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Asia¡¯s Creeping Catastrophe
Special Contribution
By Jonathan Hillman
Disaster sometimes moves slowly. Naturally, our attention is drawn to fast-moving, visually captivating threats: a raging wildfire, a careening car, a missile test. Terrorist attacks are often ...

LPGA Tour Opportunity Bekcons for Strongest Ever Annika Field in China
Shenzhen, China (April 26, 2017) — New team event introduced to celebrate the spirit of the Olympics and Sorenstam¡¯s Solheim Cup captaincy. The strongest ever field has gathered in southern China ...

Letters from Tokyo
Robert Mugabe, 93, Scoffs at Anti-Mugabe Alliance in Zimbabwe

By Sawako Utsumi
Tokyo Correspondent
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe at the ripe old age of 93 is still adamant that he will not hand over the reigns of power. Of course, Mugabe knows full well that Zanu-PF can manipulate and utilise the ...

CSIS Commentary
Forces That Shape Military Options in Korea

Special Contribution
By Anthony H. Cordesman
It is all too easy to talk about military options in general terms. The devil, however, lies in the details—both in terms of the practical ability of a given side's capability to execute given ...

Op-Ed Special
Behind the Scene of Khan Sheik Hun Chemical Attack and US Strike on Syria

By Marcelle Geroux
London Correspondent
On April 7, 2017 the day on which a news swept first Arab Nations¡¯ media and then spread to Western media, ¡°Al-Assad¡¯s chemical attack to Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, causing death and injuries to civilians. ...

Letters from Tokyo
China Needs to Re-evaluate the Independence of Taiwan: America and Japan

By Sawako Utsumi
Tokyo Correspondent
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of China needs to re-evaluate its relationship with Taiwan. After all, in a geopolitical sense, tensions with Taiwan will only embolden Washington¡¯s ...

India Stands Shamed after Racial Attacks near New Delhi
By Gautaman Bhaskaran
South Asia Editor
India now stands shamed, truly shamed, with the United Nations asking New Delhi to help ensure justice to the African victims of the recent attacks in Noida. Part of the central Indian State of Uttar ...

"Hong Kong Phil" Performs in Seoul
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra or "HK Phil" for shorts, one of Asia¡¯s leading orchestras performs at Seoul Arts Center in South Korea's capital on April 16 (Sunday), 2017. The "HK Phil" ...

Letters from Tokyo
Japanese Poetry of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro: Impact of the Asuka Period

By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent
The Japanese waka poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro belongs to the world of the seventh century and the very early eighth century, prior to perishing from this world. His legacy remains in the ...

Trump Offers China Economic Inducements If Beijing Puts Pressure on North Korea
By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent
It appears that President Donald Trump is offering economic inducements for China to help in the ¡°North Korea question.¡± However, this seems a far cry from Trump who promised to tackle ...

Nuclear Preemptive Strikes on North Korea?
Scaremongering, alarmist and utterly irresponsible messages have been circulating wildly. Among them, some fallaciously posit that nuclear preemptive strikes on North Korea — which would ...

Ahn's Soaring Popularity Unstoppable
Ahn Cheol-Soo of People's Party is beating Moon Jae-In of The Minjoo Party of Korea in various opinion polls conducted on the major candidates for the coming presidential election, according ...

The Trump-Xi Summit Paves the Way to New Realism in US-Chinese Trade
Despite preliminary pessimism, the Trump-Xi Summit showed greater trade pragmatism than initially expected, even though it was overshadowed by a raw display of US military power. President ...

Eleven Madison Park Claims No. 1 Spot at World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards
Eleven Madison Park in New York has secured the No.1 spot in the 2017 list of The World¡¯s 50 Best Restaurants. This year¡¯s winners were revealed at an awards ceremony at the historic Royal ...

A Quick Guide to Speaking Japanese
A worry that dissuades a lot of people from visiting Japan is the language barrier. After all, Japanese is one of the harder languages to learn. While many European languages share ...

Requirements for Permanent Residence and Citizenship
Opening Minds, Shaping the Future: Ultimate Goal of Higher Education in Gloabalised World
Tunisia Marks 61st Independence in Seoul
The Dashing Pedro Almodovar to Chair Cannes Fest Jury
Bill Gates Tops List of Forbes¡¯ 2017 Ranking of the World¡¯s Billionaires
THAAD and Shifting Korean Public Opinion toward the US and China
Top Lady Professionals Receive Mission Hills Ambassador Awards
Kim Hae-Rym Wins World Ladies Championship in a Play-Off
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Among hundreds of plastic surgery clinics clustered in Seoul¡¯s Gangnam area, Mecca of South Korea¡¯s medical industry, Grand Plastic Surgery Clinic stands out. Equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities and top-notch skills its 31 highly specialized doctors meet their patients, both locals and foreigners in its own system of one-stop service that ... more
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