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Konstantin Asmolov

PhD in History, leading research fellow at the Center for Korean Studies of the Institute of China and Modern Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences

South Korea's new Anti-Corruption Law

April 29, 2021, The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea has passed the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act, which aims to prohibit government employees and elected officials from using insider information for personal benefit. This law complements the so-called Kim Young-ran Anti-Bribery Act, adopted in 2016. Over the past eight years, there have been...

Konstantin Asmolov

Joe Biden's "New" North Korean Policy

At the end of April 2021, the US administration finally unleashed the new concept of policy toward North Korea that the expert community had long awaited. The waiting period was, of course, accompanied by occasional statements by press secretary Jen Psaki that the process was underway, as well as analytical reports and statements by experts who wanted to steer...

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Kim Il Sung’s Memoirs Published in South Korea: What Could it Mean?

On April 21, 2021, “With the Century” hit the bookstores in Seoul. This is Kim Il Sung’s memoirs, written at the end of his life, covering the period from 1912 to 1945 (before the liberation of Korea. They describe the childhood of the North Korean leader and his actions in resisting the Japanese colonial regime. It was published by Minjeok...

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The Unexpected Ruling of the Seoul Court

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Seven Years since the Sewol Ferry Disaster

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Continuing the Story of the Hijacked Tanker and Frozen Funds

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News about Radioactive Water: it Looks Like it is being Released into the Ocean.

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Two Parallel Visits, or “We’ll Dance with Both of You”

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