Some commentators sat up when they read President Moon’s remarks because they took it as a unilateral call to end the Korean War Armistice.
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Moon Jae-in’s UN General Assembly Speech – Did He Say Anything New about Peace?
Posted on 25 September 2020.
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Bumpy Road Ahead for President Moon on the Energy Front
Posted on 22 May 2019.
The state utility provider is signaling the need for a price hike, which could challenge President Moon’s public approval ratings at a delicate time.
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South Korean Company’s Strategic Investment
Posted on 21 May 2019.
Lotte Chemical’s investment in Louisiana aligns with President Trump’s agenda to make the United States a major energy exporter and may help moderate future U.S. scrutiny of the bilateral trade relationship
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Fine Dust Impedes South Korea’s Economic Growth
Posted on 26 April 2019.
If the fine dust crisis is not resolved in the near future, its consequences will cripple South Korea’s economic growth prospects
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Markets Optimistic about the Moon-Kim Summit but Investing in the Outcome is Premature
Posted on 26 April 2018.
While there are reasons to be hopeful about the outcome of the summit, investing now in the resumption of Inter-Korean construction projects is premature even in the best case scenario.
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What Does the Call for a KORUS FTA Special Meeting Mean for Korea?
Posted on 13 July 2017.
If present trends continue, the U.S. may experience a lower bilateral merchandise trade deficit with Korea in 2017 than we have seen for the past several years – all without any action by USTR.
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Will Gasoline Prices Shake Pyongyang?
Posted on 11 May 2017.
More than any other sanction imposed on the country, a cutoff of Chinese crude oil, translated into price hikes, angry customers, and slashed revenues, would cause big problems for Kim Jong-un.
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Poll of Polls: South Korean Presidential Polls April 18-24
Posted on 25 April 2017.
Our aggregate poll is an average of national polls conducted between April 18th and 24th.
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Overseas South Korean Voters: Impact on the 2017 Presidential Election
Posted on 27 March 2017.
The larger voter registration numbers this year signal greater enthusiasm among Koreans abroad in participating in the upcoming election. While there are certainly a myriad of other factors that will shape the election narrative in the coming weeks, overseas voters will play an influential part of the election outcome.
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Hollywood, Broadway, and Seoul: Musicals Take Off in South Korea
Posted on 24 February 2017.
In a country known for its melodramatic soap operas and glitzy pop groups, Western heart-on-sleeve musicals have proven to be a natural fit for Korean entertainment preferences.
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How Might Joe Biden as President Deal with Korea?
By Robert R. King In 2001, Senator Joe Biden became Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. At the time, I was Chief of Staff for ...