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[Avi Jorisch] High-tech power-couple: Israel & South Korea

South Korea is consistently ranked as one of the most innovative countries, and the fuel that has powered this astonishing metamorphosis is technology. But there are a number of challenges looming ov...

October 24, 2018
Columnists
[Editorial] No optimism

It is normal to expect rough sailing and uncertainty when one deals with North Korea. But the recent developments surrounding efforts to denuclearize the country are cause for concern. One big probl...

October 24, 2018
Editorial
KAI donates $100,000 to Indonesia

Korea Aerospace Industries said Wednesday the company will make a donation of $100,000 for the restoration of damages in Indonesia, which suffered enormously from a heavy earthquake that occurred in ...

October 24, 2018
Economy
[Andrew Wolman] Korea’s denial of refugee status to Yemeni asylum seekers

The Korean Ministry of Justice’s recent decision to deny refugee status to around 550 Yemeni asylum seekers -- granting most of them “humanitarian protection” instead -- represents a predictable endi...

October 23, 2018
Columnists
[Editorial] Inspect quickly

Suspicion of nepotism raised in Seoul Metro during the parliamentary inspection of the government is spreading to other public institutions. Seoul Metro, which operates eight subway lines in the cap...

October 23, 2018
Editorial
[Johnny Runge] Are Britons really softening on immigration?

In the United Kingdom, the new conventional wisdom is that attitudes toward immigration are softening. A headline in the Financial Times this July stated that “negativity about immigration falls shar...

October 22, 2018
Columnists
[Editorial] Half success

President Moon Jae-in returned home Sunday after a nine-day trip to Europe, where he had two major diplomatic objectives -- arranging a visit to North Korea by Pope Francis and persuading European le...

October 22, 2018
Editorial
[M. Taufiqurrahman] Circus of shame rolls into town as Indonesia weeps over earthquake

The timing could not have been worse. While the majority of people in Indonesia had barely recovered from the horror of another massive earthquake and rescue workers were still digging through the ru...

October 21, 2018
Columnists
[Trudy Rubin] Are Beijing and Washington headed toward a new Cold War?

Are we entering a new Cold War -- this time with China? That is a question I will be discussing with Chinese diplomats, businessmen, think tank experts and academics this week, as I begin a visit to...

October 21, 2018
Columnists
[Editorial] Gain trust

GM Korea approved a plan to turn its R&D divisions into a new corporation at a shareholders meeting Friday. The plan was approved, reportedly in the absence of a proxy representing the bank -- the c...

October 21, 2018
Editorial
[Jeffrey D. Sachs] America’s ongoing civil war

America continues be in a state of civil war. Not just a civil war, but the civil war. In the first round, back in the 1860s, the Confederacy lost. Yet now the Confederacy is temporarily on top. The ...

October 18, 2018
Columnists
[Andrew Malcolm] Trump’s bid to reshape China policy is dangerous -- and vital

Before he even took office, Donald Trump signaled that his policies toward China would differ drastically from his predecessor. They still do. Less than a month after his shocking 2016 election upse...

October 18, 2018
Columnists
[Editorial] Suspicious hiring

Seoul Metro, which operates eight subway lines in the capital, turned 1,285 indefinite-term contract workers into regular employees in March. In terms of working hours, there is little difference be...

October 18, 2018
Editorial
Coupang opens Halloween-theme store

South Korean e-commerce company Coupang said Thursday that it had opened a Halloween-concept store, offering some 250,000 Halloween items. According to Coupang, there are 20 categories of products i...

October 18, 2018
Industry
[Contribution] Global warming threatens Kiribati

Climate change has now long been a global and growing conundrum. Calls for immediate action have resulted in governments and organizations undertaking initiatives to mitigate the effects. However, th...

October 17, 2018
World News

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