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[Editorial] Dealing with nuclear waste

The much awaited nuclear waste facility in Gyeongju will begin operations next year following final approval by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission last …

[Editorial] Reviving local markets

The Seoul High Court has ruled that the restrictions on large retailers’ operations were unlawful, renewing the debate about the coexistence of large …

Financing infrastructure

The Indonesian government’s recent decision to join the China-led Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank will increase the sources of financing for the $100 …

Corrupted system

In the end, the initially shocking jacuzzi, wide-screen TV sets, split-type air-conditioning units, music studio with sophisticated equipment, luxury watches …

[Frank Ching] In race for top, odds favor Tsai
[Frank Ching] In race for top, odds favor Tsai

The rout of the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, in Taiwan by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party in local elections on Nov. 29 changed Taiwan’s …

What makes Bangladesh proud in December?

On Nov. 11, 1970, the coastal region of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) was devastated by one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history with the …

[David Ignatius] A ‘reset’ of U.S.-China ties?
[David Ignatius] A ‘reset’ of U.S.-China ties?

BEIJING ― This year began with some Chinese and American foreign-policy analysts looking back a century to World War I and wondering if confrontation was …

[Editorial] More immigrants

Controversy recently erupted over a bill aimed at guaranteeing undocumented immigrant children the right to receive education and medical treatment. Some …

[Editorial] Kim Jong-un’s choice

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be seen as having been successful in consolidating his control over the isolated regime since he took power in December …

Asia isn’t ready for a China crash

As China’s first full year of rebalancing draws to close, how has President Xi Jinping done? Reasonably well, it seems. Growth appears to be moderating …

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