• Arms export by Japan

    Should the world let painful history repeat itself? Step by carefully calculated step, Japan is moving toward becoming a military power ― as it was 70 years ago. Nothing shows this better than Tokyo’s decision Tuesday to throw away its 46-year-old ban on the export of weapons and military hardware.…

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  • Stronger security urged for presidential office

    One of two crashed drones found in South Korean territory last week that had photographed Cheong Wa Dae underlined the importance of beefing up the security of the presidential house, analysts said Thursday. Experts raised concerns Thursday that President Park Geun-hye might be vulnerable to attacks from such an unmanned…

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  • Unregistered children need protection

    Jasmine Lee calls for passage of bill Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party called on rival lawmakers, Thursday, to pass a bill to protect fundamental rights of undocumented foreign children, saying passage was not a choice, but a must in a global village. “Many developed countries such as…

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  • Virginian Governor signs bill on East Sea naming

    Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed a bill into law on the naming of East Sea, according to diplomatic sources Thursday. The bill is intended to identify the body of water between Korea and Japan as the East Sea along with the Sea of Japan in all new public school…

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  • N. Korean drones rattle military

    The military is under fire for its lax handling of North Korea’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) spying on key installations. The small sky-blue drone that was discovered in Paju, Gyeonggi Province after it crashed on March 24, showed clear evidence that it came from the North, but the military sat…

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  • Obama faces key balancing act

    US President to visit Korea April 25-26 after Japan stopover U.S. President Barack Obama has his work cut out for him during his Asian tour later this month. At a time when the U.S. and Japan look tighter, Obama needs not to hurt the Korea-U.S. alliance, if he wants to…

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  • East Asia

    Guy Sorman’s Special Lecture on “Philanthropy and Welfare” for IGE

    On April 03, the distinguished French scholar delivered a special lecture on “Philanthropy and Welfare” as part of IGE’s Distinguished Lecture Forum. The following is an excerpt prepared by the Institute of Global Economy(IGE, Sakong Il). The Asia N postes the excerpt with some revisions. Thanks owed to IGE. -Editor’s…

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  • Multiple mishaps hit Hana Bank

    Hana Bank is set to go through a period of turbulence, with the forthcoming sanctioning of its CEO and its losses in a fraudulent loan scandal topping the list of its troubles. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) informed its CEO Kim Jong-jun, Monday, of plans to sanction him for his…

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  • East Asia

    Can South Korea unify North Korea by absorption?

    Lessons to be learned from Crimean crisis The unrolling Ukrainian crisis has been in the news a lot of late. The recent succession of Crimea can be seen in various ways, but it seems that this dramatic event hints at one possible scenario of Korea’s future. Indeed, why did Crimea…

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  • Memorial hall to be built for late priest

    A memorial hall will be built in memory of the late Catholic priest John Lee Tae-seok in Seo-gu, Busan. The hall, along with other facilities including a memorial park, will surround the Songdo Catholic Church, where Father Lee spent his childhood. The hall will be located close to Father Lee’s…

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