Syria needs peaceful compromise Since the outbreak of internal unrest in Syria in March 2011, many facets of the Syrian crisis have been analyzed, and many opinions offered on how to deal with the ongoing situation. What has been underreported in the international media is Syria..
Power shift to Asia: no need to panic On Feb. 15, just as Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States for a four-day visit, U.S. President Barack Obama told an audience of American workers in Milwaukee: Manufacturing is coming back! Coming back from China, that i..
Time for KBO to grow up Each day that passes brings us closer to the start of spring. If youre like me, this time of year is full of excitement and anticipation for one reason, the start of baseball season is nearly upon us.
N. Korean defectors: never-ending sorrow As a resident of Washington, I constantly hear the never-ending sad stories from the China-North Korea border. The Chinese government will return some 30 defectors to North Korea. They face life-long imprisonment or execution at the hands of a kang..
Return to Asia: its not all about China "All right China, come out with your hands up; we've got you surrounded!" When one reads about the U.S. "pivot" to Asia, it is almost always cast in terms of countering China's rise, as if it and everything else that Washington does in Asia i..
US-Egyptian ties hitting low UNITED NATIONS When the government of erstwhile U.S. ally Egypt shut down 17 Western pro-democracy groups, trashed their Cairo offices, and slapped travel bans on some of their staff, political relations between Washington and Cairo hit a new an..
Nuclear risk in Indias healthcare system The death of 94 patients at Kolkatas Advanced Medicare and Research Institute (AMRI) in one of historys worst blaze on Dec. 9 has raised several uncomfortable questions about safety, security and efficacy of the healthcare model initiated by th..
How Europe can get back to work Beyond the shadow of a doubt, the reform of labor markets is ultimately the most critical part of the reform process, in the eurozone and across the EU. Only successful measures in this arena can bring about a lasting, future-oriented turnaround fo..
Scotland: begging the question The answer to a question often depends on how you ask it, and Alex Salmond is doing all he can to get a yes. Scotlands separatist first minister wants independence for his country, which has been part of the United Kingdom for the past 300 yea..
Global slowdown looms on horizon UNITED NATIONS Following two years of anemic and uneven recovery from the global financial crisis, the world economy is teetering on the brink of another major downturn, thats the sober assessment of a key U.N. report which warns that outp..
Shedding new light on Peace Line South Korea marked the 60th anniversary of the Presidential Proclamation of Sovereignty over Adjacent Seas on Jan. 18. Through the proclamation in 1952, the government declared both at home and abroad its will to safeguard maritime rights and inter..
Korea, China need to implement maritime accord The time has come for Korea and China to implement their maritime boundary delimitation agreement. Seoul and Beijing should commit themselves to protect fish and other sea resources. The agreement has become urgent following the killing of a South ..
Unhappy tidings in China-India ties As two of the fastest growing countries in the world, China and India have not only been hogging the headlines in Asia but across the world. However, Sino-Indian ties have seen a rollercoaster ride in recent years with tensions on the political fro..
Korean War criminals tried as Japanese Hiromura Gakurai was a prison guard at the Hintok work camp along the Thailand-Burma death railway, infamous for the extremely high human toll on the Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and local Asian slave laborers during World War II.
Revive competitive Korean spirit Cultural values passed on to children in families and in the education system have been found to explain the vast majority of a countrys level of competitiveness. This is an important finding of a recent scientific study since it was established ..
Prospect of peace, stability in Myanmar The year 2011 was a decisive moment in recent Myanmarese (Burmese) political history, after a series of democratic reforms were implemented. The convening of a new parliament marked the end of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), the off..
From first lady to UN secretary general VIENNA 120 years ago, Korea and Austria established diplomatic relations, an occasion that will be duly celebrated in 2012.
