South China Sea trade routes safe despite rows
Despite territorial stand-offs between China and other nations bordering the South China Sea, analysts say governments know better than to choke off the trade shipping routes that are the lifeblood…
Property slowdown hits Korean home lease system
A lengthy property market slump and low interest rates are threatening the future of a uniquely South Korean home lease system that traces its roots back to the 19th century.…
Inheritance cases show legal pitfalls of Korean unification
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's claim that reunification with North Korea could trigger an economic "bonanza" has been greeted with widespread scepticism - though not necessarily within the legal profession.…
Inheritance cases show legal pitfalls of Korean unification
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's claim that reunification with North Korea could trigger an economic "bonanza" has been greeted with widespread scepticism - though not necessarily within the legal profession.…
As workforce shrinks, Korea struggles to embrace immigration
For 61-year old construction worker Chae Chang-geun, an ethnic Korean from China, Seoul is a place to make money but not a place to call home. Chae is one of…
South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero
Three global black leaders-Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan and Colin Powell-were widely admired for their grace and natural authority. Three great politicians-Nelson Mandela of South Africa, Kim Dae-jung of South Korea…
Cooler China, tougher US seek balance on North Korea
When the United States trumpeted its outline agreement with North Korea to end Kim Jong Il's nuclear arms programme in September 2005, some analysts predicted that China's long-term communist ally…
Tension in Korea
The North Korean soldiers shown parading on TV recently mercifully didn’t have the gusto of German troops goose-stepping in 1914, which amply demonstrated their over enthusiasm for war nearly a…
US strategy takes Korean crisis into new territory
Soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory.…
Learning from Korea
This article has been provoked by the observations and analysis of your distinguished columnist Shafqat Mahmood, based on his recent visit to South Korea, as published in The News of…
