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[ASEAN-Korea summit] Co-chair’s statement of the 2019 ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit

“Partnership for Peace, Prosperity for People” 1. The ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Commemorative Summit was held on 26 November 2019 in Busan, the ROK. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. General Pr...

November 26, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[ASEAN-Korea summit] ASEAN-Republic of Korea Joint Vision Statement for Peace, Prosperity and Partnership

We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK), gathered on 26 November 2019 in Busan, the ROK, to commem...

November 26, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[Martin Schram] Trump Ukraine probe wins one new vote -- Putin’s

As the House Intelligence Committee has ended its hearings and is racing at a most un-congressional top-speed toward an apparent impeachment of President Donald Trump for crimes including bribery, we...

November 25, 2019
Viewpoints
[Trudy Rubin] Hong Kong crisis has become crucial test of future US-China relations

Impeachment proceedings have overshadowed another riveting drama half a world away: ongoing pro-democracy protests in the iconic city Hong Kong. Peaceful marches of millions of Hong Kong citizens ha...

November 25, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] Reality of income statistics

The government is delighted at the income statistics for the third quarter, asserting that its income-led growth policy is having a positive impact, but it is hard to agree with this interpretation. ...

November 25, 2019
Editorial
[ASEAN-Korea Summit] [Herald Interview] SMEs minister hopes for brisk exchanges between startups and ASEAN

Park Young-sun is a veteran female politician who has frequently made the news with her boldness and initiatives. She now serves as minister of small and medium enterprises and startups. Since takin...

November 25, 2019
Economy
[ASEAN-Korea summit] [Contribution] 30 years of ASEAN-Korea partnership: From prosperity to peace with people

The third ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit is being held from Monday to Wednesday this week in Busan. The summit of national leaders of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations and South Korea c...

November 24, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[ASEAN-Korea summit] Korea and ASEAN jointly create harmony

Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, was yet again engulfed in a wave of enthusiasm for South Korean soccer coach Park Hang-seo. On Nov. 14, the country’s national soccer team, led by Park, beat the United Arab...

November 24, 2019
Culture
[Editorial] Step forward

South Korea’s decision last week to suspend the planned termination of a military information-sharing accord with Japan has provided room for negotiations to settle a longstanding bilateral feud that...

November 24, 2019
Editorial
Han Sung Motor holds lantern-lighting ceremony for public art

Han Sung Motor, the largest official dealer of Mercedes-Benz in South Korea, held a lantern-lighting ceremony Thursday as part of its collaborative public art project with the Seoul Foundation for Ar...

November 24, 2019
Automode
[Anders Fogh Rasmussen] Building Euro-Japanese alliance of hope for world

Geography aside, Japan and the European Union have never been so close. With Europe’s long-standing transatlantic ties under strain, and China presenting a challenge as well as an opportunity, the EU...

November 21, 2019
Viewpoints
[Daniel Moss] Malaysia’s disappearing opportunity

When a nonagenarian political veteran runs a campaign promising change, it’s only a matter of time before that message comes full circle. For Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, that means su...

November 21, 2019
Viewpoints
[Arnold Fang] South Korea must not expose North Koreans to risk of torture

The South Korean government’s decision on Nov. 8 to deport two fishermen originally from North Korea exposed the men to the risk of torture and other ill treatments in the North, and was unlawful und...

November 21, 2019
Viewpoints
[Editorial] Tall order

It is regrettable that the US is pressing Seoul harder than ever, despite a backlash from South Koreans, to increase to exorbitant levels its share of the cost of keeping American troops on its soil....

November 21, 2019
Editorial
[Editorial] Generational change

With the next general elections five months away, momentum toward generational change is building in South Korea’s political circles, where the handful of young politicians can hardly make themselves...

November 20, 2019
Editorial

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