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Trade is high on the agenda in the United States, Europe, and much of Asia this year. In the U.S., where concern has been heightened by weak recent trade …

With May upon us, words such as “children,” “family” and “love” come to mind. Some particularly joyful thoughts about my own childhood on …

The key element of the Sung Woan-jong scandal, which has been battering Korean politics for more than one month, is that a tycoon, who once stepped into the …

Under President Park Geun-hye’s prodding, government officials have begun discussing ways to make the presidential special pardons less susceptible to abuse. …

Have we learned nothing from more than 30 years of failed trickle-down economics? By now we should know that when big corporations, Wall Street and the wealthy …

Following a year of China’s flagrant and aggressive activities in contested waters, some in Washington are calling for President Obama to cancel China’s …

Seoul City on Friday gave Lotte the green light to reopen the aquarium and cinema at Lotte World Mall in Jamsil, following a safety review at the mall. The …

The Board of Audit and Inspection has found that the Seoul Metropolitan Government promoted civic servants, gave pay raises and created new organizations, all …

TEL AVIV ― Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a dominating political figure in the U.S. this year, seemingly invincible as he hurled …

A group of noted Japanese studies scholars around the world has issued an open letter denouncing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his right-wing …