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Mon, April 6, 2020 | 21:13

China is the accused and rescuer of coronavirus

China is the accused and rescuer of coronavirus

The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the world in many ways. The deadly virus has killed thousands, and has infected more than 1 million across the globe. It has also severely affected economies worldwide, including those of the United States and China.

2020-04-06 18:36

Tong Kim

Reflections during COVID-19 crisis

On April 3, North Korea's “state emergency anti-epidemic headquarters” claimed there were no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and only around 500 people remained in quarantine across the country.

2020-04-06 17:35

Is this China's global leadership moment?

Is this China's global leadership moment?

When he welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing's Forbidden City in 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed to the character “peace” in the names of all three halls of the great complex, emphasizing the Confucian maxim “Peace is prized above all.”

2020-04-06 17:19

I thought globalization would only give me cheap trainers and flights

I thought globalization would only give me cheap trainers and flights

We are all watching the unfolding nightmare of the COVID-19 medical and economic crisis washing around the world as individual countries take a variety of different unilateral responses in terms of both internal and external actions, from lockdowns to sealing borders.

2020-04-06 15:02

Mark Peterson

Oldest border in the world

The fifth point on my top 10 list of evidence for calling Korean history peaceful and stable is the nature of the border with China. The Amnok River (perhaps better known by the Chinese term, Yalu River) has been the border with China for over 1,000 years.

2020-04-05 18:24

Casey Lartigue, Jr.

Worthy paycheck fight

If you have been out to dinner with South Koreans, it is likely that you have arrived at The Paycheck Moment (TPM): Who will have the honor of paying for the night?

2020-04-05 18:11

China and America are failing pandemic test

China and America are failing pandemic test

COVID-19 is confronting humanity with its most severe test since 1918, when an influenza pandemic killed more people than died in World War I. Yet the top leaders of the world's two largest economies, China and the United States, have failed the first round.

2020-04-05 18:10

Coronavirus - looking through other people's eyes

Coronavirus - looking through other people's eyes

Perhaps one of the hardest things to appreciate during this crisis is how people in other countries are coping. Are they confident their government will take every measure to protect them? Have the harsh measures they must abide by causing them to suffer? How do they cope, and sometimes, in the case of non-nationals, why did they choose to stay? I have been touching base with...

2020-04-04 10:34

G20 key to coronavirus response

G20 key to coronavirus response

G20 leaders promised recently to do “whatever it takes” to tackle the coronavirus crisis. With the pandemic spreading, 2020 has the potential to be the most important year for the club of world powers since the U.K.-chaired events in 2009 during the storm of the international financial crisis.

2020-04-03 18:36

Deauwand Myers

To the least of these

Many Americans pride themselves on being Christian, and on the right/far right of American politics, they even go so far as to say America is a Christian nation, founded on Christian values. Conservatives have always been ahistorical to a fault; it's part of their charm.

2020-04-03 18:27

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