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Wed, August 15, 2018 | 15:45

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US-China trade war

With three rounds of tariffs in less than three months Trump has significantly upped his game on trade protectionism, casting doubts over the outlook for Sino-U.S. economic relations.

Times Forum | 2018-03-28 17:02

Impact of Kim's China visit on Peninsula

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited Beijing this week in his first foreign visit since taking power in 2011. The trip, which was certainly related to recent developments surrounding the Korean peace process, came at a time when Beijing has increasingly supported international sanctions against Pyongyang.

Times Forum | 2018-03-28 16:55

Blockchain can be next Korean wave

Unless you've been trapped under a heavy object for the past year or so, you've probably heard something about blockchain and cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

Times Forum | 2018-03-26 16:29

Self-driving cars

There are always some casualties when a new form of transportation comes along. In 1830, at the official opening of the world's first railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a well-known British politician, William Huskisson, was struck and killed by a locomotive. He was known to be clumsy and accident-prone, but it still cast a pall over the proceedings.

Times Forum | 2018-03-25 18:02

Duterte: mass murderer in power

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once said that Ferdinand Marcos, who was overthrown by the first non-violent revolution (“People Power”) in 1986, would have been the Philippines' best president “if he did not become a dictator.” Just as Duterte himself had the potential to be the Philippines' best president if he had not become a mass murderer.

Times Forum | 2018-03-21 15:15

China holds itself up as model for world

Last October, China raised its leader, Xi Jinping, to dizzying heights when it wrote “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” into the Communist Party constitution.

Times Forum | 2018-03-20 17:16

Trump may succeed on NK, trade _ by breaking all the rules

I am a middle-class Scotsman, so at school I played rugby. One day, a new scholarship boy arrived at the Glasgow Academy. He was tall for his age, and his working-class roots had given him an aptitude for verbal and physical violence. He walked with a swagger we looked upon with awe. This magnificent specimen's only defect was that he knew not a single rule of rugby.

Times Forum | 2018-03-18 19:14

First step to achieving stable peace

South Korean officials declared North Korea is prepared to negotiate with the U.S. over denuclearizing the peninsula and normalizing relations. President Donald Trump declared his policy has worked and he has accepted an invitation to meet Kim.

Times Forum | 2018-03-11 17:57

President for life: Xi move will cause enormous problems for China

The decision by President Xi Jinping to end term limits for himself returns China to strongman rule, a style of government that many hoped had died with Mao Zedong in 1976. It also pits him directly against Deng Xiaoping's political reforms, aimed at preventing the concentration of too much power in one man.

Times Forum | 2018-03-07 17:32

How to respond in the era of post-truth

“Rashomon” is a black-and-white film made in 1950 by Japanese movie director Akira Kurosawa. It is always on the top list of the movies selected by many movie enthusiasts. Various characters in the movie tell different stories about the death of one samurai.

Times Forum | 2018-03-07 16:47

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