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KORUS FTA with Tami Overby

In this episode we hear from Tami Overby, Vice President for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea. Ms.…

October 14, 2010

A Conversation with Ambassador Chris Hill

We are joined in the Korean Kontext studio by Ambassador Christopher Hill, who has recently taken up the position of Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at…

October 7, 2010

The Man with the Baltic Stare

In this episode we hear from the elusive James Church, author of the acclaimed Inspector O novels, which include The Corpse in the Koryo and Hidden Moon. Mr. Church has…

September 22, 2010

Since 2006, NetKAL has assembled a formidable representation of Korean-American leaders. Spanning every possible industry and specialization, these individuals are on the front lines of inciting positive change in both…

September 9, 2010

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The United States and China

2012 was a year of leadership transition in China and a presidential election in the United States. At the 18th Congress of China’s Communist Party in November, Hu Jintao passed…

September 3, 2013

Robert Sutter

On Korea Volume 6 - Full Version

The papers in this volume address some of the key issues that impacted Korea in 2012 and some important trends that will influence future policies. In the first year following…

April 9, 2013

Decision Time: U.S. - South Korea Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation

Washington and Seoul are negotiating the replacement of their 1974 civil nuclear cooperation agreement that expires in March 2014. Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act (AEA) requires exports…

March 14, 2013

Fred McGoldrick, Duyeon Kim

Korean Americans and the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections

The 2012 electi on saw the rising prominence of Korean Americans as an increasingly visible force in U.S. politi cs. This paper discusses key features of the Korean American vote,…

January 24, 2013

Taeku Lee

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Peninsula Blog

Grasping for Entertainment: The Rise of Claw Machines in South Korea

By Gwanghyun Pyun Recently, the number of claw machines around downtown Seoul have greatly increased, especially in busy nightlife areas such as Sinchon, Hongdae and Gangnam. Unlike in the past when claw machines were scattered around the city’s sidewalks, the machines have become so popular that there are now shops that exclusively run claw machines…

February 8, 2017

President Trump Praises Samsung for Plan to Manufacture in the U.S.

By Jenna Gibson “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 article called the announcement by Samsung “A win-win,” saying that “Companies…

February 2, 2017

Jenna Gibson

The Korean Oscar Nomination that Could Have Been

By Jenna Gibson Among the big Korean films of 2016, two of the biggest explored the colonial Japanese period, but they couldn’t be more different. Age of Shadows, a box office success, is a spy thriller that follows a Korean police captain-turned double agent who reluctantly works with the Korean resistance. The other, The Handmaiden,…

January 25, 2017

Jenna Gibson

An Agenda for U.S.-Korea Relations Under the Trump Administration

By Troy Stangarone As the Trump administration settles into Washington, DC, it inherits an alliance with South Korea that is not only in good shape, but that has been well run for nearly a decade now under both Republican and Democratic administrations. While the Trump administration inherits a solid base from which to begin its…