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President Park Geun-hye is in the middle of a tour of four Middle East nations, hoping to lay the ground for what she calls a “second Middle East boom” for …
Household debts are casting stormy clouds over the Korean economy as their size and pace of growth are reaching dangerous levels. The Bank of Korea said that …
![[Robert J. Fouser] Isolating revisionists in Japan](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/20150303001629_01.jpg "[Robert J. Fouser] Isolating revisionists in Japan")
Every March 1 brings out flags and speeches in honor of the Korean Independence Movement in 1919. This year, the holiday coincided with renewed tension over …
![[Kim Seong-kon] Korea’s fling with scarlet letter](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/20150303001628_01.jpg "[Kim Seong-kon] Korea’s fling with scarlet letter")
Recently, the Constitutional Court abolished the controversial adultery law because it violates people’s privacy and constitutional rights. The conservative …
Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan last week reiterated his cautious stance against raising the country’s corporate tax rate, which currently ranges from 10 to …
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may hope German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s upcoming visit to Tokyo will serve his efforts to put his country on what he …
![[Howard Davies] Europe’s capital-markets union](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/20150302001473_01.jpg "[Howard Davies] Europe’s capital-markets union")
LONDON ― The eurozone’s survival is in doubt again, as Greece demands debt forgiveness and an end to austerity ― or else. But, though Europe’s currency …
![[Trudy Rubin] Jeb Bush, Iraq and the rise of the Islamic State](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/20150302001472_01.jpg "[Trudy Rubin] Jeb Bush, Iraq and the rise of the Islamic State")
As the Islamic State’s barbarities make headlines, Republican presidential candidates are scrambling to outdo each other’s hawkish pronouncements on …
In a speech marking the 96th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, President Park Geun-hye urged Japan to resolve the issue of its military sexual …
Two killing sprees in a week involving hunting rifles have raised alarm about the dangers of firearms in Korea, where people have so far felt safe from guns. …