Poisoned Gift

The change in the American policy on the legal status of the West Bank settlements should be no cause for rejoicing in Israel. If this is a gift,...

Hong Kong poll an acid test for depth of desire for democracy

Author Hiromi Hoshino, who lived in Hong Kong for some years, summed up the city's personality as follows: "There is nothing Hong Kong hates more...

Having Abe at helm has done more harm than good to Japan

There is now no doubt that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be remembered as Japan's longest-serving head of government. Yet, we cannot credit his...

The Hong Kong government must come clean about tear gas

With most city neighborhoods exposed, officials need to clarify health risks

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Tehran turned off the internet and killed over 100 protesters, Amnesty says

Report. Iran has historically staved off unrest by lavishing the population with oil-funded subsidies. But after Trump’s sanctions, the subsidies...

Fake news amplifies fear and confusion in Hong Kong

Murder disguised as suicide. A secret massacre at a subway station. Impending 'terrorist' attacks: false news online is amplifying fear and...

Arrests ordered in Philippines vaping ban

Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban e-cigarette use, police were ordered on Wednesday to begin arresting...

Gay Saudi journalists detained in Australia after asylum bid

Two gay Saudi journalists who sought asylum in Australia after being threatened at home over their relationship have been held for weeks at an...

Burden on health insurance

Expanded coverage cannot last long without fiscal health Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests have increased at an alarming rate, ever since...

Moon's self-confidence

Town hall meeting didn't impress critics President Moon Jae-in had a two-hour town hall meeting, Tuesday, with 300 people chosen from 16,000...

Korean military service

By Bernard Rowan Recently, I read The Korea Times and took note of an article about two famous performers from Big Bang finishing their military...

Abe needs to live up to his status as longest-serving prime minister

The logic of Indo-Pacific (Part 1)

By Vishnu Prakash The Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) spans "the shores of Africa to that of the Americas," noted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Japan must face history to promote peace in Northeast Asia

By Masatoshi Uchida 1. Ichiitaisui (一衣?水) and ichiinomiz (一葦水) "Ichiitaisui" (一衣?水) means "close neighbors separated only by a...

Google banned 7 Trump ads but it won't say why

Facebook's feckless decision to accept political ads from candidates that make false claims has the potential to damage American democracy at a...

Does “capitalism” fully explain the ruthless extraction and consumption we witness?

By Emanuel Pastreich Capitalism has become the most popular term on the internet, serving as a catch-all concept that explains all aspects of an...

Wrong side of Korean education

By Lee Eung-tae Winter is just around the corner and this is the season of the college entrance exam. I watched a news clip from one exam site:...

RCEP and the birth of 'Atoll Asia'

By Son Key-young An old Asia we are well aware of is still palpable with its unchanging authoritarianism, nationalism, parochialism, to say nothing...

Impeachment hearings are lose-lose proposition

By Rich Manieri I'm not sure who to believe anymore. House Intelligence Committee Chairman, and impeachment hearing ringmaster, Adam Schiff...

From Rayburn to Pelosi to interesting questions

By Jay Ambrose Times change, norms change, politicians with different standards come and go, and it's all for the better, except maybe not,...

Giving up vested interests

By Park Yoon-bae Korean politicians are under growing criticism for looking after their own vested interests without making much effort to change...

Abe is Japan’s longest-serving PM. Is that the extent of his legacy?

Shinzo Abe is now the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. On November 20, he surpassed the record of General Taro Katsura, who...

It’s Open Season on Land Theft

The key sentence in U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement, which cloaked the West Bank settlement project in legality, is in the words...

The Palestinian resistance and its attempts to stay in the game

Israel has made strategic changes in the management of the conflict with the Palestinians. Its operations against the resistance were always timed...

China’s digital currency could threaten dollar’s dominance

Since bitcoin was launched in 2008, the first crypto asset with its own unit of account based on blockchain technology, more than 3,000 crypto...

Europe and U.S. are refighting the Cold War

WASHINGTON – It’s a sign of the times that an anniversary that should have showcased U.S.-German unity has instead turned into a trans-Atlantic...

After legitimising the settlements, the Jordan Valley will be next

Washington has offered a precious new “gift” to the religious and nationalist far-right forces in Israel: the settlements are subject to Israeli...