UN Special Rapporteur Focuses on Women’s Rights in First Report to UN Human Rights Council
The new UN Special Rapporteur has focused her first report to the UN Human Rights Council on women’s rights in North Korea.
The Impact of Covid-19 in South Korea
The degree of cooperation with government authorities and the sense of mutual solidarity displayed by South Koreans is impressive.
Blind Spot in South Korea’s E-Governance
South Korea’s e-governance may be leaving older adults who are most at risk of COVID-19 uninformed of critical announcements.
DPRK Menstrual Health Product Consumer Report
For North Korean women sanitary pads are crucial to having opportunities to earn money, to travel, and to feel productive and well.
Interview with Professor Kim Dong-chun – The Coronavirus Crisis as a Wakeup Call for South Korea
Interview of Professor Kim Dong-chun SungKongHoe University by KEI Non-Resident Fellow Emanuel Pastreich on the coronavirus.
Number of North Korean Defectors Declines
Figures on North Korean refugees reaching South Korea, the United States and elsewhere in the last year are significantly lower than in the recent past.
What the United States Can Do to Help North Korea with the Coronavirus
Helping North Korea address the coronavirus could serve as an entryway for the United States build trust needed for future talks on other issues.
Another Accident Suggests Public Safety Shortcomings
Bureaucratic rigidities and poor inter-agency coordination may be creating obstacles for the consistent enforcement of safety regulations in South Korea.
Steady Improvements in Gender Equality
Gender equality in South Korea is showing some improvements, nudged on by increasingly progressive laws on issues such as male parental leave and female labor participation.
10 Issues to Watch for on the Korean Peninsula in 2020
10 issues related to North Korea, South Korea, and U.S.-Korea relations that will have an impact on the Korean peninsula in the year to come.