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[Ramesh Thakur] Arrested diplomacy

On Nov. 19, Carlos Ghosn, the board chair and former CEO of Nissan, was arrested at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on suspicion of underreporting income and misusing corporate funds for personal purposes; he...

January 29, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Electoral judge

Lawmakers from the main opposition Liberty Korea Party have taken turns staging sit-in protests over President Moon Jae-in’s decision last week to appoint a controversial figure to a key post at the ...

January 29, 2019
Editorial
[Jeffrey Frankel] The euro’s first 20 years

Since its introduction two decades ago, the euro has faced serious challenges. So far, it has survived intact. Yet, on the common currency’s 20th anniversary, it is worth identifying problems that ha...

January 28, 2019
Columnists
[John M. Crisp] Just what do we mean by ‘wall’?

Several news sources used the accurate but uncharitable term “cave” to describe US President Donald Trump’s capitulation Friday to the Democrats’ position on the wall and the government shutdown. It...

January 28, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Be consistent

Some policies pushed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government are causing controversy and confusion. That is because they were announced abruptly without gathering sufficient public opinions and consult...

January 28, 2019
Editorial
Look into BET coin

BET coin is BitParadise’s own version of bitcoin, which the company says can be used in lieu of currency on the new cryptocurrency exchange that encompasses the traits of trade mining and gaming. BE...

January 28, 2019
Finance
BitParadise cryptocurrency exchange combines 'trade mining' with token casino

BitParadise is planning to launch a new global cryptocurrency exchange that will employ a combination of “trade mining” and cryptocurrency-earning games, with the aim of maximizing profits both for c...

January 28, 2019
Business
[Kent Harrington, John Walcott] Trump’s North Korean road to nowhere

When US President Donald Trump meets again with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next month, he will be staging the second act in a comedy of manners that now passes for US foreign policy on the Korea...

January 27, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Independent court

Like all other criminal cases, conclusive judgement on the case of former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae should be given only after the final court verdict. Nevertheless, even at this stage, the case ha...

January 27, 2019
Editorial
[Monitor] Cigarette sales down due partly to higher prices

Sales of cigarettes in South Korea fell 1.5 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance showed. A total of 3.47 billion packs were purchased last year, down sl...

January 27, 2019
Economy
[팟캐스트] (283) 한미 방위분담금 협상, 걸그룹들 '7년의 저주'?

진행자 : 윤민식, Paul Kerry 1. South Korea-US military cost-sharing deadlock drags out as US demands $1 billion 기사요약: 한미동맹이 한방위분담금을 놓고 협상과정에서 갈등이 계속되고 있다. 미국 측은 최근 연간 12억달러 (한화 약 1조 3천억원)을 분담하라고 요구했고, 최종...

January 24, 2019
Podcast
[Editorial] Defense burden

Stalled negotiations on South Korea’s share of the cost for stationing US troops here should not be allowed to go adrift further, as it could damage the alliance between the two countries on the path...

January 24, 2019
Editorial
[Anne O. Krueger] Trump’s brain drain

America’s quality universities are among the key sources of its greatness. Every year, top students from all over the world vie for access to graduate and undergraduate programs in the US, and Americ...

January 23, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Tax-led growth

While the global economy grew 3.7 percent last year, South Korea’s growth marked a six-year low of 2.7 percent. Government spending, however, surged 5.6 percent, the largest increase in 11 years. Gr...

January 23, 2019
Editorial
[Monitor] Lotto sales hit record high in 2018

Sales of Lotto tickets in South Korea reached an all-time high in 2018 at 3.97 trillion won ($3.5 billion), up 4.4 percent from the previous year, the Korea Lottery Commission said. But the growth r...

January 23, 2019
Economy

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