Search results for: Choong Yong Ahn
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Japan-ROK: Old Grievances under New Leadership
…unresolved island dispute under the 1965 treaty revolving around islands administered by South Korea, but claimed by Japan – after Kim Chang-yong, commissioner-general of South Korea’s national police agency, visited…
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Q&A: South Korea’s National Assembly Elections
…Notably, the former diplomat and high-profile North Korean defector Thae Yong Ho is running for the opposition United Future Party in the election. Charging the government with not doing enough, a key campaign pledge is to push for a law to grant more protection for North Koreans seeking asylum in the…
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#MeToo: South Korea’s Social Revolution
…led to changes at the policy level. New measures were announced by the Moon administration on International Women’s Day in March after a public apology by Ahn Hee-Jung, a high-profile…
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Moon’s Delicate Balancing Act
…and more. Not only did Korean athletes march under a unified flag in a highly poignant spectacle, but Moon also welcomed a high-level delegation including Kim Yong-nam, North Korea’s nominal…