The Korea Herald

Obama moves another few degrees to the right

Jan 28, 2011

President Barack Obama had been readying himself for Tuesday night’s State of the Union address since the Nov. 2 election, the electorate’s repudiation of big government and big spending. Obama had t...
[Li Wei] Better to be friends than foes

Jan 28, 2011

China and Japan should seek strategic trust to capitalize on the mutual benefits offered by further cooperation Last year was a difficult one for Sino-Japanese relations. The strategic framework in ...
[Dominique Moisi] Can an Arab spring be far away?

Jan 28, 2011

PARIS ― Is Tunisia the first Arab authoritarian domino to fall? Or is it a unique case that should not be viewed as a precedent for either the Arab world in general or the Maghreb in particular? The ...
[Editorial] Slowly but surely, ease Okinawa’s burden

Jan 28, 2011

Slow but steady efforts must be made to reduce the burden shouldered by residents of Okinawa Prefecture in hosting U.S. military bases there, a task that needs to be fulfilled to relocate the U.S. Ma...
[Editorial] Isolated Thai PM may still survive dual attacks

Jan 28, 2011

Thailand is enjoying a break from political upheaval, but with reds and yellows both calling for the prime minister’s head, how long will this fragile peace last? Thailand’s Democrat Party is lookin...
[Kavi Chongkittavorn] Let us bet on ASEAN’s bid for the 2030 World Cup

Jan 28, 2011

ASEAN’s planned bid for the World Cup in 2030 has already become one of the biggest news items of its 43-year-old history. It has already generated a tsunami-like hype and public interest at all leve...
Judicial arrogance mars Chicago election

Jan 27, 2011

With startling arrogance and audaciously twisted reasoning, two appellate judges ignored more than 100 years of legal precedent, invented a new definition of “residency” and ordered Rahm Emanuel off ...
Lebanon should not repudiate special tribunal

Jan 27, 2011

After a failure by international mediators, Lebanon’s political factions are trying to resolve a political crisis that threatens to turn violent. It’s a worthy effort, but no agreement should spare t...
[Barbara Shelly] Latest battle in ‘mommy wars’ roars to forefront

Jan 27, 2011

It doesn’t take much to rally the troops in the “mommy wars.” The latest call to arms has been sounded by Amy Chua, a mother of two girls, Yale University professor and author, most recently, of “Ba...
[David Ignatius] Ike was right; downsize defense budget

Jan 27, 2011

WASHINGTON ― Last week we celebrated the anniversary of President Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address, with its ringing call to “pay any price, bear any burden” for the nation’s security. But a better g...
[John Kass] Oh, c’mon, c’mon, Emanuel a victim?

Jan 27, 2011

Rahm Emanuel as a poor innocent victim of ruthless insider Chicago politics? It seems to be the approved narrative. Especially now that he’s been knocked off the mayoral ballot in Monday’s ruling by...
[Kenneth Roth] Eat, drink, human rights

Jan 27, 2011

When the White House invited me to the state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, I knew that I was being used as a symbol ― to signal a tougher approach on human rights. The Obama administration ...
[Joel Brinkley] Afghanistan turns into a narco-state

Jan 27, 2011

As Afghan President Hamid Karzai works to overturn a parliamentary election that did not turn out the way he wanted, the United States continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on “good gove...
Heeding the beat of music’s digital revolution

Jan 26, 2011

Although the recent rumour about the impending resignation of celebrated songwriter Nitipong Hornak from music industry leader GMM Grammy has not been substantiated, it reflects the stark challenge f...
[Matthew Lynn] Offshore banks must adapt or die in WikiLeaks era

Jan 26, 2011

You might think this is a great time for the offshore-banking industry. There is a lot of spare cash sloshing around the world. The mega-rich are still piling up money. Taxes are likely to go up as e...