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Sun, November 27, 2022 | 21:00

. Andrew Hammond

Brazil brings end to Bolsonaro era

Brazil's vote on Sunday to end the controversial Bolsonaro era was close and divisive, but the nation now has a huge opportunity to unite and rebrand itself to the global community under President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

2022-11-02 14:06

Russia must be humbled

Russia must be humbled

With Russian forces retreating in eastern and southern Ukraine in the face of a masterful Ukrainian counteroffensive, some commentators in the West have argued that the war the Kremlin launched in February must not end with the “humiliation” of President Vladimir Putin or Russia. In fact, the opposite is true: Putin's appalling aggression must leave Russia thoroughly chastene...

2022-11-02 14:05

Eugene Lee

Itaewon tragedy and bad governance as its cause

I like writing on political issues and governance and do it often. However, it breaks my heart to have to write this piece. I must start with words of condolence to all those affected. I wish them strength in the face of the irreplaceable losses that took so many lives last Saturday in Itaewon. What was supposed to be a night of fun turned out to be one of horror, especially ...

2022-11-01 17:18

. Bernard Rowan

Looking back and ahead

I moved this summer to a new home. I packed up my life over several decades and “put it” in a new place. In turn, I have begun to sort through my effects. There are books I am going to give to my school library. There are clothes, toys, and carpets to present to Goodwill, a charitable non-for-profit in America. However, I found treasures, not with monetary value, but for my s...

2022-11-01 17:08

Bolsonarism after Bolsonaro

Bolsonarism after Bolsonaro

Brazil has elected a new president by electing an old president. The Workers' Party's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who held the office from 2003 to 2010, defeated the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, in the second-round runoff. But that does not mean what Bolsonaro represented has been defeated.

2022-11-01 15:06

. John Burton

BTS will soon meet the army - not its legion of fans known as ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth) but the actual military service. Can the world's biggest boyband survive that experience and retain its popularity when it returns to the stage, expected in 2025 at the earliest. Will BTS even exist then?

2022-10-31 13:46

Xi's China and the fate of the Korean Peninsula

Xi's China and the fate of the Korean Peninsula

On Oct. 23, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress concluded with the election of Xi Jinping as the party's general secretary for an unprecedented third term since Chairman Mao Zedong's era. Following his election, the party immediately announced the composition of the highest decision-making organ, the Politburo Standing Committee. Of the six newly appointed members excl...

2022-10-31 13:45

Taiwan injects momentum into global transition to net-zero emissions

Taiwan injects momentum into global transition to net-zero emissions

The world has embarked on the transition to net-zero emissions. The innovative approaches to international cooperation highlighted in the Paris Agreement - which calls for wide cooperation by all countries to meet global reduction targets - are gradually taking shape. Taiwan is willing and able to cooperate with international partners to jointly achieve net-zero transition, m...

2022-10-31 13:44

. Jason Lim

Deadly crowd crush in Itaewon

As I write this, the body count keeps going up. It's now 154 people confirmed killed and 133 injured in Itaewon where tens of thousands of young revelers showed up to party on the last Saturday before Halloween. Exact details of what happened are still weeks away, but the rough story is no mystery. Too many people showed up to party in too small a space. There was no crowd co...

2022-10-30 15:52

Resisting authoritarian demagoguery

Resisting authoritarian demagoguery

Observing the events in the world and in the country while building my opinion on them is obviously one thing, and running a monthly opinion column in the newspaper is another. All attempts to run my articles thematically, had to be left at the door, as the kaleidoscope of the events of the last month somewhat reminds me of a rollercoaster, so buckle up. Whatever event took p...

2022-10-30 14:26

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