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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

Strengthening Relations between China and North Korea

At the end of August 2018 various sources reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping is to visit Pyongyang on September 9 for the Day of the Foundation of the Republic, and is highly likely to attend the military parade. This will be the first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader...

Konstantin Asmolov

How the US Holds Up Dialogue between North and South Korea

On August 15, Moon Jae-in, the South Korean President, spoke at the ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the Liberation of Korea from Japanese colonial rule. He declared that the liberation process will only be truly complete when North and South Korea have overcome the split...

Konstantin Asmolov

The Story of the Defected Restaurant Workers: Time to Stop Lying?

Among several high-profile stories which the author is closely monitoring is the so-called "case of the defected restaurant workers". Readers may recall that on April 7, 2016, a manager and twelve waitresses of the North Korean restaurant Ryugyong in Ningbo (a city in China’s...

Konstantin Asmolov

Korea: Preparations for Reunions of Divided Families

Konstantin Asmolov

Is North Korea Fulfilling its Singapore Summit Commitments?

Konstantin Asmolov

Military Plot in South Korea: Mayhem in the Defense Intelligence Agency

Konstantin Asmolov

Comment-rigging Scandal Update: Appointed Special Prosecutor Begins Work

Konstantin Asmolov

Has the Problem of Illegal Migrants and Refugees Reached South Korea?

Konstantin Asmolov

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