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The Peninsula blog is a project of the Korea Economic Institute. It is designed to provide a wide ranging forum for discussion of the foreign policy, economic, and social issues that impact the Korean peninsula.
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South Korean Weekly Polling Data - September 9-14
September 18, 2012
In this week's Asan Institute for Policy Studies polling President Lee Myung-bak saw his approval rating slowly rise back above 30 percent by the end of the week. In the…
Korea and APEC: Match Made in a Globalized World
Sarah Yun
September 17, 2012
By Sarah K. Yun As leaders of the Asia-Pacific nations gathered for the 20th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Vladivostok, Russia on September 8-9, the ongoing effects of…
South Korean Weekly Polling Data - September 1-7
September 10, 2012
In this week's South Korea polling data from the Asan Institute for Policy Studies most of the races remained largely unchanged. President Lee Myung-bak's approval rating remained below 30 percent…
North Korea – Japan Talks: Caution on Overhyping Agreements
Nicholas Hamisevicz
September 7, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Last week North Korea and Japan held their first government-to-government talks in four years. These discussions seemed to be a part of a summer of diplomatic outreach…
South Korean Weekly Polling Data – August 25-31
September 6, 2012
As a new feature here on the on The Peninsula blog we will be featuring weekly polling data from South Korea in association with The Asan Institute for Policy Studies.…
Apologies in Northeast Asia – A Discussion with Dr. Jennifer Lind
Chad OCarroll
August 30, 2012
Dr. Jennifer Lind on apologies in Northest Asia.
Jang Song-taek Returns From China
Nicholas Hamisevicz
August 29, 2012
By Nicholas Hamisevicz Jang Song-taek, Vice-Chairman of North Korea’s National Defense Commission and uncle to Kim Jong-un, returned from China after several days of meetings about economic cooperation between the…
Is Apple’s Win a Major Blow Against Samsung?
Chad OCarroll
August 28, 2012
By Chad 0'Carroll In light of a California jury ruling Friday, Samsung now looks set to have to pay Apple more than $1 billion in damages for violating hardware and…
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