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President Park Geun-hye has suffered another major personnel appointment debacle. On Wednesday, her prime minister nominee, Ahn Dae-hee, announced his …

For years Americans have assumed that our hard-charging capitalism is better than the soft-hearted version found in Canada and Europe. American capitalism …

Critics of China are fired up over the World Trade Organization’s ruling on Friday that Chinese tariffs on American-made SUVs and luxury cars violate …

The corruption scandal involving Rep. Yoo Seung-woo of the Saenuri Party shows how hard it is to end the dirty practice of candidates buying nominations from …

President Park Geun-hye has a knack for crafting pithy sound bites and taking swift action to move the public, disarm enemies and ride out of trouble at …

President Park Geun-hye plans to name a second deputy prime minister who will oversee educational, social and cultural affairs. The plan is part of a scheme to …

College graduation season is in full bloom, and this year American institutions will confer about 1.8 million bachelor’s degrees. As in the past, many of the …

Few Filipinos have visited the Natuna archipelago of Indonesia’s Riau province. It straddles one of the world’s potentially largest gas fields. And over …

I have been a major “bull” on the Philippines. The combination of an educated, English-language speaking workforce and a deep-rooted work ethic has turned …

Amid slowing economic growth, higher budget deficit and increased exposure to external debt, the future of the domestic political landscape is showing some …