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Asked to describe the current shape of the Middle East, a visiting Israeli official uses a Hebrew expression, “gam vegam,” which translates roughly to: …
The long-awaited completion of the electoral remapping for the April 14 parliamentary poll leaves some work to be done — by the election watchdog, …
It is apparent that Russia wants to increase its leverage in its international dealings with North Korea. The first such sign came at the U.N. Security Council …
![[Kim Seong-kon] Is Korea a pawn on the international chessboard?](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/20160301000361_01.jpg "[Kim Seong-kon] Is Korea a pawn on the international chessboard?")
Referring to the recent crisis on the Korean Peninsula, a Chinese newspaper compared Korea to pieces in a game of “baduk” (the board game also known as Go) …
![[Jahan Alamzad] Mumbai can learn a lot from Seoul](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/20160301000360_01.jpg "[Jahan Alamzad] Mumbai can learn a lot from Seoul")
I landed in Seoul for the first time some years ago and spent a good portion of a year working with one of Korea’s largest industrial complexes, a chaebol. …
![[Robert J. Fouser] “Hell Joseon” and political change](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/20160301000357_01.jpg "[Robert J. Fouser] “Hell Joseon” and political change")
In 2015, the term “Hell Joseon” spread on social networking services and has now become the most common term to describe the current malaise that afflicts …
![[J. Bradford DeLong] Economy needs pragmatism, not ideology](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/03/20160301000358_01.jpg "[J. Bradford DeLong] Economy needs pragmatism, not ideology")
It is almost impossible to assess the progress of the United States economy over the past four decades without feeling disappointed. From the perspective of …
Apple has every right to challenge a federal magistrate’s order to help the FBI unlock a terrorist’s cellphone. This is a legal issue that needs to be …
After a long delay, the Korean Navy’s new base on Jejudo Island has finally been completed. The government celebrated the launch of the landmark naval base, …
The Board of Audit and Inspection has found that officials of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning went out of their way last year to help Lotte …