Asia April 7, 2021 SOUTH KOREA: Parties look to next year as Moon suffers by-election defeats Politics, South Korea Tobias Harris, Victor Cha ( 3 mins) The opposition People Power Party (PPP) won landslide victories in mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan, as well as other... Read More...
Asia March 25, 2021 KOREAN PENINSULA: New administration works to strengthen cooperation with Seoul North Korea, Politics, South Korea Tobias Harris, Victor Cha ( 3 mins) North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles – possibly its solid-fueled KN-23, which it tested... Read More...
Asia March 18, 2021 KOREAN PENINSULA: New administration works to strengthen cooperation with Seoul North Korea, Politics, South Korea Tobias Harris, Victor Cha ( 5 mins) US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Seoul on... Read More...
Asia February 4, 2021 KOREAN PENINSULA: North Korea’s domestic woes could mean opportunity for Biden North Korea, Politics, South Korea Tobias Harris, Victor Cha ( 4 mins) North Korea’s economy continues to struggle due to border closures even as the country remains highly vulnerable... Read More...
Asia January 20, 2021 KOREAN PENINSULA: Biden will likely face early challenge from North Korea North Korea, Politics, South Korea Tobias Harris, Victor Cha ( 3 mins) Kim Jong Un, speaking on the final day of the eighth congress of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party... Read More...
Asia January 11, 2021 JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA: Comfort women ruling drives new wedge in relationship Japan, Politics, South Korea Tobias Harris ( 4 mins) The Japanese government swiftly rejected an 8 January ruling by the Seoul Central District Court that it must... Read More...
Asia December 14, 2020 ASIA: Suga and Moon face rising disapproval as case numbers surge Japan, Politics, South Korea Suga, editorial, Moon Tobias Harris ( 5 mins) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are both struggling with eroding political support... Read More...
November 24, 2020 SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN: Moon seeks forced labor truce in Olympic diplomacy bid Japan, Politics, South Korea Olympics Tobias Harris ( 3 mins) South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s administration has continued its diplomatic overtures to the Japanese government after sending National... Read More...
Asia November 10, 2020 JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA: Asset seizures remain sticking point as talks resume Japan, Politics, South Korea Tobias Harris ( 3 mins) Park Jie-won, director of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), traveled to Tokyo this week for meetings with... Read More...
Asia October 13, 2020 KOREAN PENINSULA: Pyongyang Parades New Weapons but Will Still Exercise Caution Emerging Markets, Politics, South Korea editorial Tobias Harris, Victor Cha ( 3 mins) North Korea, at a dawn parade on Saturday, 10 October celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Workers’... Read More...
