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Several years ago, some older journalists protested a bit with education authorities when they belatedly found that the state-endorsed high-school Korean …

When Warren Buffett has more than $50 billion he cannot find a reasonable way to invest, it is time to worry about corporate America’s enormous cash pile. …

MELBOURNE ― Is Israel’s military action in Gaza morally defensible? Different answers to that question are possible. Some depend on answers to prior …

To many, Seoul has been known as a paradise of public transportation. Its clean and fast subway system gets you to anywhere you want in virtually every corner …

One of the social consensuses reached in the wake of the Sewol ferry disaster is that Korea should curb the revolving door employment that fosters collusive …

The nation is upset by the belatedly known details of a case in which an enlisted man was beaten to death after months of abuse by his senior colleagues. At …

Asia is still traumatized by the great financial crisis of 1997, when Thailand’s devaluation of the baht set off a region-wide collapse in markets. Could it …

The unexpected outcome of the recent parliamentary by-elections surprised us. It turned out to be a landslide victory for the ruling party and a catastrophic …

West Africa is grappling with one of the world’s most fearsome and elusive adversaries: the Ebola virus. As of Monday, the World Health Organization had …

CLAREMONT, California ― In the boldest move yet since President Xi Jinping launched his anti-corruption campaign, China has announced the start of a formal …