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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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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