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Seoul’s next leader will be a non-centrist outsider

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SOUTH KOREA

Neither is from their party’s mainstream, and has never been elected as a lawmaker. The conservative, Yoon Seok-youl, is a former prosecutor general. The liberal, Lee Jae-myung…

Digital trade will help spur Singapore economy

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SINGAPORE

The government is urging local companies to adopt digital solutions to meet the challenges of the post-pandemic period. Meanwhile, it has tightened regulations on hiring of…

Prospects for East Asia in the fourth quarter

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PROSPECTS Q4 2015

Prospects for East Asia in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Political splits hamstring governance in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

The day before, however, a Blue House meeting with leaders of three main political parties saw no agreement nor any joint statement. Park angrily denied opposition charges that…

Prospects for East Asia in the third quarter of 2015

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for East Asia in the third quarter of 2015.

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.

North Korea’s missiles are a double defeat for allies

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NORTH KOREA

They included new models which can penetrate missile defence systems. Despite this, three UN Security Council (UNSC) meetings failed to agree on the usual condemnatory…

COVID-19 success boosts president's poll prospects

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SOUTH KOREA

The impact of COVID-19 on South Korean politics.

New Zealand talks will test new trade agenda

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NEW ZEALAND

For New Zealand, the agreement is a critical addition to its FTAs, which include the yet-to-be-ratified Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP). For the…

Electoral loss will fatally weaken South Korea's Park

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SOUTH KOREA

Having controlled the outgoing 19th National Assembly with 157 of its 300 seats until recently, Saenuri is now reduced to 122.