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[Editorial] Volkswagen scandal is the occasion to strengthen punitive damages law

Volkswagen, the world’s number one automotive group, is in danger of being kicked out of the South Korean market. On Aug. 2, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment revoked certification for 83,000 veh..

Aug.4,2016 17:38
[Editorial] China’s petty backlash over THAAD deployment

There are increasing signs that trouble is afoot for South Korea’s exports of cultural products, called the Korean Wave, or Hallyu, to China and for cooperation and exchange with the Chinese media. I..

Aug.4,2016 17:34
[Column] Hypocrisy is the essence of the Trump phenomenon

In the public sphere, hypocrisy is often a necessary evil. As seventeenth-century French author La Rochefoucauld wrote, “Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.” Even on a personal level, hypocr..

Jul.31,2016 07:36
[Column] What makes Park Geun-hye tick?

They’ve been going through my head ever since that day. The words came from President Park Geun-hye during a National Security Council meeting on July 21. “I hope that all of you here won’t try to av..

Jul.30,2016 09:37
[Editorial] ASEAN forum shows that we need a bold move to solve N. Korea’s nukes

The meeting of foreign ministers at the ASEAN Regional Forum came to an end on July 26 with each country’s conflicting views on urgent issues on full display. Though the forum represented a rare chan..

Jul.28,2016 19:31
[Column] Why when ordinary South Koreans speak out, they’re smeared as pigs and dogs

Seongju is a madhouse. Farmers who ought to be working in melon fields have come all the way to Seoul to protest. The people of Seongju have turned into impure elements who are being goaded on by outs..

Jul.28,2016 14:17
[Column] THAAD intercepts South Korea’s northern diplomacy

How will China respond to South Korea’s impetuous decision to deploy the THAAD antimissile system? This is an issue that is of great interest to the international community, since it has the potential..

Jul.26,2016 18:03
[Editorial] Urgent need for proactive response to changes in US politics

The world is watching nervously as the US prepares for its presidential election in November. With all the massive influence it wields in international politics, economics, and security, it is looking..

Jul.25,2016 17:21
[Column] China on the Defensive?

It has not been a good month for China. On July 12, an international court of arbitration at The Hague handed the Philippines a huge victory over China in the struggle over the South China Sea. A few..

Jul.24,2016 12:04
[Editorial] After yet another corruption scandal, lap dog prosecutors need real reform

In the wake of senior prosecutor Jin Kyung-joon’s July 17 arrest on charges of accepting bribes, members of the prosecutorial leadership like Justice Minister Kim Hyun-woong and Prosecutor-General Kim..

Jul.19,2016 17:44
[Editorial] Minimum Wage Council composition must be changed

On July 16, the Minimum Wage Council set next year’s hourly minimum wage at 6,470 won (US$5.68), an increase of 7.3% (440 won, or about 39 cents) from this year. The worker representatives on the coun..

Jul.18,2016 17:35
[Column] Brexit, Austerity, and the Future of the European Union

The vote last month by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU) caught most people by surprise. Even many supporters of the referendum seemed surprise, having prepared post-election speeche..

Jul.17,2016 14:01
[Column] Howl, squeal and resist the noxious thinking of the S. Korean 1%

A few years ago, British-born Daniel Tudor, who was the Korea correspondent for the Economist from 2010 to 2013, attended a gathering for the foreign press hosted by a government minister. According t..

Jul.15,2016 18:16
[Editorial] Before deploying THAAD, respect the need for parliamentary ratification

Presiding over a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on July 14, President Park spoke about the deployment of THAAD to Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province. She insisted, "It's strange that p..

Jul.15,2016 18:05
[Editorial] The gov’t’s absurd claims that THAAD is meant to protect South Koreans

On July 13, the South Korean government announced earlier than planned that the THAAD missile defense system will be deployed in Seongju County in North Gyeongsang Province. As the backlash from Seong..

Jul.14,2016 17:56

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[Editorial] China’s petty backlash over THAAD deployment

[Editorial] China’s petty backlash over THAAD deployment

[Editorial] Volkswagen scandal is the occasion to strengthen punitive damages law

[Editorial] Volkswagen scandal is the occasion to strengthen punitive damages law

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