China and Israel Will Both Lose From Trump's Trade Wars

China's economy is feeling the pinch and Israel will, too, because the global system under assault from the White House has been a boon to Israel

Palestinians Were Spared Turkey's Rising anti-Arab Hate. Until Now

Resentment towards the half-million Syrian refugees in Istanbul, fueled by Turkey's economic crisis and populist political rhetoric, is...

The Exploitation Time Bomb

NEW DELHI – Since reducing inequality became an official goal of the international community, income disparities have widened. This trend,...

A Clear and Present Danger

A vision for protecting the world’s oceans

The two-day Group of 20 Osaka summit concluded June 29 with a leader’s declaration that included two important issues relating to oceans: the...

Real refugee problem

By Gwynne Dyer Every once in a while a photograph of a migrant's tragic death (usually that of a child) catches the public's attention. The image...

Tragedies over the trade spat with Seoul

Two junior directors from the South Korean trade ministry and their Japanese counterparts held an unusual six-hour meeting in Tokyo last Friday. It...

Fintech innovation

Kakao Bank's accounts top 10 million in two years of launch The number of people who have Kakao Bank accounts has exceeded 10 million, according to...

How the wealthiest 1% can be good for everybody

NEW YORK - The share of income and wealth going to the so-called “1 percent” has incensed protesters and agitated economists around the world....

The skills that youths will need to succeed in the 21st century

HONG KONG - What do youths, especially those from poor families, need to thrive in Asia today? Twenty-six years ago, that question had an answer....

For U.S., Japan-South Korea ties are too important to fail

WASHINGTON - One of the biggest disappointments of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Asia policy has been his inability to facilitate stronger...

Our cheating hearts

By Bernard Rowan Infidelity remains a leading cause of divorce in South Korea. Even though other factors have risen, cheating on one's spouse...

Mexico's migration mistake

By Jorge G. Castaneda MEXICO CITY ― Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration railroaded Mexico into agreeing to take...

Passing the torch

By Ned Forney If we truly believe young people represent the future, then what happened here in Seoul last week is a reminder ― and for some a...

Checking up on Colin Kaepernick

By John M. Crisp All Americans have a stake in what becomes of a fellow citizen who encounters consequences for exercising our highly prized right...

Is hyper-globalization at a turning point?

A look back at history shows that the global economic systems of the past all underwent across-the-board transformations every 30 years or so. In...

Some Reflections on the United States and China

One of my favourite quotations is from the late former Prime Minister of China under Mao, Chou en Lai. He was interviewed by French television in...

Žirafe, sloni in njive

‘Nekajkrat so na cesti, ki pelje mimo naše njive, nastali že takšni zastoji, da je malo manjkalo do prometne nesreče. Ljudje so iz gole...

‘I was present’: lawyer admits to meeting with Russians, allegedly to fund Lega

Report. Lega is getting more and more nervous, a fact shown by Matteo Salvini’s clumsy and unsuccessful attempt to deny the facts in plain sight....

Parks Must Be Open to All

The Nazareth District Court did the right thing when it made clear to the Afula municipality that closing the municipal park and charging entrance...

Fuel leak halted blastoff for Indian rocket: reports

A FUEL LEAK in the rocket engine forced India to abort the launch of its landmark Moon mission less than one hour before liftoff, media reports...

Australian model sentenced to probation in air rage incident

AN AUSTRALIAN model who assaulted a flight attendant and hurled obscenities while apparently drunk on a flight from Australia to Los Angeles was...

Požar sovražnega govora

Po svetu je sovraštvo na pohodu. Grozeči val nestrpnosti in s sovraštvom podkrepljeno nasilje zajemata vernike številnih svetovnih verstev. Na...

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Ban single-use plastic shopping bags, straws to save our oceans

July 15 was "Umi no Hi" (Ocean Day), a Japanese national holiday that falls on the third Monday in July. Beaches and ocean waves are common enough...

No emotional reaction

Anti-Japan sentiment cannot help resolve dispute President Moon Jae-in's strong rhetoric against Japan on Monday reflected his firm determination...

LDP still lagging far behind in gender equality in politics

A law to promote gender parity in elections the Diet passed unanimously last spring urges political parties to try as much as possible to field...

Indigenous rights: The difficult conversations Australia needs to be having

EVERY year in July, NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s...

A Question for Lea Tsemel

Social mobility the key to addressing Hong Kong discontent

Can Egypt, Russia bring about Palestinian reconciliation?

The Egyptian security delegation’s back-and-forth rounds between Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the...