Voters did not hold the ruling party accountable for the government performance but sanctioned opposition parties in Wednesday’s local elections.The Democratic Party of Korea scored a landslide victory, while opposition parties suffered humiliating losses. Polls predicted the triumph prior to the elections, but the lead was wider than anticipated.The Democratic Party won 14 of 17 metropolitan mayoral and gubernatorial posts, while the main opposition Liberty Korea Party secured just two seats. O

There is no doubt that ensuring that women and girls enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men and boys is the right thing to do from a moral and ethical standpoint. But it also makes economic sense -- $160 trillion worth, to be precise.A new report released by the World Bank Group, with support from the Canadian government, finds that if women had the same lifetime earnings as men, global wealth would increase by $23,620 per person, on average, in the 141 countries studied, for a total of

Meeting in Singapore on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a feel-good document that outlines lofty ambition but no specifics. It could -- emphasis on could -- eventually lead to substantive negotiations. It could -- emphasis on could -- eliminate the threat of nuclear attack against the US by North Korea.Or it could lead to nothing but the next round of trouble.That’s because Kim’s words alone, his signature on a piece of paper, are worth nothing. Just as

The denuclearization agreement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un -- despite criticisms that it lacks details and a timeline -- has many implications besides the start of work to remove nukes from the hands of a young dictator who once threatened a nuclear strike on the world’s most powerful country. 　Most of all, the historic accord that calls for the formation of relations between the two countries and establishment of a “lasting and stable” peace regime al

Sir, the eyes of the world are on you this week.Please be gracious enough to do away with your nuclear weapons and let the world breathe in peace. You have made your point, that even a small country can stand up to the super powers and hold its own. Now, it’s time to bury the hatchets of the past and move to a new future. It is time for you to focus on the welfare of your own citizens. Let them have the best foods, housing, education, music, movies, books and technology. Let them live wonderful

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, taking the first step toward a peacefully denuclearized Korean Peninsula. The first summit between a sitting US president and North Korean leader in 70 years since the division of Korea in 1948 raised hope for a new era of reconciliation between the two countries.Trump said at a signing ceremony for a “comprehensive” joint statement with Kim after the summit that he had developed a “very