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Konstantin Asmolov

Yoon Seok-yeol at the NATO Summit

One June 29-30, 2022, a NATO summit was held in Madrid that was attended for the first time by the President of South Korea Yoon Seok-yeol. South Korea is not a member of the military alliance, but was invited as a partner country along with Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. For Yoon, this was his first foreign trip as president - a sort of public outing and an...

Konstantin Asmolov

Truckers’ Strike in South Korea and Its Consequences

The first months of Yoon Suk-yeol’s rule were marked by an impressive action of workers. Starting from June 7, the Cargo Truckers Solidarity trade union declared a general strike demanding freight rate increase and other support measures to cope with the drastic fuel prices growth. Increasing oil prices due to the Ukrainian crisis entailed growing freight carriage...

Konstantin Asmolov

The End of the “Blue House” and the Beginning of the “Yongsan Era”

On June 19, 2022, ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted a “housewarming” in the courtyard of the presidential office in central Seoul, inviting some 400 neighbors and others to celebrate the move. Sunday’s event included a flea market and street food with small vendors working around the presidential residence...

Konstantin Asmolov

South Korea becomes 7th Full-fledged Space Power

Konstantin Asmolov

Is the Ghost of a Murdered Official Stalking the Former President of the ROK?

Konstantin Asmolov

Moon Jae-in's Under Siege

Konstantin Asmolov

On Lee Jun-seok’s Visit to Ukraine.

Konstantin Asmolov

Crisis in South Korea’s Democratic Party

Konstantin Asmolov

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