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The conservative ruling Saenuri Party won a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary by-elections, consolidating its absolute majority in the 300-seat …

“You shouldn’t get to call yourself an American company only when you want a handout from the American taxpayers,” President Obama said last week. He was …

The scorching noon sun made it a brilliant day to be out in Tokyo’s Ueno Park. All around, children were romping happily with their families, soaking up the …

The Dongwha Duty Free Shop in the Gwanghwamun district in downtown Seoul is regularly thronged with visitors from China, some of the 4 million who now visit …

Taiwan’s cabinet has lost two ministers in less than two weeks. Like many of their predecessors, they have resigned for personal reasons rather than the …

Taxing the incomes of people belonging to religious groups has long been an elusive issue in Korea. As a matter of fact, the first proposal to tax priests, …

The Fair Trade Commission has slapped a record fine on major builders for their alleged collusion in bidding for a project to build a new high-speed railroad. …

Well, it’s been a quiet week in Lake Soul, my hometown, out on the edge of the peninsula. This is, I’m fairly confident, not a lie or a cheap rip-off of …

PARIS ― “Death to the Jews!” In Paris and other French cities, the hate-filled words ring out. Attacks on synagogues have taken place for the first time …

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― As territorial frictions involving China and many of its neighbors persist in the East and South China Seas, the United States needs a …