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Wed, October 16, 2019 | 18:16

Where is Christian 'left'?

Conventional wisdom says that those with the loudest voices write the story that most come to believe is the only genuine version. Similar to the U.S., Korea has a vocal evangelical (conservative) Christian community that denounces the “other.”

2019-10-16 16:28

Europe enters crunch week

This week's EU summit, which begins Thursday, could be one of the most important ever for the Brussels-based club. For on the agenda is not just Brexit, but also the future of the EU well into the 2020s with the impending coming into power of a new European Commission president.

2019-10-16 16:17

Are multinationals ready for emerging markets?

Since 2010, economic growth in low- and middle-income countries has been two to three times faster than in high-income countries. The 10 economies with the highest projected growth rates for the next four years are all in Africa or Southeast Asia. In the coming years, emerging markets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America will also account for the lion's share of global populati...

2019-10-16 16:16

Four contentious nuclear issues

Since the so-called “no-deal” summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi in February, Washington-Pyongyang relations have remained tense and tenuous. North Korea has test-fired short-range ballistic missiles, a submarine-launched ballistic missile and “super-large” multiple rocket launchers more than 10 times since May.

2019-10-15 17:36

Syria - wheels within wheels

Russia and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad win, the Kurds lose, and the United States leaves in disgrace. It has been a hectic few days on the Turkish-Syrian border.

2019-10-15 17:34

Nation-state system is ailing and needs a reset

There are a few, though not yet many, Republicans openly furious with beleaguered President Donald Trump for seemingly asking Beijing to join his re-election campaign, in effect, by actively degrading a leading Democratic opponent.

2019-10-15 17:20

South Korea and the fate of liberalism

At times I encounter among Koreans the assumption that Korean society is moving in a direction that will cause it increasingly to resemble American society. The influence of tradition will wane as people gain more freedom to determine the course of their lives, free of the pressures of tradition and authority. South Korea will therefore become more individualistic, more diver...

2019-10-15 15:46

Excessive competition ruins free market

As we live a life on earth, competition is inevitable. It is because resources are limited in supply while our want is unlimited. Nevertheless, the free market system is the best alternative for human beings to live a good life.

2019-10-14 18:25

Green energy is worth the cost

Are Koreans willing to pay more for a cleaner planet? That is the challenge the country faces as its struggles with the dilemma of delivering cheap energy while generating more clean energy.

2019-10-14 16:59

Trump surrenders West's moral high ground

For the better part of a century, the United States could claim the moral high ground despite allegations of hypocrisy because its policies continuously contradicted its proclaimed propagation of democracy and human rights. Under President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. has lost that moral high ground.

2019-10-14 16:00

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