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Thu, October 17, 2019 | 05:11

Merkel's twilight coincides with anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall

Thursday's German National Day has special significance given its coincidence with the upcoming 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Yet, this year's event also came at another key moment in the nation's post-Cold War history with Angela Merkel's long chancellorship now in its twilight phase after her around a decade and a half in office.

2019-10-06 17:32

China's corrupt meritocracy

Since Chinese President Xi Jinping launched his sweeping anti-corruption campaign in 2012, more than 1.5 million officials, including some of the Communist Party of China's (CPC) top leaders, have been disciplined. Among them is Ji Jianye, the former leader of Nanjing and Yangzhou, in Jiangsu Province.

2019-10-06 17:29

Courage to change

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s in the provincial town of Wonju, the Boise of Korea (in that it was largely known for its potato production). During my 12 years of schooling in Wonju and four years in college, I was an excellent student, top of the class most of the time, except in college. I was quite confident about my academic standing.

2019-10-04 17:07

You don't represent us

We need a political party to represent you and me, who are sitting out big demonstrations irrespective of flavors: conservative taegukki or progressive candlelight. (The name of the national flag is used because those in the category often carry the flags during the rallies, but I adopt the lower case to connote they do not represent the entire nation). Our party would be a m...

Oh Young-jin | 2019-10-04 14:48

North Korea's fight-talk strategy

WASHINGTON - Those naughty North Koreans. Imagine them having the temerity to test-fire another missile from a submarine just as U.S. and North Korean negotiators are about to sit down for another round of talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program. Might the North Koreans really be capable of affixing a nuclear warhead to one of those things, sneaking up close to American shores a...

2019-10-03 17:09

Society sans respected elders

When Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, the nation's first Roman Catholic cardinal, who was a signature guiding star of South Koreans in their crusade for democracy for three decades, passed away 10 years ago in 2009 at the age of 86, many people lamented that they had lost their final “respected elder.”

2019-10-03 17:05

Who should hold Europe's arms?

Earlier this year, Germany decided - over the objections of France and the United Kingdom - to extend its arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, reflecting concerns about the legality of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.

2019-10-03 17:03

Johnson's cunning plan

The plotting reflex is strong in the populist politicians who currently run both of the big English-speaking countries. President Trump dreams up underhanded tricks even when he has no need of them.

2019-10-02 17:20

Trump can't control the story anymore

The impeachable president whined last week that he missed the good days when the Fourth Estate covered him exactly the way he wanted. In his inimitable words, “I used to be the king of getting good press.”

2019-10-02 17:08

China's 70 years of progress

The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1 was an exuberant affair, involving glitzy cultural events, an extravagant state dinner attended by Chinese and foreign luminaries, and a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square.

2019-10-02 16:09

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