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[Editorial] About-face

    President Park Geun-hye’s sudden about-face on special pardons raises concerns that she may repeat what she criticized her predecessors for – …

Central Asia: Golden opportunity for Korean higher education

In the world of Korean higher education, many countries in Central Asia may not be as familiar a partner as traditional options such as China, Japan and the …

The China stocks syndrome: Welcome to capitalism, comrades

Here’s what some scorched investors in China are muttering as they tally their losses: That’s the last time I take stock market advice from People’s …

Chile’s soccer victory won’t bring back its mojo

For a moment last weekend, everything seemed right in Chile. The slender nation straddling the Andean cordillera had just won the Copa America ― beating …

Hard-won Greek deal was the easy part

The deal announced Monday morning has averted, at least for now, Greece’s immediate exit from the eurozone ― an outcome that no European leader was yet …

[Kim Seong-kon] Authority and authoritarianism
[Kim Seong-kon] Authority and authoritarianism

The Korean people had to endure an authoritarian society for a considerable period because of a long history of Confucianism and a 30-year military …

[Lee Jae-min] A warm breeze from Cuba
[Lee Jae-min] A warm breeze from Cuba

Out of 196 states in the world, there are four that Korea does not have diplomatic relations with ― Macedonia, Syria, Kosovo and Cuba. It seems that the …

[Editorial] People run the system

Last week, an 86-year-old woman was found living in an empty house with the body of her 83-year-old sister, who, the police say, appeared to have passed away …

[Editorial] More than a sports event

In this age of professional sports, amateur sporting events of university students garner little public attention. Yet, that does not take away from the value …

Failing on inflation, Japan fudges the numbers

As Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda fails to get much traction in his bid to revitalize his country’s economy, he should spare a thought for the man who …

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