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Sun, December 6, 2020 | 10:30

Donald Kirk

Tales of gloom and doom

The North Korean economy is in such dire straits that none of the experts know quite what to do about it other than beg Kim Jong-un, please, sir, reform the economy and do away with your nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and a lot of aid.

2020-12-03 17:56

America should respond to RCEP trade deal

America should respond to RCEP trade deal

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal was signed Nov. 15 via a videoconference by leaders of Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and all the 10 ASEAN member countries. The deal is effectuating a regional multilateral free trade agreement involving Beijing's existing trade partners as well as close allies of the United States such as ...

2020-12-03 17:01

Why UK risks post-corona crisis Brexit meltdown

Why UK risks post-corona crisis Brexit meltdown

New OECD data Tuesday shows the United Kingdom has been hit hardest, economically, of any G20 state from the coronavirus crisis, except Argentina. Yet, amidst the nation's deepest recession in over 300 years, worse could still be to come with Brexit.

2020-12-03 17:00

Post-Trump: Quo Vadis, America?

Post-Trump: Quo Vadis, America?

So it's out with Trumpism, in with Bidenism. At least as this is being written in mid-November. Did Joe Biden really win? Or did he steal the election? I suspect he won - and I'll choose my words very carefully here - fairly fair and square. We can't be sure 100 percent. There's a plethora of good anecdotal stories of voter fraud hither and yon, yet these seemingly can't be p...

2020-12-03 16:50

Multicultural South Caucasus is only concept for everlasting peace

Multicultural South Caucasus is only concept for everlasting peace

In accordance to prominent multicultural scholars, multiculturalism represents the ethnic and cultural diversity where people from different ethnic or cultural backgrounds or traditions interact freely and engage in social activities leading to a strong social bond.

2020-12-03 16:30

Hyon O Brien

You'll never walk alone

The other day, while I was driving to do some errands, the car radio played “You'll Never Walk Alone,” the well-known show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel,” more recently sung by Andrea Bocelli. I saw Bocelli on stage last year in Miami and am a great fan. Perhaps that's why I paid closer attention to the lyrics. This persuasive chant, designed to...

2020-12-02 16:50

Deauwand Myers

“I can taste the tin of the sky - the real tin thing. / Winter dawn is the color of metal, / The trees stiffen into place like burnt nerves. / All night I have dreamed of destruction, annihilations - / An assembly-line of cut throats…” -from “Waking in Winter,” by Sylvia Plath

2020-12-02 16:40

Taiwan is crucial to global fight against cybercrime

Taiwan is crucial to global fight against cybercrime

Since emerging in late 2019, COVID-19 has evolved into a global pandemic. According to World Health Organization statistics, as of Sept. 30, 2020, there were more than 33.2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 1 million related deaths worldwide.

2020-12-02 16:30

Bernard Rowan

Biden and Korean security

As the United States, her allies and the world prepare for the end of the Trump presidency, the calls begin for President-elect Biden to develop a coherent foreign policy respecting America's commitments and partnerships. The morass of public health that is COVID-19 in the United States and elsewhere should speed America's return to multilateral initiatives. This includes rel...

2020-12-01 17:54

Choi Sung-jin

Diplomatic mission impossible

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, unlike the current occupant of the White House, is seen as a reasonable and predictable person. Biden has reaffirmed this through his recent selections for key cabinet posts.

2020-12-01 17:50

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