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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…

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…

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…

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…

Moon’s Middle East trip puts business first

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SOUTH KOREA

Seoul's diverse bilateral relationships with these three US allies illustrate its abiding goals, mainly economic, in a volatile region and a shifting political environment. The…

Seoul's Vietnam ties will grow as ties with China sour

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SOUTH KOREA

South Korea is Vietnam's largest foreign investor, and more South Korean firms do business in Vietnam than in China. The relationship is rooted in economic interests, but also…

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…