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South Korea's conglomerates are symbols of national pride and jobs with them are highly sought after, but their faults are roundly criticised. Samsung, the largest, is widely…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258019
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The United States and other Western powers have imposed sanctions on senior military figures and military-controlled businesses in the light of the February 1 coup. China -- long…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261016
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Yoon won the March 9 presidential election by a tiny margin and was sworn in on May 10. He is a career prosecutor who has never held political office before. His skills and vision…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270523
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The market-oriented, technocratic approach that Li pursued contrasts with President Xi Jinping’s expansion of state control across sectors such as finance and prioritisation of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283281
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The centre-left incumbent, Moon Jae-in, is more popular than most presidents at this stage in their term, but he cannot run again. The conservative opposition People Power Party…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262662
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Despite all this, his ruling Democratic Party (DP) has used its rare parliamentary majority to force through a raft of far-reaching legislation affecting politics, the economy and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258283
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Prospects for Japan and the Koreas in 2022.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265735
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Political compromise between the main parties is at a three-decade low, with the DPK step being unprecedented. President Yoon Suk-yeol’s conservative People Power Party (PPP) has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287842
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Outlook for the April 2020 National Assembly election in South Korea.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250900
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President Moon Jae-in has fulfilled his manifesto pledge to reform the country’s powerful prosecution service, with sweeping legislation that transfers most of its investigative…