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[Editorial] Remedy for ailing firms

Last week’s rate hike in the U.S. is set to aggravate the interest burdens of Korea’s debt-saddled companies, including some of the corporate sector’s …

[Kim Seong-kon] Where is the Blue Bird of Happiness?
[Kim Seong-kon] Where is the Blue Bird of Happiness?

When I entered elementary school right after the Korean War, South Korea was a war-ridden, poverty-stricken country. Few fathers had a steady job to support …

[Robert J. Fouser] Foreign language needs in 2050
[Robert J. Fouser] Foreign language needs in 2050

Small news stories often trigger larger questions that society has left unanswered. One such story is a recent report in this paper of the formation of Council …

Saudi terror initiative is not all it seems 

Saudi Arabia has recently announced a new coalition of Muslim countries to fight terrorism. A statement released by the Saudi Arabian government named the 34 …

Take the red pill, see how deep the robot hole gets

Over the past few years the world has witnessed the advancing march of technology’s influence on virtually every aspect of our existence — be it …

Animals don’t belong on anyone’s Christmas list

No one in their right mind would send their true love seven swans a-swimming, stuff six geese a-laying into a stocking or try to wrap up a partridge in a pear …

[Editorial] For-profit hospitals

The government has approved the establishment of Korea’s first foreign-owned for-profit hospital. The green light, given to a Chinese investor, is expected …

[Editorial] Timely upgrade

Global rating agency Moody’s upgrading of Korea’s sovereign credit rating last weekend could not have come at a better time for the nation. Moody’s on …

[David Ignatius] Obama’s calculus on the ‘caliphate’
[David Ignatius] Obama’s calculus on the ‘caliphate’

WASHINGTON — To Republican presidential candidates who were denouncing President Obama Tuesday night for not fighting harder against the Islamic State, …

[Ned Forney] The better angels of our nature
[Ned Forney] The better angels of our nature

With only a few days left before Christmas and the New Year, people around the world — regardless of race or religion — are busy preparing for …

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