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Mon, August 26, 2019 | 05:04

Hawks resurgent

It has been more than a month since the collapse of the summit in Hanoi between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jung-un and there are signs that the hawks are trying to reassert their influence in Washington.

2019-04-01 17:48

Solution to Korea jobless woes

President Moon Jae-in faces a host of economic problems. Growth is slowing. Job creation is being hobbled by hikes in the minimum wage. Youth unemployment remains high. Domestic consumer spending is weakening. Lagging productivity threatens to lead to a loss of global competitiveness, while squeezing profit margins. Exports are slipping due to soft overseas demand and the U.S.-China trade dispute. All these factors are undermining confidence in the economy and threatening to increase jobless numbers.

2019-03-18 17:39

A successful outcome to the Hanoi summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was always based on the premise that both sides were willing to take gradual steps and make compromises.

2019-03-04 17:33

Attitude adjustment

It is said that generals always fight the last war. The same can be said of much of the commentary that is coming out of Washington, D.C., ahead of the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi at the end of February.

2019-02-18 17:22

North Korea's 'do moi'

Speculation is growing that North Korea might emulate Vietnam's economic development model after its capital Hanoi was chosen as the location of the second Washington-Pyongyang summit.

Do Je-hae2019-02-10 17:27

Moon's bad New Year

Korean presidents start losing momentum or worse during their third year in office due to voter fatigue, botched policies or scandals. This year will be no exception for President Moon Jae-in.

2019-01-20 17:07

Pathway to peace

U.S. commentary about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year speech last week was largely skeptical. The prevailing tone was that Pyongyang was up to its usual tricks.

2019-01-07 17:39

Cause for Christmas cheer

Is the spirit of Christmas, which is supposed to be a time of “goodwill to all men,” influencing U.S.-North Korea negotiations?

2018-12-24 17:14

The nuclear talks with North Korea have fallen into a twilight zone - a state of suspended animation - six months after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore.

2018-12-10 17:59

The headline does not refer to disagreements between the governments in Seoul and Washington, D.C., over North Korean policy. Rather it describes the running argument between my Korean wife and I about the respective merits of the two cities since we moved from Korea to the U.S. two years ago.

2018-11-26 17:50

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