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Still can’t find jobs

Another day, another accolade for the country’s economic performance. The latest comes from Moody’s Analytics, which, in a report released six days ago, called the Philippines “Asia’s rising star” wi...

Updated : 2013.05.02 19:48

[Kavi Chongkittavorn] ASEAN needs political will

When all is said and done, ASEAN needs a missile-like political will for its ambitious plan of economic integration. Simply gathering together, hands locked and dressed in the host’s designed costum...

Updated : 2013.05.02 19:48

How to make Bangladesh workers safer

When a fire at the Tazreen garment factory in Bangladesh killed 112 people in November, many wondered what more it would take before something would be done to improve labor conditions in the country...

Updated : 2013.05.01 20:34

[David Ignatius] Frustrated by Obama’s caution

WASHINGTON ― Gen. Salim Idriss, the commander of rebel forces in Syria, complained late Tuesday that President Obama’s desire “to wait and wait for more evidence” that the Syrian regime has used ...

Updated : 2013.05.01 20:34

Make airline passengers pay higher fees

The recent U.S. airline delays reminded us that a dysfunctional government can also mess up our private lives. Congress appears to have temporarily fixed the problem by allowing the Federal Aviation ...

Updated : 2013.05.01 20:33

When is government debt getting risky?

BERKELEY, California ― A government that does not tax sufficiently to cover its spending will eventually run into all manner of debt-generated trouble. Its nominal interest rates will rise as bondhol...

Updated : 2013.05.01 20:33

[Kim Myong-sik] What happened to OLEV and Mobile Harbor?

Since the advent of the Park administration, “changjo gyeongje,” officially translated “creative economy,” has been the loftiest catchphrase applied to government programs, with all conceptual co...

Updated : 2013.05.01 20:33

A world of trouble: North Korea, Venezuela, Syria

The Boston Marathon bombings understandably captured the country’s attention. Americans want to know everything they can about the plot, the perpetrators and their victims, and the news industry has ...

Updated : 2013.04.30 20:11

[Lee Jae-min] An obvious perception gap

Those outside Korea just wonder. As North Korea re-defines the meaning of brinkmanship each day by increasing its military threat against the South, what grabs the attention of the foreign media is t...

Updated : 2013.04.30 20:10

Free trans-Atlantic trade

Within a few months, the U.S. and European Union will formally launch free-trade talks. Now is the time to think big. After years of neglect, this trade relationship is ripe for improvement. Europe ...

Updated : 2013.04.30 20:09

EU countries should reconsider austerity

European Union governments are starting to relax their austerity-first approach to economic policy. Better late than never; we’ve been advising them to do just that for months. It’s a shame the new t...

Updated : 2013.04.30 20:09

Why the China Dream might be a mirage

If global economists are distraught over the gloomy numbers coming out of China, imagine how Xi Jinping must feel. China’s president, officially in the post for barely a month, is still consolidatin...

Updated : 2013.04.30 20:09

[Kim Seong-kon] Avoiding U.S.-centric perspective

Before jumping into a hasty conclusion, we need to perceive things from different angles and perspectives. For example, even cute animals like rabbits and deer may evoke varied reactions from differe...

Updated : 2013.04.30 20:09

[David Ignatius] Tranquil days for Israel

TEL AVIV ― It’s a measure of the relatively quiet time for Israel these days that the sharpest argument at a big national security conference here was between an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who wanted “a...

Updated : 2013.04.29 19:59

How Obama’s first 100 days were squandered

The 100-day mark is a measure for first-term presidents, not re-elected ones. Yet the end of April is a propitious moment for an early evaluation of how President Barack Obama and congressional Repu...

Updated : 2013.04.29 19:58