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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Lamenting the lack of true statesmen
As election day is just around the corner, our politicians have become desperate and are coming up with all sorts of lies to rake in as many votes as possible. In fact, they are so desperate that they are willing to do just about anything to get elected. Judging by their behavior, these politicians seem to resemble drug addicts. A former National Assembly member once confessed that political power is like narcotics: Once you get a taste, you will be intoxicated and eventually addicted. Afterward
April 3, 2012
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Rare earth, rare solution
There is an old Chinese saying that goes “without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.” A modern version of that proverb would go like “without rare earths, even Apple cannot make its iPads.” “Rare earths” refers to 17 minerals such as tungsten and molybdenum indispensable for the production of key industrial products such as smartphones, LED flat screens, hybrid cars and even a variety of defense equipment.Now it is China that single-handedly covers the global demand of rare earths:
April 3, 2012
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A second chance to get health reform right?
Editorial, Chicago Tribune For three days last week, the U.S. Supreme Court has slapped on the table a serious possibility that defenders of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act never envisioned: A ruling that the heart of the law ― a mandate that all Americans buy health coverage ― is flatly unconstitutional.Judging from the line of skeptical questions fired by the justices, we can count as many as six potential votes to kill the mandate.The court may go much further. On Wednesday, se
April 2, 2012
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[Salman Haidar] Human rights in Sri Lanka
A sense of outrage pervades Sri Lanka after the passing of a resolution in the U.N. Human Rights Council critical of that country. The chief mover of the resolution was the United States, which has become the main target of public indignation. Street demonstrations have taken place and calls made for the boycott of U.S. goods. A particularly outspoken Cabinet Minister has harshly denounced the role of three Sri Lanka human rights activists who were in Geneva when the resolution went through, and
March 30, 2012
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Forging Syria’s Opposition
Syria’s crisis is now a year old, with close to 10,000 people, mostly civilians, dead -- and no end in sight. The country is at a stalemate: the opposition is unable to topple President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and Assad’s forces are unable to quash the resistance.Both sides are adamant: the opposition is determined to bring down a regime that it views as illegitimate, sectarian, corrupt, tyrannical, and stained with blood, while the regime’s hard-line core believes that by persevering it will
March 29, 2012
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Fire Up America’s Jobs Factory With Aid for Startups
Politicians, even those who vilify corporate America, inevitably laud small businesses. They are right to appreciate the enormous role that entrepreneurship plays in the U.S. economy, but it’s not clear how much public policy can do to conjure up entrepreneurs. Last week, with broad support, the Senate passed an amended version of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (or the JOBS Act). Because the bill had already been passed by the House on March 8, and is supported by the White House, it se
March 29, 2012
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All Americans Lose If Health-Care Law Is Overturned
As much as we’d like to see the U.S. Supreme Court allow the entire federal health-care law to stand, it’s perfectly possible that, when it rules in a few months, the court will toss the whole thing. If it finds that the individual mandate, the requirement that Americans either have insurance or pay a penalty, is unconstitutional, the court may also decide the rest of the law is so inextricably tied to it, everything must go. That would bring the nation back to square one on health-care reform.
March 29, 2012
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So much for your day in court
If you think you will have your day in court when aggrieved by civil injustice, think again. More likely, you will be headed for a meeting run by a professional arbitrator. Ironically, the U.S. Supreme Court is to blame. It is leading a quiet transformation by moving the country from using public court trials to secret arbitration hearings.Justice in a court of law emphasizes fairness, using costly traditional practices: impartial juries, trained judges, media-saturated trials open to the public
March 29, 2012
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No pain no gain
The state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council is drafting its funding plan for the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) period and proposing to subsidize five energy companies and two power grid companies. It will not be the first time that the electrical power industry has received such a financial subsidy. But the question is: can such cash injections really contribute to the development of China‘s power industry? The losses from the thermal power generation bu
March 28, 2012
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Young, law-abiding, black and ... dead
Two people crossed paths one rainy night last month.One was Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old on a snack run before the NBA All-Star game. He bought Skittles and an Arizona Iced Tea and headed back to his father‘s fiancee’s home to catch the game.The other was George Zimmerman, a beefy 28-year-old packing a 9-millimeter handgun, who spotted Martin walking alone, got out of his truck, trailed him through the quiet neighborhood and then confronted him on the street.Which one had more reason to be susp
March 28, 2012
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Whistleblower gets sham justice grom Wall Street court
In a typical civil courtroom proceeding, if recorded testimony is lost or tampered with, one can expect the case to be dismissed and an investigation begun. It seems hard to imagine that the case would proceed in court without such missing evidence, especially if it could be interpreted as exculpatory and if a verdict rendered against a defendant could destroy his career and force him into bankruptcy. But, as I have previously written, the arbitration process forced on bankers and customers who
March 20, 2012
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Elections lies and sweet talk
It is well known that elections are both benevolent and malevolent. They are benevolent because politicians can suddenly become extremely generous and come up with all sorts of rosy promises. For example, facing elections for the National Assembly and the office of the president this year, politicians have made promises ranging from a 400 percent increase of pay for drafted soldiers to incredibly beneficial welfare policies. If one listens to the plethora of fantastic promises being made, one ma
March 20, 2012
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Weigh more, pay more
We are getting fatter. In Australia, the United States, and many other countries, it has become commonplace to see people so fat that they waddle rather than walk. The rise in obesity is steepest in the developed world, but it is occurring in middle-income and poor countries as well.Is a person’s weight his or her own business? Should we simply become more accepting of diverse body shapes? I don’t think so. Obesity is an ethical issue, because an increase in weight by some imposes costs on other
March 15, 2012
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In Iran Standoff, Netanyahu Could Be Bluffing
Whenever I’m in the Middle East, I find myself, sometimes within hours of arrival, more susceptible to the appeal of elaborate conspiracy theories. Perhaps it’s the air, or the (lack of) water, but what sounds outlandish in the U.S. doesn’t seem nearly so far-fetched here. I’m not referring to conspiracy theories drawn from the swamps of Sept. 11 delusion-mongering, or from the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” or, alternatively, from the “Protocols of the Lunatics Who Believe Barack Obama Is a
March 15, 2012
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Iceland’s big trial is a travesty of justice
Everybody is polite and formal at the trial of former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde, which began last week inside a historic mansion in the capital, Reykjavik. Yet the atmosphere is tense, and the stakes are high. In the fall of 2010, a narrow majority in Iceland’s parliament decided to charge Haarde with criminal negligence before and during the collapse of all three major Icelandic banks in early October 2008. The trial is politically driven ― the vote to hold it fell largely along p
March 15, 2012
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Rush Limbaugh‘s blind spot
Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law school student Rush Limbaugh called a “slut” and a “prostitute,” is intelligent, poised and coherent. That alone puts her miles ahead of her detractors.She‘s been making the rounds on behalf of her argument that the insurance she pays for at Georgetown (insurance that is not, she says, subsidized by the Jesuit school) should cover prescription contraception for women. When she said all this to Congress, testifying in favor of the Obama administration’s “insurance
March 12, 2012
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[David Ignatius] A rare example of bipartisanship
WASHINGTON ― The House intelligence committee used to be one of the meanest snake pits in Congress, a place where members were so busy sniping at each other they failed to provide effective oversight of the intelligence community. It was a model of what was wrong with Washington. Amazingly enough, the committee has found its way out of the wilderness under a new chairman and ranking member, Reps. Mike Rogers and C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger. With their leadership, the House has approved intelligen
March 5, 2012
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A rare example of bipartisanship in U.S.DAVID IGNATIUS WASHINGTON -- The House intelligence committee used to be one of the meanest snake pits in Congress, a place where members were so busy sniping at each other they failed to provide effective oversight of the intelligence community. It was a model of what was wrong with Washington. Amazingly enough, the committee has found its way out of the wilderness under a new chairman and ranking member, Reps. Mike Rogers and C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger
March 2, 2012
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How would U.S. respond to another terrorist attack?
How would America respond to another terrorist attack on its soil?We never thought very much about that before 9/11, back when the subject of terrorism only came up in discussions about other countries.The topic is still one we avoid, but it‘s not too soon to consider it, because U.S. government officials have been making increasingly louder noises about the possibility of an Iran-backed attack in America.Obviously, the country should do all it can to “dissuade” anyone from attempting to attack
Feb. 28, 2012
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Obama budget projects Athens on the Potomac
President Barack Obama’s budget proposal Monday all but seals the deal: Together, Washington Democrats and Republicans have stopped governing. Both parties now are on automatic pilot. They’ll do as little as possible to solve this nation’s debt crisis before Nov. 6. Instead they’ll wait to see whether American voters firmly choose a direction for the United States and its destructive indebtedness.How destructive? Conveniently, one of this nation’s plausible futures plays out vividly on a TV scre
Feb. 16, 2012