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Governments should hold firm in ransom dilemma

PRINCETON ― Anyone who does not share the ideology of the so-called “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria is likely to agree that it is wrong for the …

Tourists shouldn’t cancel African safaris over misplaced Ebola fear

Unlike the United States, not one of the following countries has had a single case of Ebola this year: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana and Namibia. If …

[Kim Myong-sik] Things we want President Park to do
[Kim Myong-sik] Things we want President Park to do

It’s already the second week of December and the 50th week of 2014. The year of the Sewol ferry tragedy is waning, leaving in its wake the bottomless sorrows …

[Editorial] Another accident at sea

On Dec. 1, the country was hit with news of yet another disaster at sea. The 1,753-ton Oryong 501 carrying 60 crewmen went down in the western Bering Sea in …

[Editorial] Break old habits

Old habits die hard. The latest kickback scandal involving the country’s oldest pharmaceutical company and hundreds of medical doctors demonstrates that even …

[Robert J. Fouser] Emigrating for English
[Robert J. Fouser] Emigrating for English

During five weeks of living in the Korean community near Flushing area of New York City, I often wondered why the Korean residents gave up their life in Korea …

Thirty years on, Bhopal still cries out for answers

The march of time can be cruel. As months and years go by it erodes even the most horrifying events until they are dulled of their searing poignancy. Even one …

[Sohn Jie-ae] Black Friday shows value of going extra mile
[Sohn Jie-ae] Black Friday shows value of going extra mile

So here I am, an avid shopper in the land of shopping, ready to tackle the biggest shopping weekend in the United States. Of course, I am talking about Black …

[Kim Seong-kon] Never too early to start work on a good idea
[Kim Seong-kon] Never too early to start work on a good idea

When people propose new ideas to improve our situation, we tend to discourage them by responding, “It’s too early for us to do it.” Instead of welcoming …

America is coming apart at the seams

It was the most Republican of times, it was the most Democratic of times. That’s the U.S. right now, a nation heading in two diametrically opposed …

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