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South Korean politics will become further destabilised

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SOUTH KOREA

This prompted President Yoon Suk-yeol’s nominee for gender equality minister to withdraw. The same day, prosecutors indicted DPK leader Lee Jae-myung on corruption charges.

Seoul’s next leader will push policy to the right

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SOUTH KOREA

A career prosecutor new to politics, Yoon faces a steep learning curve. Imposing his stamp on his fractious People Power Party (PPP) will prove difficult. His actual politics are…

South Korea may seek nuclear weapons

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SOUTH KOREA

Yoon had controversially raised that prospect a year ago. Han Dong-hoo -- head of Yoon’s conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP), and a likely future presidential contender…

Party warfare threatens political impasse in Seoul

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SOUTH KOREA

The day before, by one vote, the National Assembly rejected an unprecedented attempt by prosecutors to arrest the leader of the main opposition party, Lee Jae-myung, over…

New South Korean president's 'honeymoon' will be brief

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SOUTH KOREA

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…

Prospects for East Asia (ex-China) in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

Inflation remains a problem, though there has been a tourism surge. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s approval ratings remain low, with the opposition winning a key…

Prospects for Japan and the Koreas to end-2022

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PROSPECTS H2 2022

Prospects for Japan and the Koreas to end-2022.

Prospects for East Asia in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Relations with the new administration in Washington will be the top foreign policy priority for all the region’s governments, including Pyongyang.

Pyongyang's missile tests gain pace amid diversions

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NORTH KOREA

This comes during a particularly bumpy transition in Seoul from an outgoing administration to a new one. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s five-year term starts on May 10.