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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 19:30

Japan must face history to promote peace in Northeast Asia

Japan must face history to promote peace in Northeast Asia

It may be necessary to conduct a reexamination of the Japan-Korea Claims Agreement, which failed to mention a complete settlement of the issues concerning Japan's colonial rule, and the “completion of resolution” claimed by the Japanese Government proves unconvincing.

2019-11-21 17:50

Transparency for Big Tech

Transparency for Big Tech

A new Wall Street Journal expose finding that “Google has increasingly re-engineered and interfered with search results to a far greater degree than the company and its executives have acknowledged” is sure to bolster efforts from the company's opponents to break it up or cripple it with regulations.

2019-11-21 17:49

The logic of Indo-Pacific (Part 2)

The logic of Indo-Pacific (Part 2)

Indeed, the arms race and tensions in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) are getting sharper - whether on the Korean Peninsula or in the South China Sea; between the U.S. and China, India and China or India and Pakistan. A common thread running through all contestations is China.

2019-11-21 16:51

Giving up vested interests

Giving up vested interests

Korean politicians are under growing criticism for looking after their own vested interests without making much effort to change our society for the better. Particularly those belonging to the so-called “86 generation” are drawing the ire of the public as they have lost their aspirations for political and social transformation.

2019-11-20 17:46

RCEP free trade pact and birth of 'Atoll Asia'

RCEP free trade pact and birth of 'Atoll Asia'

An old Asia we are well aware of is still palpable with its unchanging authoritarianism, nationalism, parochialism, to say nothing of prolonged conflicts over territories and past history, but this old Asia could not prevent the birth of a new Asia.

2019-11-20 17:32

Impeachment hearings are lose-lose proposition

Impeachment hearings are lose-lose proposition

I'm not sure who to believe anymore. House Intelligence Committee Chairman, and impeachment hearing ringmaster, Adam Schiff (D-Cal.) says he doesn't know the identity of the whistleblower.

2019-11-20 17:25

The logic of Indo-Pacific (Part 1)

The logic of Indo-Pacific (Part 1)

The Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) spans “the shores of Africa to that of the Americas,” noted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, outlining India's vision at the Shangri La Dialogue on June 1, 2018. He emphasized that India did not see the region as a “strategy” or a club of limited members, but as a “natural region” where all member-states are committed to a “rule-based, free, ...

2019-11-20 13:54

Korea, Indonesia cooperate in legislation

Korea, Indonesia cooperate in legislation

At around 5 a.m. in Jakarta, the morning starts off with Azan, the Islamic call to prayer. The children of Jakarta start their morning watching “Pororo the Little Penguin” and “Tayo the Little Bus,” Korean animated television series.

2019-11-19 17:36

Trump tip rule exploits workers

Trump tip rule exploits workers

It looks like Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia is tired of dining in relative peace and obscurity and he's decided to pick a fight with the people serving his food.

2019-11-19 17:30

Taiwan: valuable partner in fighting climate change

Taiwan: valuable partner in fighting climate change

Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit a historic high of 415?parts per million in May 2019. The World Meteorological Organization has also released data showing that June 2019 was the hottest month in history, breaking records from New Delhi to the North Pole.

2019-11-18 17:16

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