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Samsung's New Investments in Texas Mean Big Things for the United States
By Tom Ramage
April 17, 2024
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The North Korean Human Rights Act Expired in 2022 – No Signs that Congress is Moving to Reauthorize the Law
By Robert King
April 8, 2024
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Is Korea Ready to Move Past its Love-Hate Relationship with Chaebols?
Kyle Ferrier
February 6, 2017
As the Choi Soon-sil scandal has unfolded over the past several months the Korean public’s dissatisfaction with major Korean conglomerates known as chaebols has become second only to Park Geun-hye herself.
U.S. Bilateral Relationships in Asia: Public Perceptions and Uncertainty
Juni Kim
February 3, 2017
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in association with other policy institutes worldwide, recently released a new study examining public opinions in America and Northeast Asia.
President Trump Praises Samsung for Plan to Manufacture in the U.S.
Jenna Gibson
February 2, 2017
“Thank you, @Samsung! We would love to have you!” Donald Trump wrote on his personal Twitter account, linking to a story about a possible plan for the tech company to build a factory for home appliances in the United States.
The Next President of South Korea and Chaebol Reform
January 31, 2017
Most Koreans are interested in two things now. Whether the people involved in the ‘Choi Soon-sil scandal,’ including President Park Geun-hye, Choi Soon-sil, and Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, will be punished and who will be the next president of South Korea.
What to Do About North Korea Exceeding the UN Sanctions Cap on Coal Exports
Troy Stangarone
January 30, 2017
With China having substantially surpassed the caps set for imports of coal from North Korea, how should the United States and the United Nations respond?
Chinese Coal Imports from North Korea Surge in December, Despite Hard Sanctions
William Brown
January 27, 2017
Chinese Customs reported yesterday that imports of North Korean anthracite surged in December, despite late November UN Security Council sanctions that are supposed to sharply limit North Korea’s coal exports, its biggest foreign exchange earner.
South Korea’s Political Parties: Bareun Makes its Case
Juni Kim
January 26, 2017
Here is a brief look at the current state of the four major political parties in South Korea today.
The Korean Oscar Nomination that Could Have Been
Jenna Gibson
January 25, 2017
Among the big Korean films of 2016, two of the biggest explored the colonial Japanese period, but they couldn’t be more different.
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