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Modi’s chauvinism problem

NEW DELHI ― As the New Year dawns, it has become increasingly clear that India’s new government faces a dilemma entirely of its own making ― one that its …

[Editorial] Frank communicator

One of the most common criticisms directed at President Park Geun-hye is that she is a bad communicator ― not in the sense that she is a bad speaker, but in …

[David Ignatius] Learning from the oil market
[David Ignatius] Learning from the oil market

WASHINGTON ― The recent plunge of oil prices to below $50 a barrel offers the same lessons as previous sharp fluctuations: Energy markets work and …

[Editorial] Confidence matters

Hyundai Motor Group has announced plans to invest nearly 81 trillion won ($73 billion) over the next four years. This is good news for the Korean economy, …

Trans-Pacific Partnership is a pending disaster

Republicans, who now run Congress, say they want to cooperate with President Obama and point to the administration’s Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, as …

[Kim Kyung-ho] Korean society in anger
[Kim Kyung-ho] Korean society in anger

In the eyes of many psychiatrists here, what put Cho Hyun-ah, a member of the family that owns Korean Air, in her current predicament is her lack of ability to …

Kiev’s brutal strategy in eastern Ukraine

In mid-December, President Obama signed into law the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, which, among options for more sanctions against Russia, calls on the White …

[Editorial] Anti-North Korean leaflets

It is high time that the government adopts a clear position on the controversial flying of anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets across the border by activist …

[Editorial] Deferring graduation

The plan by several universities to scrap the system allowing students to defer graduation and maintain their enrollment status without paying fees is facing …

[Endy M. Bayuni] No more big-bash weddings
[Endy M. Bayuni] No more big-bash weddings

If president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has his way, expect fewer invitations to lavish wedding parties this year. In fact, expect fewer wedding invitations …

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