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[Kim Seong-kon] The stain there before its mark
[Kim Seong-kon] The stain there before its mark

In his thought-provoking novel, “The Human Stain,” Philip Roth explores the hostile atmosphere in American academia in the 1990s stifled by the …

[Editorial] Viable middle-power group

Last week, foreign ministers from five countries ― Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey and Australia ― gathered in Seoul for a meeting of their group, called …

[Editorial] Carrots and sticks

Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the so-called May 24 sanctions against North Korea, which the Seoul government imposed in response to the torpedoing of …

[David IGgnatius] The center needs a voice
[David IGgnatius] The center needs a voice

WASHINGTON ― Hillary Clinton’s move to the left on trade and other issues is a reminder of the growing power of activists on the wings in presidential …

[Sohn Jie-ae] Korean-Americans flex their muscle
[Sohn Jie-ae] Korean-Americans flex their muscle

It’s been over 120 years since the first Korean immigrants first landed on the shores of America. But it was only recently that they have started making …

[Ram Garikipati] Stock price limits and circuit breakers
[Ram Garikipati] Stock price limits and circuit breakers

Starting next month, the Korea Exchange will expand price limits and introduce market-wide circuit breakers that should provide some relief for stock traders …

[Editorial] Deeper in trouble

The internal feud in the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, augmented by its humiliating defeat in the April 29 by-elections, is not showing any sign of …

[Editorial] Faulted probe

The prosecution has decided to indict two key suspects in the Sung scandal, but without seeking to take them into custody. The failure to detain former Prime …

[Noah Feldman] Why China’s OK with N.K. nuke
[Noah Feldman] Why China’s OK with N.K. nuke

Asia has gone nuts for nukes this week. On the heels of a Pentagon report that China is loading multiple warheads onto its intercontinental missiles, North …

[Editorial] Pyongyang’s poor choice

Although South Koreans are accustomed to North Korean antics, the latest involving U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was as surprising as it was plain …

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