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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Coupang's Kim Bom escapes chaebol chief designation again
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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CIO chief nominee to explain allegations at confirmation hearing
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Yoon vows to run country 'rightly' on Buddha's birthday
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[Lee Jae-min] Settlement of comfort women issue
“Much as we may feel for the plight of the (comfort women), the court of the United States simply is not authorized to hear their case.” That was the final sentence of the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Hwang Geum Joo et al. v. Japan issued in June 2005, which was
ViewpointsSept. 20, 2011
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‘Contagion’ lurks just outside office bathroom
A terrible wave of germaphobia is spreading across the world, and all of it can be blamed on “Contagion,” the new thriller starring Matt Damon. “It really bothers me,” said a victim of the new germaphobia. “You don’t really know what it’s like.”Actually, I do. But it was never this bad, until now, t
ViewpointsSept. 20, 2011
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[Reza Aslan] Yes to Palestine
Later this month, the Palestinian Authority intends to go before the United Nations to request recognition of an independent Palestinian state. Although there is strong backing for the bid, the United States, in the name of supporting Israel, has stated its willingness to use its Security Council ve
ViewpointsSept. 20, 2011
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[Kim Seong-kon] Americans learning from Asia
We learn from each other. We learn not only from our parents and teachers, but also from our children and students. As a father, I try to convey my experiences to my children whenever necessary, but at the same time, I often learn from them as well. And as a professor, I not only teach my students w
ViewpointsSept. 20, 2011
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Should conscientious objectors be jailed?
With U.N. and Korean rights panel calling for Korea to end the practice ...Should conscientious objectors be jailed?Obligations of serviceAll able-bodied Korean men are required to undertake at least 21 months of military service, a measure to maintain a strong military in face of the threat posed b
Sept. 19, 2011
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[Editorial] ‘Knowledge economy’
Many people still do not know exactly what the Ministry of Knowledge Economy does, three-and-a-half years after it came into being in a government reorganization at the beginning of the Lee Myung-bak presidency. Watching this ministry’s officials scurry for damage control under public wrath over the
EditorialSept. 19, 2011
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[Editorial] Suspension of savings banks
Announcing six-month suspensions of seven more savings banks Sunday, Kim Seok-dong, chairman of the Financial Services Commission, said that the unease over the insolvency of the second-tier lenders would now be put to rest. The tough action followed the suspension and closure earlier this year of n
EditorialSept. 19, 2011
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Tax reform may be the only deficit reduction plan
Last time we looked in on the congressional “supercommittee,” its members were preparing for a sober task: slashing future federal deficits by ― for openers ― more than a trillion dollars. Yet there was reason to hope this designated dozen really could roam the full realm of government spending and
ViewpointsSept. 19, 2011
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[Zbigniew Brzezinski] Toward universal political culture
WASHINGTON ― A common challenge to all of us is inherent in the ongoing transformation of global politics.Let me begin with three broad assertions, then briefly elaborate on each of them, and conclude by making a modest proposal.― First, global peace is threatened not by utopian fanaticism, as was t
ViewpointsSept. 19, 2011
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[Virginia Postrel] Harvard’s freshman pledge values ‘kindness’
When the members of the class of 2015 arrived at Harvard College this fall, they encountered a novel bit of moral education. Their dorm proctors ― the grad students who live with freshmen to provide guidance and enforce discipline ― invited each student to sign a pledge developed by the Freshman Dea
ViewpointsSept. 19, 2011
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[Trudy Rubin] Many Iraqis who helped U.S. still awaiting visas
In July, I wrote about the plight of Iraqis who worked with U.S. soldiers and civilians but face death as “collaborators” when we leave. Their situation remains unresolved.Congress set up a special program in 2008 to grant these Iraqis 25,000 special immigrant visas (SIVs) over five years. Only 3,62
ViewpointsSept. 19, 2011
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[Graciana del Castillo] Economics of peace in Afghanistan
KABUL ― Suicide bombings, assassinations of top Afghan leaders, brutal attacks on Charikar and other places close to Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, and a rapid increase in civilian deaths from drone attacks are jeopardizing the withdrawal of American and NATO forces from the country. So pervasive has
ViewpointsSept. 19, 2011
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[Editorial] Ruling party in trouble
Defeatism prevails among members of the ruling Grand National Party. No trace of the gung-ho spirit is found among its members with the Seoul mayoral by-election fast approaching. Few believe they will win the race again this time.The low morale, resulting from a shift in voter sentiment against the
EditorialSept. 18, 2011
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[Editorial] Key aide under probe
Kim Doo-woo, senior presidential secretary for public relations, resigned from his post on receiving a summons from the prosecutors’ office last weekend ― four months after his name was first mentioned in connection with an insolvent savings bank’ illegal lobbying. An arrested lobbyist for the savin
EditorialSept. 18, 2011
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[Stephen Carter] Google do-gooder discount leaves churches to beg
I am not sure what exactly led Google Inc. to decide to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible by making it harder for religious groups to do their work. But that is the practical effect of a set of changes in pricing policies adopted by the tech giant this year. Until recently, Goo
ViewpointsSept. 18, 2011
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[David Ignatius] Israel and the Arab street
WASHINGTON ― The expanding confrontation between Israel and its neighbors has been described variously as a “train wreck,” a “lose-lose situation” and a “political tsunami.” It’s all those things, and likely to get worse: For there’s no quick fix by Israel’s ally, the United States. The Obama a
ViewpointsSept. 18, 2011
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Euro bonds won’t cure what ails Europe
In recent weeks, euro bonds have gained traction in policy circles as the solution to the sovereign-debt crisis. The proposed debt could be structured in different ways, but in all cases it would imply joint and severally issued obligations by the members of the euro zone and would fundamentally cha
ViewpointsSept. 18, 2011
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[Meghan Daum] Save the nation ― buy now
Remember the famous Stanford marshmallow study of 1972? It asked children at a campus nursery school to choose between eating a marshmallow (or a cookie or a pretzel, depending on their preference) right away or waiting while the researcher stepped out of the room for a period of time, at which poin
ViewpointsSept. 18, 2011
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[Peter Singer] Can we increase happiness?
PRINCETON ― The small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is known internationally for two things: high visa fees, which reduce the influx of tourists, and its policy of promoting “gross national happiness” instead of economic growth. The two are related: more tourists might boost the economy, but they woul
ViewpointsSept. 18, 2011
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[Editorial] Power blackouts
Unprecedented power blackouts struck Seoul and many parts of the nation Thursday, causing enormous inconvenience to the public and temporarily disrupting industrial and commercial activity in the affected areas.The unexpected power outages, the first of their kind in Korea, paralyzed banks, offices,
EditorialSept. 16, 2011