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South Korea

December 12, 2022
Dogs Gifted by North’s Kim Jong Un Resettle in South Korean Zoo
By Hyung-jin Kim
The dogs officially belong to the state, but former President Moon had taken them home before giving them up amid a dispute over financial support.

December 10, 2022
More South Korean Adoptees Demand Probes Into Their Cases
By Kim Tong-hyung
Seoul faces growing pressure to reckon with a child export frenzy driven by dictatorships that ruled the country until the 1980s.

November 11, 2022
The Future of the Kaesong Industrial Complex and Liberal Peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Hyo Joon Chang
Has the time finally arrived to confirm that the KIC is a dead project or does it have a future?

November 04, 2022
South Koreans Ashamed Over Safety Failures in Halloween Tragedy
By Hyung-jin Kim
"Our public insensitivity to safety is too severe,” one South Korean man told the Associated Press.

October 18, 2022
BTS Enlists: What’s Next For the Hallyu Wave?
By Brandon Valeriano and Aleydis Nissen
BTS finally announced that its members will enlist, with the group taking an extended hiatus until 2025.

October 07, 2022
What Can Vietnam Learn from South Korea’s Style of ‘Mixed Governance’?
By Trien Vinh Le
South Korea’s socio-economic achievements demonstrate the need for a strong state regardless of the institutional system.

September 16, 2022
China’s Top Legislator to Meet South Korea Leaders for Talks
By Hyung-jin Kim
Li, chairman of the standing committee of China's National People's Congress, heads a 66-member Chinese delegation to South Korea that includes three Cabinet-level officials.

September 02, 2022
US-South Korea-Japan Strengthen Joint Commitment in Face of Possible 7th North Korean Nuclear Test
By Mitch Shin
The national security advisors from the three countries met in Honolulu this week to discuss a coordinated response to the growing North Korean threat.

August 25, 2022
South Korea Signs $2.25 Billion Deal With Russian Nuclear Company
By Kim Tong-hyung
Seoul won a contract with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to construct part of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant.

August 05, 2022
Does the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality Need to Be Abolished?
By Britt Robinson
A simple rebrand could make MOGEF a strong ally of the Yoon administration for solving many of the crises facing the South Korean public.

June 29, 2022
NATO’s Madrid Summit and the Interlinkages Between European and Asian Security
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Why are the leaders of Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan heading to a NATO summit?

June 16, 2022
Seoul: No Evidence Slain Official Tried to Defect to North Korea
By Hyung-jin Kim
Disclosing confidential documents about the man's death was a campaign promise by current President Yoon Suk Yeol.