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Seoul’s new foreign minister faces manifold challenges

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SOUTH KOREA

Her successor is Chung Eui-yong, President Moon Jae-in’s former national security advisor. At his swearing-in yesterday, Chung called peace with Pyongyang “a must-go path”. At his…

Solutions will elude Hong Kong's new government

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HONG KONG

The outlook for Hong Kong politics.

US-North Korea summit would have modest outcome

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US-NORTH KOREA

The message was conveyed by a South Korean delegation in Washington, briefing Trump on its talks earlier this week in Pyongyang. North Korea had said, the delegation reported…

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…

Vietnam's new leaders will prioritise economy

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VIETNAM

CPV members will elect a 200-person Central Committee, which in turn will elect a Politburo, the party's highest-ranking body. It is widely expected that Nguyen Phu Trong will…

Populism spells danger in South Korean foreign policy

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SOUTH KOREA

The impact of populist politics on South Korean foreign policy.

Abductions will impede Tokyo-Pyongyang ties

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NORTH KOREA/JAPAN

Any such rapprochement would be two-edged: suggesting a less acerbic Pyongyang, but also altering delicate alliance dynamics. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reportedly did…

Taiwan's economy will slow, but not by much

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TAIWAN

This is thanks to its extraordinarily successful countermeasures against COVID-19 and also to its key role in the global semiconductor industry. However, starting in April this…

Polls weaken Taiwan's China-sceptic government

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TAIWAN

At stake were 22 mayoral and county magistrate offices and 11,025 seats in local governments. The local outcome will be used as a bellwether heading into elections for parliament…

China pressure will grow on Hong Kong and Taiwan

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CHINA

President Xi Jinping, meanwhile, has been courting Taiwan's China-friendly opposition party through a high-profile meeting in Beijing, as the island's China-sceptic government…