South Korea’s key industries hit hard by Covid-19
South Korea’s major industries – including electronics, automobiles, retail and oil refining – are on high alert due to a surge in Covid-19 cases here, as well as…
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Vietnamese advised to avoid travel to coronavirus-hit areas in South Korea, flights not banned yet
The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea has recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid travel to areas affected by…
After Kim-Trump summit, concrete actions needed.
The summit is over and done, now comes the hard part. With the summit now consigned to history books, leaders from across the globe are now looking to the President of the United…
US rhetoric threatens North Korean peace talks
Peace talks and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula are threatened by the administration’s continued credit-taking and rhetoric. Despite a historic meeting between Moon…
US forces to stay in Korea even after peace treaty
The Korean government dismissed the idea of pulling US troops out of South Korea following a peace treaty with North Korea. President Moon Jae-in said the issue of US forces…
Concrete actions and reactions after Korean Summit
A recap of the concrete actions, the possible future actions and global reactions to the Korean Summit. Friday’s Korea Summit was historic for many reasons. It was the first…
Moon, not Trump, deserves peace prize considerations
Forget the western pundits and lawmakers claiming that Trump deserves the peace prize, it is Moon Jae-in that needs to be considered for the award. Conservatives in the United…
Xi, Kim meeting raises questions; cause for optimism in Asia
Kim Jong-un’s visit to Beijing this past week has raised questions and is a cause for muted optimism across Asia. The visit is the latest in a series of goodwill gestures that…
Is Trump Being Played in Kim’s Survival Game?
North Korea’s Kim relies on an old playbook with new concessions, luring Trump into a rushed, haphazard meeting. Kim Jong-un’s verbal statement expressing willingness to open…
Beijing supports engagement on the Korean peninsula
China supports engagement between all parties on the Korean peninsula, says an editorial in the China Daily Newspaper. Expectations that a face-to-face meeting between United…