'Man-made disaster'

Korea must evacuate nationals from virus-hit cruise ship in Japan The U.S. government plans to evacuate Americans from a coronavirus-hit cruise...

With Javid’s departure, Johnson has seized control

LONDON – Sajid Javid’s resignation as Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer doesn’t so much signal a major shift in Britain’s economic...

Many benefits of speedy divorce laws

By Chang Se-moon Are you thinking about divorce? Is anyone you know thinking about divorce? If your answer is yes, you are in the right place. In...

A letter to friends in China fighting against coronavirus

By Hwang Jae-ho Hwang Jae-ho. Difficulty knocks on the door out of nowhere. Adversity comes in many forms. We all bound to face hardships from...

Sneezing while Asian

By Jason Lim Sneezing in public is risky business these days when you're an Asian. With the coronavirus so closely linked with Wuhan, China, all...

Trump's travel ban benefits only China

By Cobus van Staden JOHANNESBURG ― Overwhelmed by the coronavirus panic, U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment folderol, and the chaotic Iowa...

Keeping America's telecom sector great

By Peter Roff WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The race to the 5G generation of telecommunications technology is on. By 2035 it will be responsible for more than...

Why Does It Feel So Hard to Find a Partner Now?

When I was 7 years old, I softly asked my parents for a pet tiger. After watching Aladdin, I was trying to emulate Jasmine. What I wanted more than...

Japan Post's zombie privatization is warning to Shinzo Abe

Scandal-hit conglomerate shows how not to get government out of private sector

By Inviting Placido Domingo, Israeli Opera Proved It Has a Lot to Learn About Sexual Harassment

The Israeli Opera is making efforts to remain relevant, but it’s enough to glance at their embarrassing PR announcement welcoming opera star...

Disputes over column

DPK's response was more controversial than article itself The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has withdrawn a complaint it filed with the...

Na trhu predvolebných senzácií

„Prosím si jeden langoš aj so syrom,“ pýta si starší pán pred stánkom s dobrotami a hneď dodá: „Čo poviete na ten trinásty...

Story of young activist

By Kim Sun-ae I had the opportunity last December to listen to the story of a Japanese student whose hometown is Fukushima. It was the story of...

Munich Security Conference reveals frayed trans-Atlantic ties

Friend or foe? Ties between the two sides of the Atlantic are already complicated. At the Munich Security Conference, the differences were more...

AIPAC's Fall: I Worked at the pro-Israel Lobby. Now I Have to Call It Out

Five years ago, after over 40 years of pro-Israel advocacy experience, both as a professional and then longtime volunteer, AIPAC first lost my...

The Delhi election and the making of a Hindu voting bank

Last week, India's ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) faced a massive rebuff in the local legislative election in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),...

In Singapore’s climate fight, transition to clean energy is a matter of will

This year marks the start of a new decade, likely the last decade that humanity has to address climate change before its worst impacts become...

After Brexit, Britain’s future engagement in Southeast Asia is far from certain

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet have prioritised an Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, which will serve...

How to stop the next global outbreak of disease at its source

KUALA LUMPUR – The search for the source of the novel coronavirus has tabbed a new animal candidate: the pangolin, a long-snouted, scaly,...

Power and money in Japanese politics

In Japanese politics, bribery and corruption occur from time to time. In a recent case, Tsukasa Akimoto, an up-from-the ranks Diet member of the...

After abandoning Kurds in Syria, US declares Idlib must remain in Turkish hands

Analysis. In the US-Turkey-Russia triangle vying for the division of zones of influence, it seems that Washington has decided on a wedge tactic,...

The Houthis may Side with the Muslim Brotherhood against Saudi Arabia

“Efforts have been made in recent weeks by members of Al Islah in Yemen (a political unbrella for various tribes and Islamic outfits, such as the...

The phobia of novel Coronavirus and the fate of Afghan students in China

The new disease caused by a novel coronavirus was identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Despite China’s efforts to contain the virus...

Forget Sars, the new coronavirus threatens a meltdown in China’s economy

Given the rapid advance of medical science and globalisation of recent decades, the scale, spread and economic costs of human epidemics are...

Christian Zionist archaeology: A tool of Palestinian subjugation

About 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, just west of the Israeli settlement Shiloh, lies Tel Shiloh, an...

Germany Is Guilty – but Russia and Poland Both Bear Responsibility, Too

The harsh exchange between Vladimir Putin and Polish President Andrzej Duda marking the 75th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of...

Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost to the planet?

Kenya's livestock herders planting chilli peppers, Pakistan's mountain farmers rearing fish and tropical fruits in Sicily - farmers around the...

Stronger than sanctions: What’s driving countries from Turkey to India to buy Russia’s S-400?

At the Lucknow DefExpo 2020 last week, Russian officials confirmed that India will receive its first shipment of S-400s by September 2021. The $5...

Dajte nam ideologijo!

Odlična strategija, zdaj je treba samo še počakati, da Janša da častno pionirsko besedo, pa smo rešeni! Politika se bo vrtela samo okoli pravih...

Suffering in silence: Stories from Wuhan

A resident wearing a protective mask and a plastic bag is seen outside a supermarket in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak of the novel...

Umno, PAS, Pakatan Harapan: in Malaysian politics, it’s hard to tell friend from foe

In a surprise move, leaders from the opposition Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) have indicated their support for Prime Minister Mahathir...

Declaration of moral bankruptcy in Idlib

The USA has largely withdrawn from Syria. Europe never really got involved. The consequences are terrible — for Europe too, writes Rainer Hermann...

Valpti in biriči

Delež sredstev za kulturo v letošnjem državnem proračunu znaša nekaj manj kot 198 milijonov evrov, sem zasledil na internetu. Znesek je nekoliko...

A Lesson in Collaboration

Hebrew University’s decision to include the right-wing movement Im Tirtzu – a key mission of which has been persecuting professors for their...

Two American lefts compete for a chance to defeat Trump

The self-professed socialist candidate has a social democratic electoral program. Meanwhile, the young and energetic mayor of a small town was...

Hard to imagine living without familiar 'pee-po' of an ambulance

Ask any Japanese today what an ambulance siren sounds like, and "pee-po" would be their answer. Until 50 years ago, however, all ambulances, fire...

Turkey-Syria crisis points to risky post-American Mideast

In parts of Syria dubbed "de-escalation zones" by the government, what could yet prove a new regional conflict is escalating fast. Its...

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Izročitev in sprejem

Že štiri leta so minila, odkar so prenovili vhodno avlo ljubljanske glavne pošte in odkar so nad levi hodnik postavili napis »Izročitev...

Bicycle lanes are moving everyone forward

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – The intersection of Avenida Leste Oeste and Avenida Pasteur in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza was always tricky to navigate...

Time to face the real possibility of a coronavirus epidemic at home

A clutch of new coronavirus cases not clearly linked to China have emerged across Japan. How the patients contracted the virus remains unclear....

The real Tokyo Olympics: Esports and the future of Japanese soft power

Since winning the international bid over seven years ago, the Tokyo Olympics has been all Japan can talk about. The Olympics have lodged into the...

EU Parliament caves to interest groups on natural gas projects

Analysis. The package contains 151 infrastructure projects, including 32 gas-related projects that clearly fail to abide by the Green New Deal...

Coronavirus: going ahead with China’s ‘two sessions’ as normal would be foolhardy

To resume work or not to resume work? That is the tough question China’s leaders, from central government to the local authorities, are grappling...

Labour is rigged against Palestine solidarity

It is often said that journalists should not become part of the stories that they cover. But in some of the best stories ever written, the...

Climate change: why do Western environmental crises get more media attention than Asian ones?

Massive fires threaten people’s homes across a vast region. Smoke drastically reduces air quality, even in cities hundreds of miles away,...

Andrew McCabe’s case shows hypocrisy of Democrats claiming ‘No one is above the law’

As his lawyers triumphantly announced on Friday, the Department of Justice decided not to press criminal charges against McCabe “after careful...