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Andrei Lankov on the Importance of Pyongyang
By Andrei Lankov Stalinist regimes love their capitals. A capital is usually a very special place. It is extolled by...
How the North Korean Missile Failed and What’s Next on Kim Jong-un’s List
Toon by Lee Scott, words by Iwazaru After the embarrassing failure of North Korea's Unha (the galaxy) 3 missile last...
Working China’s ‘Soft Power’ as A Western Journalist in-Country
By Tom McGregor at China Daily Some Westerners incorrectly assume that China should only be viewed according to its political...
Your Two Cents: Korea’s Election Campaign Circus
By Lee Scott As many of you may know, a major election is coming up on Wednesday, April 11. Not...
Asia’s Territorial Disputes: Ieodo and Korea’s Short Man Syndrome
By David Wills A few weeks ago, a couple of articles popped up on Google News that brought the name...
The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: Much Ado About Nothing?
By Iwazaru As the Nuclear Security Summit 2012 roars into action today, some might wonder what all the ado is...
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? Donald Kirk on China’s Refugee Dilemma
By Donald Kirk The Chinese by now must be getting the message. How long can they pretend not to hear...
Andrei Lankov on the State of the North Korean Economy
By Andrei Lankov for 3WM What is the image of North Korea in the mainstream western media? It seems that...
KJI Dead, Chinese Pres. Refuses to Speak to Pres. Lee, Small Group from South Heads North—What’s Next?
By Iwazaru and Peter Ward What comes next is where it gets very interesting. Successor designate Kim Jong-un is now...
Vaclav Havel: Playwright, Poet and Dissident Supreme Moves on to his Final Castle
By Mizaru I took my first real teaching job in Prague at the Gymnasium Jana Nerudy, and at any chance...
Free Lunches, Free Housing, Free Tuition—Welfare on the Loose
Toon by Lee Scott and words by Iwazaru With the election of Park Won-soon, the liberal independent candidate, in the...
Expat English Teachers in Seoul Public Schools to be Axed en Masse
By Iwazaru Over recent years the growing trend in Korea's ESL education has pointed toward a preference for Korean English...
‘Facing’: Filming the Fall Labor Protests in Busan
By Yann Kerloc'h I shot these images in Busan, Korea, on October 8th. Some filmmakers and people related to movies...
In Utero: Korea’s Youth and Politics
By Stella Jang Every time there is an important election, campaigns are held all over the country in order to...
Korea’s Left, the FTA and Political Machinations
By Peter Ward The Korean-American Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was first mooted and drafted under the presidency of former President...