Tag: South Korea

South Korea – Does South Korea’s youngest political boss have the chops to lead? (East Asia Forum)

Jinwoo Kim writes: Sometimes a political earthquake unfolds right before one’s eyes. Such was the case on 11 June 2021, when Lee Jun-seok was...

Japan/South Korea – Japan–South Korea Olympic diplomacy over before it began (East Asia Forum)

Editorial Board, ANU, writes: Despite the long list of problems associated with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics — corruption, scandals, budget overruns, a year’s long delay due to COVID-19 and...

Japan/South Korea – Why the Suga–Moon Tokyo Olympics summit was cancelled (East Asia Forum)

Kazuhiko Togo writes for East Asia Forum: The relationship between Japan and South Korea since the end of the Second World War has certainly...

(USA/South Korea) Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong...

(USA/South Korea) Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Republic of Korea Minister of Unification Lee and Republic of Korea Vice Minister of Unification Choi (US...

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with Republic of Korea Minister of Unification Lee In-young...

(South Korea) South Korea’s soft power struggles (East Asia Forum)

Roald Maliangkay writes for East Asia Forum: South Korea has become a powerhouse of cultural production. Its cultural influence in global entertainment is spread...

(South Korea) South Korea is allied with both Moscow and Washington

Fyodor Tertitsky writes for Carnegie Moscow Center: In the three decades since Russia and South Korea established diplomatic relations, their friendship has survived all...

(South Korea) The 36-year-old politician Lee Jun-seok made history

Hannah June Kim writes for East Asia Forum: The 36-year-old politician Lee Jun-seok made history by becoming the main leader of the People Power Party (PPP)...

(South Korea) South Korea and disinformation

Heidi Tworek and Yoojung Lee writes for Brookings: Baseless rumors about new technologies spreading cancerous radiation. Politicians condemning negative stories as “false” or “defamatory.” Deepening polarization amid constant...

(China/Russia/North Korea) China, Russia, North Korea vs USA, Japan, South Korea

Yang Sheng nd Xie Wenting write for Global Times: China and its two neighbors with significant relations - Russia and North Korea - have...

(Japan/South Korea/USA) The USA and relations between Japan and South Korea

East Asia Forum writes: US President Joe Biden has put priority on mending US alliance relationships in the Asia Pacific region, bringing US allies...

(Japan/South Korea) Dysfunctionality of Japan–South Korea relations

Daniel Sneider writes for East Asia Forum: The dysfunctionality of Japan–South Korea relations led many to despair about whether the two Northeast Asian neighbours...

USA/Japan/South Korea – The triangle between USA, Japan and South Korea

CSIS writes: Japan-South Korea relations have fallen to historic lows in recent years, as sensitivities over history, territory, and trade have impacted security cooperation...

South Korea – Judicial independence in South Korea revisited (Marie Seong-Hak Kim, East Asia Forum)

There is a maxim that like cases should be treated alike. The public’s trust in the judiciary suffers when court rulings lack consistency. Several...

Australia/South Korea – Australia should learn from South Korea’s homegrown tech success (Alice Dawkins and Xiaoyi Kong, East Asia Forum)

Australia’s recent attempts to regulate tech giants has done little for the long-term prospects of its national innovation ecosystem. As South Korea shows, there...

South Korea – South Korea to allocate more 5G spectrum in November (Cho Mu-Hyun, ZD Net)

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has announced it will allocate 28GHz and sub-6GHz spectrum in November to promote 5G-related services in the...