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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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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
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Taiwan jet deal aids ally without provoking rival China
The 100th anniversary marking the fall of China’s last imperial dynasty upped tensions in the Taiwan Strait, with Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for “reunification through peaceful means” and his Taiwanese counterpart, Ma Ying-jeou, responding that he was just fine with the status quo. The last
ViewpointsOct. 14, 2011
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[Gerhard Schroder] A vision of Europe for 21st century
BERLIN ― Economic crisis in the United States and in Europe, the rise of the emerging economies led by China and the revolutions in the Arab world are shaking the world order. In this context, only a new and expanded vision of Europe can provide a key pillar of stability in the coming decades.As the
ViewpointsOct. 14, 2011
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[Editorial] Whither labor movement?
More than 100 days have passed since the multiple labor union system went into effect on July 1. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, a total of 498 new unions were established during the first 100 days. These unions appear to be already exerting palpable influence on Korea’s labor mov
EditorialOct. 14, 2011
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[Editorial] Speed up FTA ratification
The U.S. Congress has finally ratified the Korea-United States free trade agreement, demonstrating America’s commitment to upgrading and expanding the long-standing military alliance between the two countries to encompass the economic dimension. With Washington completing its part of the deal, the b
EditorialOct. 14, 2011
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‘Occupy’ protests strike a chord with youths around the world
Before the current, weekslong “Occupy Wall Street” protest swept over New York City, news articles in the U.S. lamented the lack of political passion exhibited by the youth of America, most specifically, their absence in any aspect of public demonstration. Many reasons were given for their apparent
ViewpointsOct. 14, 2011
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Revolution remembered
Aside from traditional holidays, this is one of the few commemorations shared on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. The 100th anniversary is a suitable occasion to pay tribute to the forefathers of Chinese republicanism, and reflect on the nation’s pursuit of and march toward modernity, no matter whi
ViewpointsOct. 14, 2011
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Don’t allow defense budget to fall for 10 years
Japan’s national security has been deteriorating alarmingly. Now is the time to reverse the continuing decline in the nation’s defense budget.The Defense Ministry is seeking 4.69 trillion yen ($61.2 billion) in its budget demand for fiscal 2012, up 0.6 percent from the defense budget a year earlier.
ViewpointsOct. 14, 2011
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[Shashi Tharoor] India’s civilian nuclear program
NEW DELHI ― When the Commonwealth heads of government meet in Australia later this month, one prominent leader is almost certain to be conspicuously absent: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. India is a strong backer of the association of former British colonies (and some new entrants without th
ViewpointsOct. 14, 2011
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[Editorial] Lee’s land purchase
The controversy over plots of land President Lee Myung-bak purchased in the name of his son is not dying down even though he has started the process of registering it under his name. The fault is Lee’s own.Lee bought the land in the outskirts of Seoul in May this year to build a new home in which to
EditorialOct. 13, 2011
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[Editorial] Bracing for low growth
The administration’s 2012 budget awaiting deliberation at the National Assembly is based on a 4.5 percent growth forecast. Few expect growth will be that high.At the outset of this year, the administration said it expected growth would be at 5 percent next year, but the official growth outlook has s
EditorialOct. 13, 2011
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U.N. hypocrisy exposed in case of murdered Kurd
Remind me, again, why we care about what the United Nations thinks? That question isn’t prompted by the recent exertions of the Palestinians to achieve the facsimile of independence by asking the U.N. to tell them they are independent. Palestinians deserve actual independence, as opposed to symbolic
ViewpointsOct. 13, 2011
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[Javier Solana] UNSC: Failing the Syria test
MADRID ― On Oct. 2 in Istanbul, Syria’s disparate opposition movements gave the go-ahead for the formation of a “Syrian National Council.” This is the most important step yet taken by the fragmented forces that have been trying since May to lead a peaceful uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’
ViewpointsOct. 13, 2011
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Distracted? Don’t blame Steve Jobs
I am making a chicken for dinner. But it is taking a long time to roast, and as I open the door to poke at it, I wonder if something is wrong.Also, we need oven cleaner, I tell my husband, who is sitting at the table typing on one of his many gadget things. Laundry detergent too, he says, not lookin
ViewpointsOct. 13, 2011
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Science and religion: A false divide in U.S.
Rick Perry has generated a lot of ink lately ― for trumpeting his religious faith and for his attacks on evolution and global warming. I have no magic insight into the mind of the candidate jockeying for the GOP nomination, and I’m not a member of the religious right. But, as a sociologist studying
ViewpointsOct. 13, 2011
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[Fernando Henrique Cardoso] Lessons European Union needs to learn from Brazil
SAO PAULO ― For those of us in developing countries who over the years became reluctant experts on the subject of financial crises, the latest wave of turmoil in the global financial system is, regrettably, not a surprise. In large part, the prescriptions and recommendations that so-called experts m
ViewpointsOct. 13, 2011
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[Editorial] Credit card row
The Financial Supervisory Commission is under fire for its plan to allow small retailers and merchants to refuse credit card payments for small-value transactions under 10,000 won.The commission’s plan is intended to address the long-running resentment of small, self-employed shop owners toward cred
EditorialOct. 12, 2011