https://www.scmp.com/rss/326414/feed Haeyoon Kim is a senior programme officer at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) based in Washington, DC. In this capacity, she coordinates and manages projects related to US-Asia trade policy and women’s empowerment. Prior to joining ASPI, Haeyoon worked for the Korean Foreign Ministry, serving as a senior economic researcher at the Korean Embassy in DC, and as a political researcher at the Korean Consulate General in New York. She also worked for the organizing committee for the 2018... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “Strategic ambiguity” has been South Korea’s foreign policy formula for more than a decade. This is because Seoul’s decision not to take a side between Washington and Beijing – given its close economic ties with China and the presence of US military forces in the country – was regarded as inevitable. The continued tensions between the two superpowers – coupled with other external challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic, high inflation and the war in Ukraine – have further spurred... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3219894/south-korean-companies-increasingly-see-india-viable-alternative-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3219894/south-korean-companies-increasingly-see-india-viable-alternative-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 May 2023 21:00:18 +0000 President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, host of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic and Para­lympic Winter Games, must have spent the first month of the New Year feeling ambivalent. None of his Olympics-based initiatives seem to be bringing the peace he has talked about. Moon initiated his peace drive by inviting North Korea to participate in the Games. His intent was heard loudest at the United ­Nations General Assembly last September, when he delivered a keynote speech, pledging, “I will make... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132097/south-korean-presidents-winter-olympics-peace-dream-faces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132097/south-korean-presidents-winter-olympics-peace-dream-faces?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Feb 2018 09:45:15 +0000