreans have interesting and …
![[Kim Seong-kon] Koreans should ask where the fun is in their life](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/20150505000356_01.jpg "[Kim Seong-kon] Koreans should ask where the fun is in their life")
In my vulnerable, adolescent years at college, I lived next door to a Western dance instructor at a boarding house. I could often hear him and his female …