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[Rebroadcast] Steven Yeun: The Walking Dead

With the recent season finale of The Walking Dead and the broadcast of his visit to South Korea with talk show host Conan O'Brien this past weekend, we look back at our…

April 14, 2016

A Conversation with TV Host and Chef Marja Vongerichten

When Marja Vongerichten was 19, she met her birth mother for the first time since being adopted at age three. The first thing they bonded over, Marja says, was…

February 18, 2016

Korean American Day 2016: Chef Edward Lee

Born in Brooklyn, Chef Edward Lee always loved cooking. And after graduating from college with an English literature degree, he returned to that love and became an award-winning chef. Not…

February 12, 2016

Korean American Day 2016: Chef Rachel Yang

Every year on January 13, the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) sponsors a luncheon in Washington, DC to mark Korean American Day and recognize the local and national Korean…

January 28, 2016

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Strengthening economic ties among South Korea, Southeast Asia, and the United States would contribute to shared goals and facilitate growth in the wider Asia-Pacific community. After reviewing Korea-Southeast Asia ties,…

March 7, 2012

Ellen L. Frost

Korea-Southeast Asia-US Relations: The Gap in the U.S. Triangle?

South Korea (Republic of Korea – ROK) is well recognizedfor achieving remarkable success: transforming itself from an impoverished, war-torn society into a modern, developed, and democratic nation within the span…

March 7, 2012

Balbina Y. Hwang

Korea-Southeast Asia-US Relations: Triangle with a Gap?

Southeast Asia/ASEAN is enormously important to the “rebalancing” and “pivot” of American policy towards the Asia-Pacific region. In fact, in recent years, there has been considerable scholarly and analytical debate…

March 7, 2012

Satu Limaye

Six-Party Talks and China’s Goldilocks Strategy: Getting North Korea Just Right

China’s ideal outcome for North Korea is a Goldilocks state—one that is not so strong to challenge China or so weak that its implosion threatens Chinese interests. China’s multifaceted approach…

February 15, 2012

Drew Thompson, Natalie Matthews

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Peninsula Blog

South Korea Heads UN Security Council Discussion on North Korea Human Rights

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) discussed serious human rights abuses carried out in North Korea on June 12, with South Korea’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Joon-kook Hwang serving as UNSC president. The roles of North Korea and South Korea at the UNSC meeting highlight the stark differences between the two Korean states…

June 27, 2024

Robert King

Korea is Having its AI Moment

The world is in a technology revolution surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). Companies are competing to scoop up the best AI talent, and each is looking to be the first to shore up partnerships with the top firms. Among others, Meta with Dell to cooperate on Llama 2; Apple with Google to incorporate their Gemini AI;…

April 22, 2024

Tom Ramage

Samsung's New Investments in Texas Mean Big Things for the United States

On April 15, the US Department of Commerce awarded $6.4 billion in direct CHIPS Act funding to Samsung Electronics for its operations in Texas. This helps to contribute to the more than $45 billion in total Samsung is injecting across all projects in its new Taylor, Texas chip manufacturing facility and existing facility in Austin.…

April 17, 2024

Tom Ramage

The North Korean Human Rights Act Expired in 2022 – No Signs that Congress is Moving to Reauthorize the Law

The United States North Korea Human Rights Act was originally adopted by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush on October 18, 2004. The legislation called for appointment of a Special Envoy for North Korea Human Rights and gave directives for US government agencies to encourage human rights in the North. The legislation authorized…