By Ben Hancock It’s still unclear whether the rapid political shift underway in Burma can carry its momentum. Even the matter of what is truly driving its evolution seems to be guesswork at this point; and as the NYT’s Edward Wong reminds us, there is the minor matter of a seething rebellion in the Kachin [...]
Archive | January, 2012
As Burma Evolves, Questions About Its Future With Korea
Posted on 31 January 2012.
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Women Leading Korea
Posted on 30 January 2012.
For the first time in Korean politics, two women are leading the ruling and opposition parties. Two other women became the chairpersons for the most liberal party in Korea.
Posted in South Korea3 Comments
The Prospects for Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation after Kim Jong-il
Posted on 27 January 2012.
Yu, Byoung-gyu explores the prospects for inter-Korean economic cooperation after Kim Jong-il. Could renewed cooperation calm tensions and lead to increased economic opportunities for the two Koreas?
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5 Questions with Daniel Dae Kim
Posted on 27 January 2012.
On January 13, at Korean American Day, the Korea Economic Institute had the opportunity of catching up with legendary actor Daniel Dae Kim to talk about his career.
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South Korea’s Iran Sanctions Conundrum
Posted on 23 January 2012.
By Troy Stangarone For years experts have known that Iran and North Korea have cooperated on missile technology, and suspected that they did so in pursuing their nuclear ambitions as well. But as tensions between the United States and Iran increase, Seoul is increasingly finding itself caught in the middle as its economic and national [...]
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Korea: The Pivot in Latin America
Posted on 18 January 2012.
By Sarah K. Yun Until the 1990s, Korea had little economic, political, or cultural ties with Latin America. Since then, relations between Korea and Latin America have improved significantly. On the other hand, the relations have not been developed in a comprehensive multi-dimensional manner. The economic relationship has been the most dynamic and salient aspect [...]
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Taiwan’s Election and the Cross-Strait Connections to Korea
Posted on 17 January 2012.
By Nicholas Hamisevicz 2012 is a year of elections and leadership transitions in Asia. Taiwan was set to have the honor of kicking things off, but the death of Kim Jong-il in late December placed much of the early year’s attention on only the second transition in North Korea. In Taiwan, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) [...]
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The Magnanimous Comrade: Kim Jong-un’s Amnesty
Posted on 16 January 2012.
By Greg Scarlatoiu North Korea recently announced a special amnesty to prisoners, the first in over six years, to be issued beginning on February 1, in observance of Kim Jong-il’s birthday on February 16 and in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung. The announcement came only two days after the [...]
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Today, we celebrate “Korean American Day”
Posted on 13 January 2012.
By Linda Kim What is Korean American Day? How do you celebrate it? Why January 13? These are questions I often receive when I discuss Korean American Day with friends. Well, first the easy part. January 13 was designated as Korean American Day in 2003 by the Centennial Committees of Korean Immigration and by the [...]
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The Future Today
Posted on 12 January 2012.
Celebrating Korean Americans and looking to the future of a growing America’s relationship with South Korea.
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