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How to maintain China’s falling suicide rate

Suicide is a major public health issue across the world. It is the cause of 800,000 premature deaths globally, according to latest statistics. In the 1990s, …

[Ajay K. Mehra] Gubernatorial gambit by Modi government
[Ajay K. Mehra] Gubernatorial gambit by Modi government

The Narendra Modi government has advised the United Progressive Alliance-appointed governors to resign. Amidst mixed reactions, four governors ― those of …

Post-coup diplomacy and the money trail

Thailand’s diplomatic relations appear to have changed dramatically since the May 22 coup. The United States, European Union and Australia condemned the …

[Shin Yong-bae] Time to reform premiership
[Shin Yong-bae] Time to reform premiership

As his predecessors did each time a man-made tragedy struck the nation, Prime Minister Chung Hong-won called it quits soon after a ferry sank along with nearly …

[Editorial] Welcome, but …

North Korea has said it will send a cheerleading squad to the Incheon Asian Games in September, the latest in a series of peace overtures toward South Korea. …

[Editorial] Will it work?

The government’s plan to overhaul the nation’s safety system and fight corruption, prompted by the tragic sinking of the Sewol ferry, is drawing public …

Born in 1988 and graduating amid high jobless rate

It’s bad luck to be born 20 years before a time of high unemployment. It affects your income when you enter the workforce, naturally, but that’s not all. …

Why music is dying in age of social networks

Taylor Swift, the seven-time Grammy winner, is known for her articulate lyrics, so there was nothing surprising about her writing a long column for the Wall …

[Kim Myong-sik] How can Park solve the Korea conundrum?
[Kim Myong-sik] How can Park solve the Korea conundrum?

Occasionally, I pass by the private mansion of President Park Geun-hye in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, after attending an early morning service at the …

Is Beijing ready for another Olympics?

On the evening that Beijing earned the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, the city celebrated into the night. It was July 2001, and China was beginning an …

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