South Korea

Will China Get Tough on Kim?

How will China respond to North Korea’s attack on a South Korean island—and to US plans for a military drill?

North Korea’s Dangerous Escalation

The Diplomat speaks with Korea analyst L. Gordon Flake about this week’s artillery exchange between North and South Korea.

North Korea Unsettles Japan

Pyongyang’s shelling of a South Korean island poses new domestic and foreign policy questions for Naoto Kan.

South Korea’s Blue-water Ambitions

By Mingi Hyun

In the second in our series on Asia’s navies, Mingi Hyun looks at the South Korean Navy’s blue-water naval ambitions.

Russia Eyes Korean Peninsula

By Richard Weitz

Economic ties between Russia and South Korea are flourishing. But nuclear worries still complicate ties with Pyongyang.

Japan Edges Toward TPP Talks

But could excessive caution and pandering to farmers prevent it reaping a free trade harvest?

What Korea Can Teach Japan

As South Korea signs a new FTA with the EU, is neighbour Japan starting to fall behind?

Time for N. Korea Rebuke

Rebuking North Korea over the sinking of the Cheonan doesn’t have to lead to its collapse.

Asia Steps Up at Nuclear Meet

Last week’s nuclear security summit showed Asian nations are ready to take a lead, says Richard Weitz. There’s a lot to do.

Dubbed the ‘Dreamhub’, Seoul’s massive international business district project is meant to be the jewel in the crown of the city’s redevelopment efforts. But as Ben Hancock reports, the plan’s grandeur belies a deep conflict over the future of the city and its residents.

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