North and South Korea
Asian stocks tumble after rejection of US bailout package
By John Chan, October 2, 2008
All major share markets across Asia tumbled badly on Tuesday after the US House of Representatives rejected the Bush administration's $US700 billion rescue package for Wall Street.
Broken US promises undermine North Korean nuclear agreement
A deliberate US provocation
By Peter Symonds, September 26, 2008
The six-party agreement on the denuclearisation of North Korea is threatened with breakdown after Pyongyang took a series of steps this week to restart the plutonium reprocessing plant adjoining its n...
US beef arrives in South Korea amid protests, lawsuits, and crackdowns
By Adam Haig, August 8, 2008
On July 29, 1.47 tons of US bone-in beef arrived in South Korea from New York for the first time since shipments were banned in December 2003, after the first case of mad cow disease (bovine spongifor...
Japan-South Korea tension heightens over disputed islets
By John Chan, August 4, 2008
After an attempted rapprochement earlier this year, relations between South Korea and Japan have deteriorated since the Japanese government’s decision on July 14 to include its claim over the tiny D...
South Korean economy faces mounting problems
By John Chan, July 24, 2008
There are signs of growing economic trouble in South Korea. The country, which is currently the world’s 13th largest economy, is particularly vulnerable to the global economic turbulence. The fi...
Another huge demonstration demands South Korean president’s resignation
By James Cogan, July 8, 2008
Tens of thousands of South Koreans—half a million according to organisers—defied threats of state repression and marched through Seoul on Saturday in a massive demonstration of opposition ...
South Korean government turns to repression to curb protests
By James Cogan, July 3, 2008
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has ordered the police to crack down on the anti-government movement that has developed since his administration’s decision to allow the resumption of US bee...
North Korea makes initial nuclear disarmament gestures
By Alex Lantier, June 28, 2008
By blowing up the cooling tower of its Yongbyon nuclear facility yesterday and publishing a report on its nuclear program on June 26, North Korea signaled its willingness to begin a nuclear disarmamen...
South Korean government tries to stem protests against US beef imports
By James Cogan, June 24, 2008
The South Korean administration of President Lee Myung-bak has announced significant concessions in order to placate mass opposition to the lifting of a ban on beef imports from the United States and ...
South Korean government besieged by demonstrations and strikes
By James Cogan, June 14, 2008
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak heads a government under siege, facing another week of demonstrations demanding his resignation over his decision to lift a ban on US beef imports, and a national ...
South Korean government unravels in the face of mass political protests
By James Cogan, June 12, 2008
The conservative Grand National Party (GNP) administration of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is in disarray little more than three months after taking office. It faces popular repudiation of vir...
Credit crunch impacts on South Korea
By John Chan, January 16, 2008
The global credit crunch associated with the US subprime collapse is impacting on South Korea where incoming President Lee Myung-bak has been forced to deal with a looming credit card crisis and revis...
