The Korea Herald

[EDITORIAL] Gaming culture

Jul 25, 2016

[ THE INVESTOR ] The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has come up with a new set of measures to promote Korea’s slumping game industry. Dubbed “A Five-Year Plan to Enhance the Gaming...
[Editorial] Agenda for 2014

EditorialDec 30, 2013

Last year was a tough one for President Park Geun-hye. The top priority for the nation’s first female president in her first year in office was to revitalize the sagging economy to improve people’s l...
[Kishore Mahbubani] How to prevent China-Japan war

ViewpointsDec 30, 2013

China and Japan, Asia’s two most powerful nations, are increasingly jousting in the skies and in the seas near a set of disputed islands. Although their economies remain deeply intertwined, relations...
Do-Nothing Congress II: It’s not a compliment

ViewpointsDec 30, 2013

It’s official: The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate agreed on so few issues this year, Congress is on pace to pass the fewest bills in a two-year term since World War II...
Thailand’s silent coup

ViewpointsDec 30, 2013

BANGKOK ― Thailand is once again being convulsed by extreme partisan politics, with the country’s polarization playing out on Bangkok’s streets. Several people have been killed, and many more have be...
Free, online course on sustainable development

ViewpointsDec 30, 2013

NEW YORK ― A half-century ago, John F. Kennedy observed that, “man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.” Those words speak to us toda...
[Cass R. Sunstein] How to test charity effectiveness

ViewpointsDec 29, 2013

Americans are a generous people, contributing about $300 billion to charity each year. But when we make out a check to a charity, how do we know that the recipients are actually getting help? How do ...
[Jeffrey Frankel] Fischer, the Fed and U.S. growth

ViewpointsDec 29, 2013

CAMBRIDGE ― Now that Janet Yellen is to be chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, attention has turned to the candidate to succeed her as vice chair. Stanley Fischer would be the perfect choice, gi...
A currency war between U.S., world

ViewpointsDec 29, 2013

South Korea’s monthly exports crossed the $50 billion mark for the first time in October. Solid demand from the developed world was what drove the country’s performance. Korea has also run a current ...
Five lessons of 2013, guaranteed to be forgotten

ViewpointsDec 29, 2013

It’s that time of year when journalists let their creativity run rampant to produce 10-Best and 10-Worst lists, revisit the year’s biggest whoppers (look no further than the Oval Office), and offer p...
[Robert B. Reich] Inequality widening in U.S.

ViewpointsDec 27, 2013

It’s the season to show concern for the less fortunate among us. We should also be concerned about the widening gap between the most fortunate and everyone else. Although it’s still possible to win ...
Superpowers making strategic moves in Africa

ViewpointsDec 27, 2013

By the looks of it, U.S. President Barack Obama may be close to joining the French in taking on the Chinese ― in Africa. According to my sources in the French government, Obama made it clear to both...
[Hans-Werner Sinn] Measures to rescue Europe

ViewpointsDec 26, 2013

MUNICH ― The European Union has earned its place as an instrument for peace in Europe. Free trade has brought prosperity to its peoples, and the freedom to choose a place of residence guards against ...
[Ching Cheong] Jang Song-thaek’s execution bodes ill for China

ViewpointsDec 26, 2013

The execution of Jang Song-thaek, the No. 2 man in North Korea, took Beijing by surprise and will adversely affect bilateral relations. Beijing’s displeasure is expressed through the publication of ...
India’s ‘Modi wave’ may lose momentum

ViewpointsDec 26, 2013

As India prepares for national elections in May, what is being called the “Modi wave” seems almost unstoppable. Since naming Narendra Modi ― the controversial chief minister of the state of Gujarat ―...