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N. Korea: player in the Gwangju Democratic Uprising?

N. Korea: player in the Gwangju Democratic Uprising?

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

Professors of Chonnam National University lead a student march toward Geumnam Street to attend the Grand National Rally for Democratization. (Photo : The May 18 Memorial Foundation) Korean history as seen in South Korea is deeply contentious. It is not incidental that ma

18 Jun 2013

The ‘third Korea’ Yanbian in decline

As everybody knows, there are two Koreas – North and South. There is also, however, another area that is often described as the ‘third Korea’ – the Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, located in northeast China, along the border with North Korea. Large Korean-

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov | news@theasian.asia | 3 Jun 2013

Kaesong: A ‘hot potato’ for N. Korea

Kaesong: A ‘hot potato’ for N. Korea

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

An aerial view of Kaesong Industrial Zone seen from the South Korean side Dorasan Observatory. <Newsis Photo> So far, the Kaesong industrial zone, the largest intra-Korean economic project, has survived three nuclear tests, a number of long-range missile launches

17 May 2013

How long will N. Korea’s regime last?

How long will N. Korea’s regime last?

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

A man and a boy looking at the poster walk by the poster saying "severe punishment to the U.S. imperialists and their satellites" in Central District, Pyongyang, on Thursday, May 2, 2013 <AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin> Three problems of young leader How stable is

6 May 2013

N. Korea’s bluffing works again

N. Korea’s bluffing works again

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

In this Friday, April 12, 2013 file photo, two men hold hands as they pose for photos in front of a portrait of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un at a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late lead

15 Apr 2013

NK’s effort to block defectors pays off

NK’s effort to block defectors pays off

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

Dec. 8, 2012, Chinese paramilitary policemen build a fence near a concrete marker depicting the North Korean and Chinese national flags with the words "China North Korea Border" at a crossing in the Chinese border town of Tumen in eastern China's Jilin prov

29 Mar 2013

Chinese Non-action

Chinese Non-action

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

Li Baodong (C), the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, votes during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Jan. 22, 2013. The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned the satellite launch on Dec. 12 by the D

22 Mar 2013

Beyond nationalism: An approach to ‘explosive’ territorial disputes

Beyond nationalism: An approach to ‘explosive’ territorial disputes

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nat

15 Mar 2013

Park’s candid remarks feared to irritate NK leadership

Park’s candid remarks feared to irritate NK leadership

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

North Korean People's Army soldiers gather on a snowy Pyongyang street last Sunday. <Photo:AP/Newsis> Soon after North Korea’s third nuclear test, Ms. Park Geun-hye, president-elect of South Korea, met current President Lee Myung-bak. As one should expect, S

18 Feb 2013

Park Geun-hye gov’t asked to prepare for welfare policy of unified Korea

Park Geun-hye gov’t asked to prepare for welfare policy of unified Korea

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

The election of Park Geun-hye as the new President of the ROK has attracted much attention internationally. Some observers have emphasised the fact that she is the first woman to become the leader of South Korea, while others prefer to dwell on her being the daughter of

5 Feb 2013

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Park Geun-hye gov’t asked to prepare for welfare policy of unified Korea

The 'third Korea' Yanbian in decline

Andrei Nikolaevich Lankov

Russia, Attended Kim Il-sung University, PhD in Korean History, Leningrad State University, Professor at Australian National University(1996), Professor at Kookmin University, Contributor for The AsiaN

As everybody knows, there are two Koreas – North and South. There is also, however, another area that is often described as the ‘third Korea’ – the Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, located in northeast China, along the border with ...

Artist Hend Adnan: A woman revolution against the mind of donkeys!

Egypt, Editor of Al-Arabi Magazine in Kuwait, Chief of The AsiaN's Middle East Bureau

Well. I wrote previously on Hend Adnan's works of art, but when she introduces a new idea, in a unique way, I must review that, as I believe it is the reader's right to know. Talking about rights, and duties, the idea of having four ...

Using dung-cakes as fuel in resource rich Pakistan

Pakistan, Pakistan Press International Editor, Contributor for The AsiaN

People using firewood and dung-cakes as fuel in Pakistan Pakistan is bestowed with abundant natural resources including oil, gas, coal, hydro, wind and solar to meet its all requirements yet it’s faced with severe energy crisis, unpr ...

350 climbers including handless Nepali reach atop Mt. Everest, 4 dead

Nepal, Reporter of The Rising Nepal

Kathmandu - Nearly 350 climbers reached atop Mt. Everest by May 20 this year. A total of 94 climbers, including Sudarshan Gautam, a handless (not having both hands) Nepali, reached atop Mount Everest on Monday, thanks to the favourable ...

Can India's government empower its people?

India, SPOTFILMS CEO, FORMEDIA Chairman

Commercial forestry: A legacy of British rule The Indian politician and the bureaucrat have struggled for the past 65 years to shed the legacy and the mechanisms of British rule and empower the people but have failed...why? As is ...

[Book Review] The Bamboo Stick: Dispersion between two worlds

Egypt, Managing Editor of the AsiaN's Middle East Bureau, Graduate Student of Mass Communication and Journalism at Ahram Canadian University

The Bamboo Stick: Dispersion between two worlds "The Bamboo Stick" is a novel by Kuwaiti writer Saud Al-Sanousi, which recently won the Booker prize for Arabic novels. It shows the story of Eissa or José, whose mother is Filipino while h ...