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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Editorial] Verdict on ‘comfort women’
The Constitutional Court has ushered in a new phase in the long-running dispute between Seoul and Tokyo over compensation of Korean “comfort women” and nuclear bomb victims for their suffering and human rights abuses during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. On Tuesday, the court ruled on a petition fi
EditorialSept. 2, 2011
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[Editorial] New drug pricing policy
The government’s plan to cut drug prices by an average of 17 percent starting next year has triggered vehement protests from the domestic pharmaceutical community. On Thursday, an alliance of 10 pharmaceutical-related organizations issued a joint statement, declaring an all-out struggle against the
EditorialSept. 2, 2011
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[William Pesek] Rock ‘n’ roll line rings true in deflation nation
Japan needs an Arab Spring. If you’d told me 10 years ago, when I moved to Tokyo, that today I’d be writing about an eighth leader, I never would’ve believed it. Yet here we are, analyzing and philosophizing about whether Yoshihiko Noda will last longer than the last five. In April 2001, Junichiro K
ViewpointsSept. 2, 2011
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[Malcolm Fraser] America’s self-inflicted decline
MELBOURNE ― If the broad post-World War II prosperity that has endured for six decades comes to an end, both the United States and Europe will be responsible. With rare exceptions, politics has become a discredited profession throughout the West. Tomorrow is always treated as more important than nex
ViewpointsSept. 2, 2011
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DPJ must revive itself through generation change
The Democratic Party of Japan-led administration has for the first time a leader with a steadfast political style and well-grounded policies.In the DPJ’s presidential election Monday, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda defeated Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda in a runoff. It was a dra
ViewpointsSept. 2, 2011
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Jobs’ influence overshadows presidents, terrorists, turmoil
As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 draws near, it may be remarkable to argue that the person who changed the way of life the most in the past decade is neither late al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, U.S. President George Bush, who started the so-called “War on Terror” or his successor, Barack Obama, the
ViewpointsSept. 2, 2011
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[Andrew Sheng] Putting finance to work for the real economy
Finance is a service industry, but in the past three decades it seems to have gone its own way. The functions of the finance sector are to protect property rights for the real sector, improve resource allocation, reduce transaction costs, help manage risks and help discipline borrowers. Financi
ViewpointsSept. 2, 2011
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[Editorial] Session in jeopardy
The regular session of an outgoing National Assembly is the least productive as its members often shun debate on issues of concern to the public, deliberation on pending bills and participation in voting. Instead, they tend to make a final pitch in constituency work in their electoral districts in p
EditorialSept. 1, 2011
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[Editorial] Change in N.K. policy?
Signals are coming from those close to President Lee Myung-bak that he is considering changing his anti-North Korea policy in favor of improving relations with the communist state. If he is really considering such a shift in policy, he will have to think about a backlash from his conservative suppor
EditorialSept. 1, 2011
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[Michael Smerconish] Some political gaffes really say something
During his recent visit to China, U.S. Vice President Biden mistakenly said we own 85 percent of U.S. Treasury securities, while the number is actually 54 percent. But who am I to criticize?Sitting in front of a live microphone can be dangerous. I know because I do it for 20 hours each week for my n
ViewpointsSept. 1, 2011
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[Robert Reich] Workers need marches, not parades
Labor Day is traditionally a time for picnics and parades. But this year is no picnic for American workers, and a protest march would be more appropriate than a parade.Not only are 25 million unemployed or underemployed, but American companies continue to cut wages and benefits. The median wage is s
ViewpointsSept. 1, 2011
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Navigating the road map to a post-Gadhafi Libya
WASHINGTON ― As the Libyan rebels continue to mop up resistance inside Tripoli and extend the nominal authority of the Transitional National Council to the rest of Libya, it is important to remember that the establishment of a new Libya will take time and face challenges even greater than those requ
ViewpointsSept. 1, 2011
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Mexican president correctly hits cartels’ terrorist threat
Mexican President Felipe Calderon issued a long overdue warning to drug cartel leaders last week that their murderous rampage has crossed a threshold and deserves to be labeled what it really is: terrorism. His acknowledgement will help change the mindset about the true nature of this menace and cou
ViewpointsSept. 1, 2011
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[Frida Ghitis] Someone wants a war in the Middle East
Something extremely important and exceedingly dangerous is unfolding in a most explosive part of the globe, but it is receiving only minimal attention by the media and by world leaders. An outbreak of violence in Southern Israel, Gaza, and along the Egyptian border, triggered by a recent attack agai
ViewpointsSept. 1, 2011
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[Jeffrey D. Sachs] The new economics of happiness
NEW YORK ― We live in a time of high anxiety. Despite the world’s unprecedented total wealth, there is vast insecurity, unrest, and dissatisfaction. In the United States, a large majority of Americans believe that the country is “on the wrong track.” Pessimism has soared. The same is true in many ot
ViewpointsSept. 1, 2011
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[J. Bradford DeLong] Ben Bernanke’s dream world
BERKELEY ― U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is not regarded as an oracle in the way that his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, was before the financial crisis. But financial markets were glued to the speech he gave in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Aug. 26. What they heard was a bit of a muddle
ViewpointsAug. 31, 2011
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[Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus] Harvard’s No. 1 ranking makes us wonder
The U.S. News and World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, which will be published next month, are viewed as a Baedeker and Bible by more than 5 million American parents considering colleges and universities for their high-school juniors and seniors. We think that parents should use this guide with ca
ViewpointsAug. 31, 2011
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[Editorial] Fostering female CEOs
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee recently stressed the importance of utilizing women in the workforce, saying talented female employees should be allowed to become CEOs. Lee held a rare session last week with a small number of female executives from Samsung companies to express his commitmen
EditorialAug. 31, 2011
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[Editorial] Education and politics
Seoul education chief Kwak No-hyun’s alleged involvement in election campaign corruption has sparked a flurry of moves to reform the current system for electing education officials in the nation’s seven largest cities and nine provinces.A group of lawmakers of the ruling Grand National Party is movi
EditorialAug. 31, 2011
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[Dominique Moisi] Who among us will help the poor?
PARIS ― With the deepening of the economic crisis and the prospect of another recession looming large on the horizon, growing social inequality has become an increasingly urgent issue. How does one reinforce a sense of solidarity and responsibility within a country? Who will protect the weakest?&nbs
ViewpointsAug. 31, 2011