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Alhamdulillah (thanks be to God), we’re finally approaching the end of Ramadan ― only a few days to Idul Fitri, or Lebaran as we call it here. Yup, after a …

In the past couple of weeks, I wrote one post arguing for more government-driven angel investing and another suggesting that the U.S. consider a new export …

Some may call it vanity, but where is the harm in appreciating beautiful things, things that are a sheer pleasure just to behold ― even if not to own?There …

The conclusion of a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program this week has raised hopes it might lead to a breakthrough in stalled negotiations on denuclearizing …

The nation’s top intelligence agency has denied using a hacking program purchased from an Italian company to monitor South Korean citizens. At a closed-door …

    Campaigns, as political operatives and television pundits eagerly agree, are about the future. But as the recent bout of wrestling over the Civil War …

     In May, Pope Francis released his historic encyclical, Laudatio Si, or “Praise Be.” He chose his papal name, he explains in the text, because he …

Shashi Tharoor After gaining independence from Britain in 1947, India was something of a poster child for the virtues of democracy — in stark contrast …

    There have been no prominent success cases of investor activism in the modern history of corporate Japan. Kim Ji-hyun In recent years, a hedge fund with …

Ruling party leader Kim Moo-sung rekindled public attention in two important political agendas – revising the National Assembly Advancement Act that has …