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![[Jeffrey D. Sachs] The Japan syndrome could happen to China](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/20151019001335_01.jpg "[Jeffrey D. Sachs] The Japan syndrome could happen to China")
China is now experiencing what Japan went through a generation ago: a marked slowdown in economic growth after demands by the United States that it restrict …
![[Aryeh Neier] A duty to help the refugees](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/20151019001322_01.jpg "[Aryeh Neier] A duty to help the refugees")
I owe my life to the readiness of the British authorities to accept me as an infant refugee from Nazi Germany. My parents and I got out of Berlin in August …
President Park Geun-hye’s trip to the U.S. last week seems to have attained some of its goals, including awakening Americans and the international community …
It is almost certain that President Park Geun-hye will hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Seoul in about two weeks’ time. It would be …
![[John H. Cha] Kim Jong-un’s ‘people’ bonanza](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/20151018000397_01.jpg "[John H. Cha] Kim Jong-un’s ‘people’ bonanza")
For weeks preceding Oct. 10, the 70th anniversary for the foundation of the Workers’ Party of North Korea, the media was flooded with speculations that Kim …
![[Shashi Tharoor] Breaking down India’s internal barriers](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/20151018000402_01.jpg "[Shashi Tharoor] Breaking down India’s internal barriers")
Of the many economic reforms crying out for immediate implementation in India, the most obvious is the long-pending Goods and Services Tax. So why have …
![[David Ignatius] Still searching for a strategy in Syria](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/20151018000391_01.jpg "[David Ignatius] Still searching for a strategy in Syria")
A Syrian Kurdish militia that was initially seen by U.S. commanders as a sideshow has emerged as the strongest U.S.-backed force against the Islamic State …
Debate is raging online over how to deal with street cats following the recent death of a “cat mom” in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. A cat mom refers to a …
The persisting drought has begun to take an increasingly heavy toll on crops across much of the nation. As weather forecasters warn that the drought is highly …
![[Andrew Sheng] Success depends on succession](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/20151016001344_01.jpg "[Andrew Sheng] Success depends on succession")
Earlier this month, I was fortunate to attend the Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2015 in Kuala Lumpur on disruptive innovation. The forum brought together many …