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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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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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Korean named president of Japanese university
Kang Sang-jung, an ethnic Korean professor residing in Japan, was inaugurated president of Seigakuin University in Saitama Prefecture at the school’s chapel, Tuesday. He is the first Korean national to be appointed president of a four-year Japanese university. “When I entered this school 40 years ago, I was nervous and…
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N. Korea drones emerge as security threats
Two suspected North Korean drones, which crashed on South Korean territory, could pose potential security threats although they are technologically outdated, analysts said Wednesday. The two light-blue unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were equipped with low-definition airborne digital cameras that had no wireless connection, military officials and analysts said. “What really…
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Ahn urges inter-Korean summit
Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo called on President Park Geun-hye to push for an inter-Korean summit in his first speech at the National Assembly as a co-chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), Wednesday. He also suggested forming a group of bipartisan envoys for a visit to Pyongyang to discuss…
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N.K drone snooped over Park Geun-hye’s office
Two crashed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) belonged to North Korea, the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday. It was reported that the drone photographed Cheong Wa Dae and military facilities. Ministry officials declined to confirm these reports. The military discovered two drones equipped with Japanese made cameras — one in…
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S. Korea blasts Japan for history distortion at UN debate
South Korea blasted Japan’s distorted view of history at a U.N. Security Council open debate on “War, its lessons, and the search for a permanent peace,” on Jan 29. 2014. China and North Korea also voiced criticism over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. Below…
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[Asia Round-up] China’s shadow banking
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. China’s shadow banking The so-called “Fragile Five” have been scrambling to raise interest rates to curb inflation: Turkey, South Africa and India have all done so. This matters to Malaysia though its economy is fairly resilient.…
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