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North Korea this week downplayed South Korea’s recent decision to join a China-led financial institution as a trade-off for the deployment of an advanced …

Rival political parties seemed to mistake the April 29 by-elections, which will be held in four parliamentary constituencies, for general or presidential polls …

Maybe it is the cool cobalt waters, or the sun-drenched azure sky. Maybe it is the cherry blossoms and the camellias that turn the entire city into a garden …

India, of late, has woken up to realize the importance of oceans, more particularly the one in its backyard. Better late than never, Prime Minister Narendra …

The Korean name of the nation’s immigration detention facilities includes the word for “protection.” But it has long been pointed out that the …

Since its launch in 1995, television home shopping has grown as a solid, lucrative retail platform, with the market reaching 9 trillion won. Sadly, a filthy …

Today marks the beginning of a new fiscal year in Japan, and it is on this day that I write to say that I believe we are witnessing the winds of change in …

Last week, I had a very special party on board the Chungpa, a 20-ton service ship operating for the abalone farms around islands on the southwestern coast, …

In an interview with the Washington Post last week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined the goals of his April trip. The tenor of the interview was …

Two sinkholes appeared in busy areas of Seoul on March 28, lending urgency to the problem of sinkholes, which threaten public safety. In Sinchon, a 15-ton …