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Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to the Philippines will be remembered for many highlights, especially the unexpected kind, but perhaps the true center of the …

It would be safe to say that Taiwan experienced more food scandals than any other country in 2014. From contaminated oils to vinegars, local media outlets were …

The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to form a special parliamentary committee on political reform, which will be tasked with, among other things, …

WASHINGTON ― President Obama has been chafing for months at the notion that he’s a lame-duck president. That’s one reason he took the offensive in the …

In general, Koreans are not very interested in international news that does not affect their lives directly. For instance, the frequent suicide bombings in …

LOS ANGELES ― In the last few months, North Korea has again displayed remarkable temerity. First, the regime threatened to conduct more nuclear tests if the …

The public response to the massacre of journalists at Charlie Hebdo has been articulated as a gesture of solidarity: “Je suis Charlie.” It has been chanted …

Many people here who cannot read French now know what “Je suis Charlie Hebdo” means. We mourned the deaths of the 17 people killed in the terrorist attacks …

In his State of the Union address tonight, President Barack Obama may as well have faced the camera and said, “Ladies, this one goes out to you.” Obama is …

What a difference six years makes. China’s Premier Li Keqiang lands in Davos this week, leading the most high-level Chinese delegation to the annual Swiss …