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Abenomics package to be put to test

Can Japan pull out of deflation, thereby securing a foothold for reconstructing the national economy? This will likely be the year that the Abenomics economic …

Do not teach children to be materialistic

A recent survey conducted by a major local Chinese newspaper reveals that Hong Kong primary school children are very materialistic. They equate success with …

[Editorial] Inflow of Chinese money
[Editorial] Inflow of Chinese money

It is encouraging that foreign direct investment in the country has continued to increase. New FDI that was pledged to or arrived in Korea last year rose by …

[Editorial] Increasing employment

The number of Koreans who found new jobs last year is estimated to have reached a 12-year high, according to figures released by the national statistics office …

AirAsia, Indonesia, effective crisis management

In his run for president this year, Joko Widodo pledged to bring greater openness and accountability to Indonesia. As his administration faces its first …

[Jeffrey D. Sachs] Krugman and Obama recovery
[Jeffrey D. Sachs] Krugman and Obama recovery

NEW YORK ― For several years, and often several times a month, the Nobel laureate economist and New York Times columnist and blogger Paul Krugman has …

[Kim Myong-sik] Helping North Korea become a normal state
[Kim Myong-sik] Helping North Korea become a normal state

Thanks to one of my social media-active friends, I saw the Hollywood comedy “The Interview” on my desktop computer on the last day of 2014. With the grisly …

Cheap oil is rich opportunity for Asia

For China and India, 2015 should be a pivotal year. Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have for months been making grand …

Lab safety protocols should factor in human error

Christmas Eve brought the unwelcome news that a lab worker at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been exposed to the Ebola virus. It was …

[Editorial] Questions unanswered

Similar to previous politically charged cases, the prosecution’s probe into the leaks of Blue House documents and alleged influence-peddling by presidential …

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