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[Kim Myong-sik] Nation reluctant to bid farewell to rice
[Kim Myong-sik] Nation reluctant to bid farewell to rice

If someone asked me to identify three things that most profoundly changed our lifestyle in the past decades, I would readily choose the computer, smartphones …

[Lee Jae-min] The unspeakable tragedy
[Lee Jae-min] The unspeakable tragedy

While the details are still being confirmed, the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is going to be the deadliest disaster in aviation history. …

[Editorial] Act quickly

The downing of the Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine deserves the strongest condemnation because the calamity, as Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko put …

[Editorial] Who vets lawmakers?

The campaign for the July 30 parliamentary by-elections is in full swing, with major parties mobilizing all of their resources to win what are called the …

Europe must stand up to Putin

Vladimir Putin has become a global menace. There is an irrefutable link between the Russian leader’s reckless policies on Ukraine and the downing of Malaysia …

Disasters in the centenary of WWI

NEW YORK ― Karl Marx famously wrote that history repeats itself, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.” Yet when we look around nowadays, …

[Kim Seong-kon] Strange parts of Korean society
[Kim Seong-kon] Strange parts of Korean society

Foreigners often find it very convenient to live in Korea. For example, they can easily find numerous coffee shops, convenience stores and ethnic restaurants …

The inflation truther crank index

There is a group of folks who believe that inflation is much higher than the numbers in the official reports. Paul Krugman calls them “inflation truthers.” …

[David Ignatius] The risk of sanctions on Russia
[David Ignatius] The risk of sanctions on Russia

WASHINGTON ― Energy politics underlie the explosive Ukraine crisis, as Europeans weigh U.S. calls for tougher sanctions against the ability of Russia to …

Malaysia can’t botch another air tragedy

There’s nothing funny about Malaysia Airlines losing two Boeing 777s and more than 500 lives in the space of four months. That hasn’t kept the humor mills …

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