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Mon, May 29, 2023 | 21:16

Shareholders' rights and corporate governance

Shareholders' rights and corporate governance

On March 30, the Supreme Court of South Korea issued a historic ruling, recognizing the rights of shareholders to protect corporate value. It demonstrates that the rule of law is alive and well in Korea.

2023-04-17 16:40

In post-pandemic era, K-law blooms

In post-pandemic era, K-law blooms

For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live our everyday lives. It has shaken society to its core. However, the end of the coronavirus pandemic is in sight. As mandatory mask rules were lifted twice in January and March, it is not difficult to find people without face masks in the subway and library, as well as in the streets.

2023-04-17 16:20

Mitigating the debt-climate trade-off

Mitigating the debt-climate trade-off

The sharp, almost synchronized, pivot by most of the world's major central banks in raising interest rates has highlighted the growth-inflation trade-off that most countries now face. But it has given rise to another significant macroeconomic challenge - the Herculean task of balancing debt sustainability with climate-change mitigation and adaptation. The challenge is especia...

2023-04-16 16:10

Lessons from Northern Ireland's peace

Lessons from Northern Ireland's peace

Twenty-five years ago, I, along with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, U.S. President Bill Clinton, and the leaders of Northern Ireland's four main political parties, presented what became known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). That accord resolved a conflict that had caused thousands of deaths and untold grief and destruction for decades, arguably for centuries.

2023-04-13 16:10

The post-human desert

The post-human desert

The Future of Life Institute's open letter demanding a six-month precautionary pause on artificial-intelligence development has already been signed by thousands of high-profile figures, including Elon Musk. The signatories worry that AI labs are “locked in an out-of-control race” to develop and deploy increasingly powerful systems that no one - including their creators - can ...

2023-04-13 16:10

How Vladimir Putin saved NATO

How Vladimir Putin saved NATO

When Finland cleared the last hurdle for NATO membership last week, major Western newspapers buried the story. Yet Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto justly celebrated “these historic days” - the end of 75 years of neutrality. As of this week, Finland is formally in, and Sweden, another eternal neutral, will soon follow, once Turkey stops blocking its membership.

2023-04-12 16:10

Reversing Latin America's democratic decay

Reversing Latin America's democratic decay

NEW YORK - Recent years have not been good ones for democracy in Latin America. Despite being home to just 8.4 percent of the world's population, the region accounted for 26 percent of total COVID-19 deaths (as of last December), and in 2020, it experienced a fall in GDP twice as steep as the global average, with tens of millions of people pushed into poverty. Just as the rec...

2023-04-11 16:10

North Korea's tactical nuclear weapons and the need to amend ROK-US nuclear cooperation

North Korea's tactical nuclear weapons and the need to amend ROK-US nuclear cooperation

On March 19, a news report alleging North Korea's tactical nuclear weapons test caught nuclear pundits around the world off guard. It was particularly shocking for its strategic implications from two perspectives. One, is the completion of North Korea's tactical nuclear weapons system, if, in fact, it is factually true. The other is the South's apparent increased vulnerabilit...

2023-04-10 16:39

Alibaba and the forced restructuring

Alibaba and the forced restructuring

HONG KONG - Markets are welcoming Chinese tech giant Alibaba's plan to split into six independent entities. The reason might seem obvious. Because smaller autonomous units appear likely to be nimbler and more adaptable, one might expect the restructuring to help to revitalize the massive company and boost productivity. One might also assume that dividing the company will alle...

2023-04-10 16:25

An economic 'Hail Mary' for China

An economic 'Hail Mary' for China

MADISON, WISCONSIN - At a recent press conference, China's new premier, Li Qiang, argued that the country's demographic dividend has not disappeared, even though the population is declining. He supported his claim with impressive-sounding figures: China has nearly 900 million working-age people, out of a total population of 1.4 billion, with more than 15 million people joinin...

2023-04-09 16:20

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