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[M. Somasekhar] Can S. Korea emerge a bigger trade partner for India post COVID-19?

ViewpointsMay 28, 2020

Sleek cars, versatile mobiles and now COVID-19 testing kits. The image and recall of South Korea to the average Indian has been slowly increasing over the decades. Daewoo’s small car Matiz wooed the...
[Ivo Daalder] Our new Cold War with China: Not like the old Cold War

ViewpointsMay 28, 2020

Are the United States and China heading for a new Cold War? Judging by some of the rhetoric and policies emanating from Beijing and Washington, it sure looks that way. Already tense, relations betwe...
[Shang-Jin Wei] America’s delisting threat could pay off

ViewpointsMay 28, 2020

After passing unanimously in the US Senate on May 20, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act is heading for the House of Representatives, and US President Donald Trump is expected to sign it i...
[Editorial] Grandma ridiculed

EditorialMay 28, 2020

Ruling camp supporters attack Lee now that she’s not on their side anymore
[Kim Seong-kon] ‘Person of Interest’ in the era of AI

ViewpointsMay 27, 2020

We are now living in the era of artificial intelligence. In fact, AI is everywhere already, in our smartphones, laptops, and cars. What many commentators have hailed as the “fourth industrial revolut...
[Eli Lake] Trump is right to quit Open Skies deal

ViewpointsMay 27, 2020

President Donald Trump is preparing to exit his second arms-control treaty with Russia since taking the oath of office, and the opposition is already in high dudgeon. “This is insane,” tweeted former...
[Editorial] Bloated spending

EditorialMay 27, 2020

Tax increase needs to be preceded by restructuring fiscal expenditure
[Andy Mukherjee] China’s crypto is all about tracing -- and power

ViewpointsMay 26, 2020

The coronavirus has disrupted the world in very large ways. While that battle has been waged, however, another event has almost been missed: the birth of a new kind of fiat currency, which could fore...
[Editorial] No window dressing

EditorialMay 26, 2020

Change of sample, survey method raises questions about reliability
[Elizabeth Drew] Trump is not just a liar but a fabulist

ViewpointsMay 25, 2020

In April 2011, Donald Trump, then considering a run for the presidency the following year, said he had sent investigators to Hawaii to check out rumors that President Barack Obama wasn’t born there, ...
[David Fickling] China too rich to splurge on infrastructure

ViewpointsMay 25, 2020

How much more stimulus can the Chinese economy take? It’s a question of crucial importance after Beijing unveiled its 2020 economic policy plans Friday. China’s 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion) stimul...
[Editorial] Don’t be hasty

EditorialMay 25, 2020

Moon government needs patience to enhance inter-Korean cooperation on a firm footing
[Keenan Fagan] The devilish coronavirus

ViewpointsMay 24, 2020

Like many others in this time of COVID-19, I am bored. I haven’t been to the gym in months, I am teaching online from home, and about the only time I use public transportation is for trips to E-mart ...
[Serendipity] Music can heal. We need it more than ever

ViewpointsMay 22, 2020

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, life seems to have settled into a humdrum rhythm. Days pass like the swing of a pendulum -- back and forth, back and forth, from home to work, work to home. Yet, s...
[Robert J. Fouser] Dealing with labor market duality

ViewpointsMay 22, 2020

South Korea continues its steady march back to normal life as the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes. The nation continues to earn international praise for its effective response to the pandemic....