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![[Dina Wisnu] Jokowi’s Japan, China trip: What’s in it for Indonesia?](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150409001533_01.jpg "[Dina Wisnu] Jokowi’s Japan, China trip: What’s in it for Indonesia?")
Last month, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo conducted his first state visit to Japan, followed by his second visit to China. Let’s discuss what Jokowi …
![[Shin Yong-bae] Time to tackle low earners’ debt](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150408001631_01.jpg "[Shin Yong-bae] Time to tackle low earners’ debt")
The financial buzzword that Koreans have recently heard a lot is “ansim jeonhwan daechul,” which literally means a relief switch loan. It is a state-led …
Koreans tend to show a keen interest in their country’s position in various comparisons among the 34 member states of the Organization for Economic …
Japan irked South Korea this week with two consecutive moves aimed at strengthening its territorial claim to the Dokdo islets that lie between the two …
![[Kim Tae-woo] Seoul insensible on N.K. nukes](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150408001630_01.jpg "[Kim Tae-woo] Seoul insensible on N.K. nukes")
Foreign pundits recently predicted that North Korea will possess between 50 and 100 nuclear weapons by 2020. This may have been an exaggeration, but the …
The National Assembly started an extraordinary session Tuesday, with an array of reform proposals and important bills awaiting legislative review. Given the …
The Board of Audit and Inspection has announced the outcome of its audit of the government-funded projects for securing overseas resources. The BAI said since …
![[Lee Jae-min] Iran deal’s implications for Korea](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150407001558_01.jpg "[Lee Jae-min] Iran deal’s implications for Korea")
The news of a grand settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue from Lausanne has vindicated the importance and efficacy of an international economic sanction …
![[Kim Seong-kon] College reform and the future of the humanities](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/20150407001557_01.jpg "[Kim Seong-kon] College reform and the future of the humanities")
What is the role of universities? What purpose do the humanities serve in colleges and society? Again, I brood over these fundamental questions as I hopelessly …
Koreans were led to believe that public safety would receive the utmost attention following last year’s Sewol ferry disaster, which has been attributed to, …