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[Editorial] Economic fallout

The spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome across the country is feared to be making a deep indent on the Korean economy, which has already been …

[Jeffrey D. Sachs] FIFA scandal exemplifies impunity trap
[Jeffrey D. Sachs] FIFA scandal exemplifies impunity trap

Ours is a world of impunity. Allegations of corruption swarmed around FIFA for decades, culminating in mass indictments of FIFA officials last week. Yet FIFA …

[Editorial] No changes since Sewol

Amid the government’s refusal to release the full list of MERS-related hospitals, Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon held a press briefing late Thursday night …

[Editorial] Not the time for infighting

The factional struggle that threatens the very viability of the major opposition party, the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, has now struck the ruling …

[Robert B. Reich] Texas’ state of disaster
[Robert B. Reich] Texas’ state of disaster

As extreme weather marked by tornadoes and flooding continues to sweep across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has requested ― and President Obama has granted ― …

[Editorial] Containing MERS

Public concern is rising across the country over an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, which has so far infected 35 people, killed two and closed …

[Editorial] Collective self-defense

During their meeting last week, the South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs agreed that Tokyo would get Seoul’s consent before exercising its right to …

[Kim Hoo-ran] Be fussy; it will serve you well
[Kim Hoo-ran] Be fussy; it will serve you well

When I required hospitalization a few years ago, I chose to stay in a two-bed ward. Walking into the hospital room, however, I immediately regretted my …

[Andrew Sheng] Society polarized with silent majority no longer silent
[Andrew Sheng] Society polarized with silent majority no longer silent

Polarization is the deep divisions within society. We see this in every opinion poll where the majority of the population is almost equally divided between …

[Editorial] Ugly standoff

The confrontation between President Park Geun-hye and the National Assembly ― or to be more exact, the opposition ― over a controversial bill that passed …

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