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India returns to Russia for weapons procurement

A tactical imperative and a strategic rekindling of relations could both result from the Defense Acquisition Council’s clearing the purchase of five advanced …

Thai government crowing over precious little

The Thai government will today formally list its accomplishments after a year in office. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his Cabinet will be on hand for …

[Editorial] Third way?

Will Ahn Cheol-soo be able to find a third way for his envisaged party? The ultimate answer to this question will determine not only his fate as a politician …

[Editorial] No longer special

Special economic zones — whatever they are called — are supposed to offer incentives unmatched by other areas, thus inducing enterprises — …

[Kim Myong-sik] Putting sanctity of freedom of the press at risk
[Kim Myong-sik] Putting sanctity of freedom of the press at risk

The Tatsuya Kato episode has fizzled out. The prosecution decided not to appeal the Seoul district court’s not-guilty ruling for the former Seoul bureau …

[Kim Hoo-ran] Time to break free from ‘Reply 1988’   
[Kim Hoo-ran] Time to break free from ‘Reply 1988’  

One of the hit television programs this year is “Reply 1988,” a drama series set in the 1980s that revolves around neighbors and friends living in an old …

Renewing American leadership

December always provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on what was and what will be. This year, one of the conclusions that such reflection yields is …

Get to work, you male dinosaurs!

Old men have become laughingstocks in Korean society. Our status has fallen so low that I just wonder if we have the resources to make a comeback. You think …

Patriotism in the age of globalization

The new fault line in politics, according to Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Front, is between globalists and patriots. It is an …

[Editorial] Cabinet reshuffle

President Park Geun-hye completed a Cabinet reshuffle to brace for the coming April general election by replacing five more high-level posts including two …

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