Korea: Unsung Beneficiary of Export Control Reform
Just a few weeks ago, two sub-agencies within the U.S. Department of Commerce released two important statistics that have gone relatively unnoticed even by keen observers of Korea.
January 2015: Proposals, But No Progress in Inter-Korean Relations
Are inter-Korean already headed down the path of lost New Years’ Resolution in 2015?
10 Issues to Watch For on The Korean Peninsula in 2015
The issues that will be shaping events on the Korean Peninsula in 2015.
Is South Korea a Safe Place to Work?
How does workplace safety compare in Korea with other countries?
Are Korea – India Relations Set to Improve in 2015?
Recent meetings were important to quickly connect the Park Geun-hye administration with the new leadership in India under Prime Minister Modi.
U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security gives huge New Year’s Gift to U.S. and Korea Energy Consumers
On December 30, 2014, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, which regulates the exports of certain sensitive items from the United States, gave a gift to U.S. and Korean energy producers and consumers.
Opportunities for U.S.-Korea Energy Collaboration
Changes in the global energy market provide a great opportunity to U.S. and Korea to generate mutual benefits through enhanced energy collaboration between the two countries.
The Growing Challenges of Household Debt in Korea
According to a recent Bank of Korea (BOK) release, Korea’s household debt reached its historically highest level at the end of the third quarter in 2014.
What Does an Immigration Executive Order Have To Do With Trade and What Does It Mean for Korea?
Within the next several hours, President Barack Obama is expected to sign an Executive Order to allow certain undocumented immigrants the right to remain and work in the United States. What does this have to do with trade?
Helsinki Accords for Northeast Asia?
There is a desire to replicate the Helsinki process in Northeast Asia as a tool to decrease tensions on the Korean peninsula and to improve the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.