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Diplomats and alcoholics don’t always have as much in common as is sometimes assumed. But there is useful guidance for policymakers in the Reinhold Niebuhr …

The widow of late President Kim Dae-jung, Lee Hee-ho, may soon make a trip to North Korea pending talks today at the North Korean border town of Gaeseong. The …

The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak that has gripped the nation since the first case was confirmed on May 20 now seems to be contained, …

Over the past year, relations among East Asia’s three most successful economies ― Japan, South Korea, and China ― have been slowly but steadily …

Iran enters the endgame of the nuclear talks with what amount to two negotiating positions ― the parameters reportedly endorsed in April at Lausanne by …

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks like he’s trying to get serious about deficit reduction. This is a good thing. The economy has mostly normalized ― …

When the Chinese government proposed this week to end its decades-long policy of capped bank lending, there was good reason to be skeptical about its motives. …

There are several definitions of financial repression ― and the repressors and the repressed tend to see things differently. But what financial repression …

Last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court to recognize basic labor rights for illegal immigrant workers should serve as an occasion to guarantee due reward for …

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance revised down key economic indicators last week when it announced its plan for the economy in the second half of this …