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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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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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[William Pesek] Korea battens down hatches
The threat of financial contagion isn’t always bad.Take South Korea, which is taking the hint from Europe’s fast-worsening sovereign debt crisis. It’s devising plans to cut its fiscal deficit next year and loudly publicizing the effort ― just in case credit-rating agencies get any ideas about downgr
ViewpointsSept. 29, 2011
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[Sarah Chayes] Government by crime syndicate in Afghanistan
The remarkable public confrontation between the Gandhi-like ascetic Anna Hazare and the government of India ― which came to a triumphant end last month with a glass of orange juice and a government promise to create a strong, independent anti-corruption agency ― is the latest manifestation of a worl
ViewpointsSept. 29, 2011
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Flirting with justice
After his first argument before Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, one prominent Southern lawyer was certain the Supreme Court would rule in his favor ― because, he said, she was “flirting” with him. The comment speaks volumes about the speaker, but it also says something about the person who weaved her w
ViewpointsSept. 29, 2011
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[Ban Ki-moon] A global agenda for seven billion
NEW YORK ― Late next month, a child will be born ― the 7 billionth citizen of planet Earth. We will never know the circumstances into which he or she was born. We do know that the baby will enter a world of vast and unpredictable change ― environmental, economic, geopolitical, technological and demo
ViewpointsSept. 29, 2011
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[Editorial] Defense against recession
The government’s budget plan for 2012, unveiled Tuesday, attempts to walk a fine line between improving government finances and stimulating economic growth. The plan puts priority on, among other things, improving fiscal soundness. It proposes to increase spending by 5.5 percent to 326.1 trillion wo
EditorialSept. 28, 2011
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[Editorial] Back in crisis mode
Cheong Wa Dae is back in crisis mode. President Lee Myung-bak instructed his aides Monday to switch the presidential office into emergency mode as global financial instability stemming from the fiscal woes in the eurozone has risen sharply in recent weeks. During the past two months, volatility in d
EditorialSept. 28, 2011
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[Susan Crawford] Phone, Web clampdowns in crises intolerable
Can U.S. citizens count on using the Internet and cell-phone networks to communicate in high-stress situations? The Federal Communications Commission is about to examine that question. Public interest and the law both require that channels stay open. At issue is the termination of cell-phone service
ViewpointsSept. 28, 2011
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[David Ignatius] Admiral Mullen bids farewell
WASHINGTON ― Talking to Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in his final week in the job, I found myself wondering if we are entering a “post-military” age, when our top officers understand that the biggest problems can’t be solved with military power. Time and again, v
ViewpointsSept. 28, 2011
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[Robert Reich] Creating jobs by lowering wages
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney can duke it out over who created the most jobs, but governors have as much influence over job growth in their states as roosters do over sunrises.States don’t have their own monetary policies so they can’t lower interest rates to spur job growth. They can’t spur demand thr
ViewpointsSept. 28, 2011
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New ways to make money talk in campaign finance disclosure
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority decision last year in Citizens United, which allowed corporations to contribute unlimited sums toward electioneering, was controversial. But the court’s vision of campaign finance disclosure, which was endorsed by every justice except Clarence Thomas, was not. The
ViewpointsSept. 28, 2011
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[Meghan Daum] Chick flick television
Perhaps it’s been brought to your attention that this is a big week for retrograde representations of women on television. Monday last week marked the premiere of NBC’s “The Playboy Club,” a noir-ish look at Hugh Hefner’s flagship Chicago club in 1963, and Sunday saw the launch of ABC’s “Pan Am,” a
ViewpointsSept. 28, 2011
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[Doyle McManus] The Republican Party’s hard-right tilt
We’ve now seen three full-dress debates among the Republican politicians who want to be the next president of the United States, and here’s what we’ve learned:They all believe taxes are too high, even though federal taxes are lower as a percentage of the U.S. economy than any time in the last 60 yea
ViewpointsSept. 28, 2011
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China as J.P. Morgan Might Have to Save World By William Pesek BloombergChina and the U.S. finally found something to agree on: Europe is doomed and might take the world’s two biggest economies down with it. Neither officials in Beijing nor Washington are actually using the “D word.” They don’t need
ViewpointsSept. 28, 2011
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[Editorial] Hotel room shortage
Many hotel projects are under way in Seoul amidst steady rise in tourist arrivals mainly from China and Japan. Meticulous planning with the help of tourism authorities is necessary to avoid a glut in accommodation facilities. Most important is securing middle-class hotels wanted by budget-conscious
EditorialSept. 27, 2011
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[Editorial] Reactions to hallyu
Massive number of tourists travelling between Korea and Japan and the popularity of hallyu dramas and K-pop singers in recent years have helped reduce the tension that existed between the peoples of the two neighboring countries for a century. So, we are puzzled, or just amused, at occasional report
EditorialSept. 27, 2011
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[Max Boot] Confirm Robert Ford as Syrian ambassador
Our embattled man in Damascus, Ambassador Robert Ford, is threatened not only by the Syrian regime but by Republican senators who are dragging their feet on confirming his appointment. Their opposition, which is founded on the premise that we should not dignify Bashar Assad’s regime with an ambassad
ViewpointsSept. 27, 2011
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[Daniel Fiedler] KORUS FTA agreement, again
Four years ago South Korea and the United States first signed a free trade agreement. At that time many Koreans and foreigners rejoiced in anticipation of lower priced foods, cars and other staples from the United States. However, due to special interest groups in both countries, the agreement was n
ViewpointsSept. 27, 2011
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Direct talks needed for Palestinian statehood
When I was 1 year old, my parents and their neighbors had occasion to be glued to their radio sets to listen to a very special broadcast. It was Nov. 29, 1947, when the General Assembly of the United Nations voted on the Partition Plan of then British-ruled Palestine between Arabs and Jews.One by on
ViewpointsSept. 27, 2011
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[Pankaj Mishra] The socialist push behind India’s capitalist rise
Twenty years ago, India faced a fiscal crisis caused by profligate public spending and rising oil prices after the first Persian Gulf War. There was a risk it would default on its international payments. The finance minister, an English-educated Sikh economist named Manmohan Singh, responded to an a
ViewpointsSept. 27, 2011
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[Kim Seong-kon] Politics in the age of pop idols
We now live in the age of pop idols and cultural icons. Ever since the popular American television show “American Idol” was launched in 2002, the term “idol” has been widely used to refer to pop heroes who immediately turn into cultural icons. “American Idol,” a spin-off from the British show, “Pop
ViewpointsSept. 27, 2011