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They don’t talk about the quiet in the house. Instead friends tell you all the fun you’ll have together, all the freedom you’ll finally achieve, once …
![[Kim Seong-kon] What we learned from Pope Francis’ visit here](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/20140819001308_01.jpg "[Kim Seong-kon] What we learned from Pope Francis’ visit here")
South Korea is a paradise for religions. Indeed, Koreans are so religious that all kinds of religions thrive here. Most Koreans are either Christians or …
Few policies place good economics so directly at odds with good politics as subsidies for food and energy. The issue of unaffordable subsidies is now front and …
Pope Francis’ five-day visit to Korea was a pastoral visit aimed at tending to Catholics here and, more broadly, throughout Asia. Yet, his visit was followed …
![[David Ignatius] Islamic State’s staying power](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/20140818001378_01.jpg "[David Ignatius] Islamic State’s staying power")
WASHINGTON ― The Obama administration’s Iraq policy seems premised on the idea that the terrorist Islamic State is so toxic that it will be self-limiting …
President Park Geun-hye’s Liberation Day speech on Aug. 15 included proposals to North Korea for environmental, infrastructure and cultural cooperation in …
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, brutally cracked down on protesters in Istanbul’s Gezi Park last year, banned Facebook and YouTube, faced …
![[Mohamed A. El-Erian] Bretton Woods system faces need for reform](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/20140818001377_01.jpg "[Mohamed A. El-Erian] Bretton Woods system faces need for reform")
LAGUNA BEACH, California ― The world has changed considerably since political leaders from the 44 Allied countries met in 1944 in Bretton Woods, New …
SINGAPORE ― Asia is poised to enter a historical sweet spot, with three of its most populous countries ― China, India, and Indonesia ― led by strong, …
Here I am a week after leaving Korea for the great American adventure, in a sports arena filled with 15,000 fans screaming “Gee Gee Gee Gee” at the top of …