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Column
High-Stakes Drama: The South China Sea Disputes
*Author, Mark J. Valencia is a Research Associate with the Nautilus Institute and can be contacted at mjvalencia@gmail.com. The latest act in the long-running saga of the South China Sea has seen China moving aggressively to enforce its claim to most of the features of the potentially oil-rich sea while…
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People
‘Enough is not enough’
Today is the fourth day in a row that The Korea Times has given Psy front page treatment. Even in the newsroom, some may complain about overexposure or worry about readers’ reactions. We in the business know some news keeps coming, making us feel as if it has a life…
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Politics
N. Korea steps up election interference
Seoul called on North Korea to halt its efforts to influence the Dec. 19 elections, Friday, after Pyongyang slammed conservative presidential candidate Park Geun-hye for “distorting” history over her father’s authoritarian rule. The North’s attack on Park, who on Monday apologized to those who suffered under the rule of late…
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Society
UCC contest promotes makgeolli globally
Korea is running a user-created content (UCC) contest on YouTube for its worldwide campaign to promote makgeolli, the country’s traditional rice wine. The contest running from Sept. 10 to Oct. 7 has already drawn participants from countries including the United States, China, Japan, India, the Philippines as well as Korea…
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Lifestyle
Stay healthy with colorful foods
The temperature is dropping as autumn settles in. Observed in the change is an increase in the number of people coughing and sneezing by seasonal influenza. This year poses especially high health risks since the country had an extremely hot summer. A wide summer-autumn gap in temperature weakens the immune…
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Business
Cho Yang-ho’s dream
Can Hanjin chairman acquire KAI this time? Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho is seeking to transform Korean Air, the conglomerate’s flagship unit and the country’s largest carrier, into a leading international aerospace company by acquiring Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). He also hopes to expand its hotel business to create synergy…
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Column
Animal rights group claims Anipang is animal abuse
Picture the scene: a frightened, lonely rabbit is unwittingly pushed into a large, black, rectangular opening, crammed ear-to-ear with other confused-looking animals; crushed together like terminally ill battery hens or calves, separated from their mothers. Scared and alone, the doe-eyed bunny finds momentary peace when reunited with its family yet,…
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Column
No more coups in Turkey
In my trade you get used to it after a while, but the first time you wake up to find a military coup has happened overnight where you live is quite alarming. That was in Turkey back in 1971, when the army seized control of the country after months of…
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East Asia
[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Park Geun-Hye Memainkan Dadunya
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dari dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Jurnalis Senior Konservatif Cho Gab-Je Senin lalu mengkritik Kandidat Presiden Park Geun-Hye, mengatakan dia meludahi makan ayahnya. Ayah Park adalah Jenderal Angkatan Darat yang menjadi Presiden, Park Chung-Hee, menekan masyarakatnya dengan kebijakan pembangunan dictatorial yang mengorbankan…
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