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The Sung Woan-jong scandal is basically a case of bribery, in which a business tycoon, who was greedy enough to take a parliamentary seat as well, offered …
![[Lee Jae-min] Battle over Google’s search list](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150421001634_01.jpg "[Lee Jae-min] Battle over Google’s search list")
When it comes to an Internet “search,” Google is by far the most dominant player in the global market. The California-based company now handles 65 percent …
![[Kim Seong-kon] Two books to read for the future of Korea](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150421001633_01.jpg "[Kim Seong-kon] Two books to read for the future of Korea")
At a time when Korea and Japan’s relationship is turning sour, Korean viewers find themselves captivated by “Jingbirok,” a TV show that portrays Korean …
Seoul’s Defense Ministry on Friday came out strongly against North Korea for its renewed pledge to cling to its nuclear weapons program. A ministry spokesman …
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other right-wing Japanese figures seem to think time is on the side of their historical revisionism. While glossing over …
![[David Ignatius] The Middle East’s sick state](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150420001725_01.jpg "[David Ignatius] The Middle East’s sick state")
Will the Middle East be as unstable 10 years from now as it is today? I asked that question this week to a class of students at Harvard’s Kennedy School. …
![[Dominique Moisi] Why we need TV series like ‘Game of Thrones’](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150420001724_01.jpg "[Dominique Moisi] Why we need TV series like ‘Game of Thrones’")
Today’s popular television programs have become the equivalent of the feuilletons that began appearing in newspapers in the 19th century. Series like “Game …
Politicians tend to lie. It is a common belief that one cannot become a successful politician without telling lies, which makes politics one of the professions …
It seems that there are only two things in Korean politics these days ― the Sung Woan-jong scandal and the rest. Given that the scandal surrounds people …
![[Brahma Chellaney] Failed Afghan peace strategy](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150419000235_01.jpg "[Brahma Chellaney] Failed Afghan peace strategy")
Since toppling the Taliban regime in Afghanistan 14 years ago, the United States has been waging a nonstop battle against its foot soldiers. Locked in a war …