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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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[Lee Jae-min] Perils of investment disputes
The U.S. ratification of the Korea-U.S. FTA on Oct. 13 lobbed the ball into Korea’s court one final time. It is being reported that Korea’s ratification procedure will begin soon. One of the key points that the opponents of the agreement raised (again) after last week’s U.S. ratification was the inv
Oct. 18, 2011
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World must demand an accounting from Tehran
The terror plot by Iran that U.S. officials say they uncovered last week is a serious escalation of lawlessness by Tehran’s leaders that threatens not only American interests but those of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.Mexico and Argentina figure prominently in the provocative scheme to h
Oct. 18, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street loves pearls of capitalism
It was probably inevitable that the Occupy Wall Street movement would be rife with contradictions. Back on Sept. 15, two days before the first protest began in lower Manhattan, an organizing principle of sorts appeared on the Adbusters website. “Hey President Obama, get ready for our one demand!” th
Oct. 18, 2011
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[Jeffrey Frankel] Barrels, bushels, bonds take global economy for a ride
CAMBRIDGE ― The prices of hydrocarbons, minerals, and agricultural commodities have been on a veritable roller coaster. While commodity prices are always more variable than those for manufactured goods and services, commodity markets over the last five years have seen extraordinary, almost unprecede
Oct. 18, 2011
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Planet Earth to welcome the 7 billionth child
At some point this month, October 2011, a child will be born and the world’s population will have reached seven billion. There is a good chance that this childbirth will take place in the Asia-Pacific region; home to 61 percent of the world’s population.If the child is born in the Asia-Pacific regio
Oct. 17, 2011
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[Nouriel Roubini] The instability of inequality
NEW YORK ― This year has witnessed a global wave of social and political turmoil and instability, with masses of people pouring into the real and virtual streets: the Arab Spring; riots in London; Israel’s middle-class protests against high housing prices and an inflationary squeeze on living standa
Oct. 17, 2011
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Why Einstein was wrong about being wrong
If you want to get your mind around the research that won three astronomers the Nobel Prize in physics this year, it helps to think of the universe as a lump of dough ― raisin-bread dough, to be precise ― mixed, kneaded and ready to rise. Hold that thought.Now consider Albert Einstein ― not the wild
Oct. 17, 2011
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[Meghan Daum] Liberals pin hopes on Elizabeth Warren
Liberal fervor, which took a hit when it became apparent that Barack Obama the president was not going to live up to the promise of Barack Obama the Shepard Fairey poster, is back in action. From the streets of Manhattan to the pages of Facebook, from L.A.’s City Hall to email blasts from MoveOn.org
Oct. 17, 2011
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[Peter Singer] Harsh judgements on the death penalty ― again
PRINCETON ― Three significant events relating to the death penalty occurred in the United States during September. The one that gained the most publicity was the execution in Georgia of Troy Davis, who had been convicted of the 1989 murder of Mark McPhail, an off-duty police officer.Davis’ death sen
Oct. 17, 2011
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[William Pesek] ‘Made in China’ tag makes hypocrites of us all
Hypocrisy is the defining element in all the wrangling over China’s currency. The debate seems deceptively simple: As China booms and America implodes, how much blame does Beijing’s undervalued currency get for chronic U.S. unemployment? China says none ― it’s a developing nation and needs to create
Oct. 16, 2011
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[David Ignatius] Raging against the financial elites
WASHINGTON ― What’s intriguing about the eruption of Occupy Wall Street is that it’s so similar to other populist movements that are demanding change in nearly every major region of the world. You can’t help but wonder if we aren’t seeing, as a delayed reaction to the financial crisis of 2008, a kin
Oct. 16, 2011
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Do men have problem with Elizabeth Warren?
Some women just bug men. Hillary Clinton did (and still does). Nancy Pelosi, who has replaced Clinton as the Scary Democratic Woman in Republican fundraising appeals, surely does. And now Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren has joined the club. Warren originated the idea of a Consumer Fi
Oct. 16, 2011
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Wall Street protesters should remember Jagger’s lyrics
What do they want, and what do they need? That’s the question about the protesters who now occupy Wall Street, Washington and just about everywhere else. Theirs is what might be called a Rolling Stones situation: They can’t always get what they want, but if somebody tries, some time, they may get wh
Oct. 16, 2011
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[Zheng Bijian] China strategy: From peaceful rise to shared interests
BEIJING ― In 1992, Deng Xiaoping, architect of China’s reform and opening up, toured some cities in south China. During the trip, he made remarks urging the whole nation to be bold in pushing forward reform and opening to the outside world. His milestone remarks led to double-digit economic growth i
Oct. 16, 2011
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Taiwan jet deal aids ally without provoking rival China
The 100th anniversary marking the fall of China’s last imperial dynasty upped tensions in the Taiwan Strait, with Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for “reunification through peaceful means” and his Taiwanese counterpart, Ma Ying-jeou, responding that he was just fine with the status quo. The last
Oct. 14, 2011
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[Gerhard Schroder] A vision of Europe for 21st century
BERLIN ― Economic crisis in the United States and in Europe, the rise of the emerging economies led by China and the revolutions in the Arab world are shaking the world order. In this context, only a new and expanded vision of Europe can provide a key pillar of stability in the coming decades.As the
Oct. 14, 2011
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‘Occupy’ protests strike a chord with youths around the world
Before the current, weekslong “Occupy Wall Street” protest swept over New York City, news articles in the U.S. lamented the lack of political passion exhibited by the youth of America, most specifically, their absence in any aspect of public demonstration. Many reasons were given for their apparent
Oct. 14, 2011
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Revolution remembered
Aside from traditional holidays, this is one of the few commemorations shared on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. The 100th anniversary is a suitable occasion to pay tribute to the forefathers of Chinese republicanism, and reflect on the nation’s pursuit of and march toward modernity, no matter whi
Oct. 14, 2011
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Don’t allow defense budget to fall for 10 years
Japan’s national security has been deteriorating alarmingly. Now is the time to reverse the continuing decline in the nation’s defense budget.The Defense Ministry is seeking 4.69 trillion yen ($61.2 billion) in its budget demand for fiscal 2012, up 0.6 percent from the defense budget a year earlier.
Oct. 14, 2011
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[Shashi Tharoor] India’s civilian nuclear program
NEW DELHI ― When the Commonwealth heads of government meet in Australia later this month, one prominent leader is almost certain to be conspicuously absent: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. India is a strong backer of the association of former British colonies (and some new entrants without th
Oct. 14, 2011