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Former first lady Lee Hee-ho is scheduled to visit Pyongyang Aug. 5-8, an opportunity the government could use to engage North Korea. Although her final …
![[Kim Ji-hyun] The things that matter to us](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/20150729001443_01.jpg "[Kim Ji-hyun] The things that matter to us")
Life. Be in it. That’s a slogan I remember from my childhood in the U.S. I heard it in a commercial and for some reason, it stuck. It’s such a simple …
It certainly feels good to hear the government announcing that Korea is free from the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak that had kept the whole nation …
The main opposition party’s proposal to increase the number of lawmakers has come under strong public criticism. It deserves scolding for, among other …
![[Trudy Rubin]Don’t sink Iran nuclear deal, make it better](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/20150729001353_01.jpg "[Trudy Rubin]Don’t sink Iran nuclear deal, make it better")
Here’s the bottom line on the Iran nuclear pact: Whether you like it or hate it, or feel as I do — that it’s barely passable but U.S. negotiators …
![[Kim Seong-kon] The Second Cold War and Korea’s future](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/20150728001453_01.jpg "[Kim Seong-kon] The Second Cold War and Korea’s future")
A few days ago, I met a renowned expert on Chinese, Japanese and Korean relations. He was genuinely concerned about recent radical developments in East Asia: …
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Driving in Seoul is never easy. It requires constant attention. Buses and taxies abruptly cut in and motorcycles zigzag through the traffic at high speed. When …
The National Intelligence Service chief Lee Byung-ho’s closed-door briefing at the National Assembly produced, as expected, very different responses from the …
A flurry of talks are taking place over North Korean denuclearization following the recent conclusion of the Iranian nuclear deal. On Monday, Sydney Seiler, …
Fifteen months have passed since the Sewol ferry disaster shook the nation, and many Koreans may have recovered from the initial shock of one of the worst …