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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Editorial] Japan’s economic white paper calls for resilience
The fiscal 2011 government white paper on the economy and state finances, issued July 22, analyzes economic conditions in the wake of the March 11 disasters. It calls for the creation of an economy resilient to crises and makes some policy proposals; however, the proposals are too general in the con
Aug. 5, 2011
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[Editorial] Fast rail as a metaphor for authoritarian China
What began as a transport accident in the busy rail corridor of Zhejiang province is turning into a test of China’s authoritarian methods of preserving stability. Should the old template of information control prevail? Is it even possible? Mastery of online media by citizens is weakening notions of
Aug. 5, 2011
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[Yuriko Koike] China trains unsafe at any speed?
TOKYO ― At least 38 people were killed and more than 200 injured by the recent crash of two high-speed trains near Zhenzhou in Zhejiang, a province in China. The wrecked body of the ruined train was buried immediately afterward, with no investigation.The intellectual-property dispute between Japan a
Aug. 5, 2011
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[Editorial] Small sigh of relief over raised U.S. debt ceiling
Over the past few months, the world has watched with uneasiness and frustration the political drama unfolding in Washington, capital of the world’s largest economy. The fierce partisan debate over raising the debt ceiling was so ugly that it threatened to hold hostage not only the United States’ own
Aug. 5, 2011
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[Editorial] Thorny road ahead for Afghan self-determination
Nation-building efforts in Afghanistan face a major turning point.The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has started withdrawing troops stationed in Afghanistan. European and other countries helping to maintain security in Afghanistan will follow suit in reducing their military presence.T
Aug. 5, 2011
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[Editorial] America cannot afford to let Pakistan go rogue
To a developing country drifting towards catastrophe as it tries to hold together under assaults from domestic threats and terrorism, $800 million is a lot of money.And so when the Obama administration decided to punish Pakistan by suspending $800 million of its annual $2 billion security aid, one w
Aug. 5, 2011
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[David Ignatius] Hollywood’s vanishing act
WASHINGTON ― We are living in what New York Times called “a golden age of foreign films.” But American audiences wouldn’t know it unless they are lucky enough to live near an art-house cinema, or can tolerate subtitles on rented DVDs. The rising quality of foreign films over the past several ye
Aug. 4, 2011
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[Gregory Rodriguez] Zero-sum games in an interconnected world
What’s wrong with this picture: Even as the world is becoming increasingly interconnected and interdependent, we seem to be approaching conflicts more in zero-sum terms and with all-or-nothing politics.Because digital networks and the global economy have humans more tightly bound than any time in th
Aug. 4, 2011
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[Naomi Wolf ] America’s reactionary feminists
NEW YORK ― It is obvious that the left and the media establishment in the United States cannot fully understand the popular appeal of the two Republican tigresses in the news ― first Sarah Palin, and now, as she consolidates her status as a Republican presidential front-runner, Michele Bachmann. Wha
Aug. 4, 2011
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[Meghan Daum] The siren song of Google+ to Web surfers
Google+, which launched a month ago to great fanfare, is so far feeling more like Google nonplussed. Reported to have crossed the 20-million-user mark two weeks ago, the new social networking site is designed to correct one of Facebook’s major drawbacks: the problem of too much information being sha
Aug. 4, 2011
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[Meghan O’Sullivan] U.S. should say it will stay long in Afghanistan
Even last week’s swearing in of Ryan Crocker ― one of the most talented U.S. diplomats ― as ambassador to Kabul seems unable to stanch the perception that U.S. efforts in Afghanistan are waning. Most Americans take solace in the notion that, in President Barack Obama’s words, “the tide of wars is re
Aug. 4, 2011
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[Joel Brinkley] September looms large for Israel
HAIFA, Israel ― Around here, everyone is deeply concerned about September. In fact, that’s just about the only thing anyone is talking about.For Israelis and Palestinians, September is the universally understood shorthand for the likely United Nations vote that month on whether to recognize Palestin
Aug. 3, 2011
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[Ramesh Ponnuru] Debt battles revealed tea party’s divisions
At first glance, it looks as if the tea partiers scored a big win over Speaker of the House John Boehner and the Republican Party establishment last week. Boehner pleaded for Republican members of Congress to unite in support of a package of spending cuts and a debt-limit increase. He ran into vehem
Aug. 3, 2011
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[Laszlo Bruszt , David Stark] Western democracy’s summer of silence over N. Africa
FIESOLE, Italy ― The summer has not brought consolidation to processes of political change in North Africa. The political landscapes in Egypt and Tunisia are highly volatile. With only a few months before crucial elections, it is still highly uncertain who and what can guarantee that elections will
Aug. 3, 2011
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[Edward Glaeser] Balanced budget suddenly looks more appealing
We have stared hard into the abyss of a national default, and the close call with financial Armageddon is starting to make a balanced-budget amendment look good. A stringent restriction on public borrowing, if properly crafted, offers the hope for more fiscal responsibility, less wasteful spending a
Aug. 3, 2011
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[Frida Ghitis] People everywhere fed up with politicians
People have run out of patience with the government. Chat with someone in the street, at a party or a restaurant, anywhere, and you hear the same complaint rising from a grimacing face: We’re fed up; had more than enough of irresponsible, unreliable, dishonest, self-serving officials in government.A
Aug. 3, 2011
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[David Ignatius] Getting ready for the next time
WASHINGTON ― So next time the Norwegians will arm more of their police. And next time, authorities will investigate the ranting manifestos of any anti-Muslim extremist who claims to lead a revival of the medieval Knights Templar. But the July 22 attack in Oslo by Anders Behring Breivik teaches
Aug. 2, 2011
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[Amity Shlaes] Republicans should ‘pull a Newt’ for deficit cuts
Thank goodness for Mitch McConnell. Thank goodness Republicans in Congress didn’t “pull a Newt.” Welcome, Clinton Era II.That’s the conventional wisdom about the budget deal reached July 31. Commentators are emphasizing the statesmanship of the Senate minority leader. Without the Kentucky senator’s
Aug. 2, 2011
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[Kim Seong-kon] What should we do with the Web?
The other day when I tried to open my online bank account, I found I could not access my account for some reason. So I called the customer service hotline, and was promptly routed to the bank’s computer security office after explaining my problem. The computer security officer then entered my comput
Aug. 2, 2011
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[Andrew Gumbel] U.S. experiences and seeds of terror in Norway
America’s violent far right would have no difficulty recognizing the tell-tale signatures of the killing spree in Norway ― and not just because they would see the confessed perpetrator, Anders Behring Breivik, as an ideological soul mate who, like their own heroes, thought he could trigger a white-s
Aug. 2, 2011