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[Editorial] Decide on Cho

Moon must not turn a deaf ear to protesters calling for justice minister’s resignation

Oct 6, 2019
Editorial
[Hal Brands] Singapore has some tough advice for US and China

These are fraught times for Asia-Pacific nations caught in the crossfire of the US-China rivalry. I recently wrote about how one longtime US ally, the Philippines, is repositioning itself between Was...

Oct 3, 2019
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[Daniel Moss] South Korea has a problem other countries can only dream of

South Korea’s economy is in a tough spot. Too bad the monetary policy response has been so tame. The country is flirting with outright deflation, figures Tuesday showed, as consumer prices declined ...

Oct 3, 2019
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[Editorial] Suicide prevention

Alarm bells should ring louder on rebound in suicide rate

Oct 3, 2019
Editorial
[Kim Seong-kon] What should a wise man do in a commotion?

Pyrrho of Ellis, the first Greek skeptic philosopher, argued that wise men should be skeptical and thus remain calm under all circumstances. According to the Greek thinker, we should raise questions ...

Oct 1, 2019
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[Daniel Moss] One dirty word is driving economic change in Japan

Workers born outside Japan are playing an increasingly important role in the world’s third-largest economy. Just don’t call it immigration. The country is often said to pride itself on homogeneity a...

Oct 1, 2019
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[Editorial] Dwindling middle class

Nearly 1.2 million full-time jobs have disappeared in 2 years

Oct 1, 2019
Editorial
[Jonathan Bernstein] Is that the sound of Trump’s spell over Republicans breaking?

The fate of President Donald Trump rests with Republicans. So the hearing in the House of Representatives on Thursday about a whistleblower’s allegation of impropriety involving Trump’s interaction w...

Sept 30, 2019
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[Daniel Moss] Where you eat your bento box now matters for Japan

Japan’s consumption-tax hike doesn’t look like it’s going to sink the economy, as a similar increase did five years ago. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the bump, to 10 percent from 8 pe...

Sept 30, 2019
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[Editorial] Investment exodus

Overseas investments rise as domestic outlays fall; pro-business policies needed

Sept 30, 2019
Editorial
[James Gibney] Impeachment comes with a foreign policy silver lining

Even before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulled the trigger on an investigation into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, there were fears and complaints that impeachment proceedings would d...

Sept 29, 2019
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[Leonid Bershidsky] Ukraine holds more surprises for Biden

US presidential candidate Joe Biden is about to learn an unpleasant lesson about Ukraine: Once you’ve stepped into the country’s politics, there’s no way to emerge unsullied. Recent developments sugg...

Sept 29, 2019
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[Editorial] Improper intervention

Moon’s message on prosecution goes against previous remarks, attitude

Sept 29, 2019
Editorial
[Noah Feldman] UK top court’s Brexit ruling will have wide-ranging impact

The UK Supreme Court’s ruling voiding Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament is one for the ages -- a landmark in British constitutional law of the kind that comes around only once every few centur...

Sept 26, 2019
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[David Ignatius] Trump compromised national security for personal gain

If you’re wondering why it matters that US President Donald Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine while he was requesting political favors from its new president, think about the Ukrainian soldiers ...

Sept 26, 2019
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