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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 18, 2011
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Readers’ VOICE
On the Jeju base...I’m not Korean nor have I even been to Jeju, but I have seen many pictures of Jeju Island, read about it and dream to go there one day. I voted for it for the 7 Wonders of the World. I watched 1N2D go there and I was there in spirit with them as they showed me the wonders of Jeju
Oct. 17, 2011
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[VOICE] Should Jeju have a naval base?
With construction under way and opposition not letting up ...Should Jeju have a naval base?Battleground of ideasThe proposed naval base at Gangjeong on Jeju Island has been a source of bitter controversy since it was first announced in 2007. The South Korean Navy argues that the $970 million dollar
Oct. 17, 2011
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[Editorial] Kim Han-sol spotlight
The international media, including South Korean newspapers and networks, has found a new celebrity in the 16-year-old grandson of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il. The activities of Kim Han-sol at an international school in Bosnia are competitively covered by the European, Japanese and Korean media
EditorialOct. 17, 2011
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[Editorial] China and N.K. refugees
Large numbers of North Koreans cross the Amnok (Yalu) and Duman (Tumen) Rivers into China to escape from hunger and repression. Only the privileged few get official travel permission for business or visits with their relatives but most risk their lives as they swim across narrow and shallow points o
EditorialOct. 17, 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 16, 2011
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[Editorial] ‘Occupy Yeouido’ rally
Anti-capitalism protests, which took shape in New York a month ago to decry Wall Street bankers, swept across the world Saturday. Angry protesters rallied in hundreds of cities all over the world, denouncing greedy financiers and ineffectual politicians for ruining the global economy and condemning
EditorialOct. 16, 2011
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[Editorial] Prosecution-police clash
The prosecution and the police are again locking horns over police officers’ right to open criminal investigations. In June, the two law enforcement agencies fought bitterly over the issue, which prompted the resignation of the then prosecutor general, Kim Joon-gyu. The dispute was papered over with
EditorialOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 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
ViewpointsOct. 16, 2011