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Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
The latest news and top stories on Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. A Seoul-based private research university, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is dedicated to educating professionals for Korea’s post-war reconstruction, fostering creative experts and international citizens. Its main areas of focus include extensive foreign language programmes, humanities, social sciences, business and international relations.
South Korean jobseekers take part in a group interview with representatives of a Japanese company during a job fair in Seoul on July 12. Photo: Reuters
South Korea

South Korean graduates look to Japan to beat job shortage at home

Last year, 2,257 young South Koreans took jobs in Japan, marking a 47 per cent jump from 2024 and making Japan their top work destination.

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How South Korea can ease Brazilian concerns to unlock trade in South America

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Why North Korean POWs in Ukraine are making Seoul walk a diplomatic tightrope

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Will Lee Jae Myung’s G7 gamble preserve future diplomacy with North Korea?

Analysts say Lee’s outreach could help preserve prospects for future diplomacy, but Pyongyang has ‘little incentive’ to pursue dialogue.

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung (right) with US leader Donald Trump and CEO of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis (centre) during the G7 summit on Wednesday in Evian-les-Bains, France. Photo: Pool AP via AP
China-North Korea relations

Why a tiny river on Russia’s border tests China’s ties with Kim Jong-un

Sea of Japan access may be China’s national aspiration, but neither Beijing nor Pyongyang mentioned it in statements about Xi-Kim summit.

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China-North Korea relations

Was Xi’s stance on North Korea military ties also a message for US, Russia?

Analysts note the Chinese leader’s remarks were not reported in full by North Korean state media.

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China-North Korea relations

Xi Jinping arrives in a North Korea armed with advanced warships and AI drones

Could Xi’s visit indirectly advance North Korea’s military build-up as Pyongyang strengthens ties with Beijing and Moscow?

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the destroyer Choe Hyon on May 7 to review its manoeuvrability. Photo: AP
China-South Korea relations

South Korea and Japan eye military logistics pact. Should China be wary?

Northeast Asian neighbours signal closer security ties, but wartime history and Seoul-Beijing relations could stand in the way, analysts say.

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China-North Korea relations

A quiet reset in ties is brewing along the China-North Korea border

The resumption of train routes and a spike in overland trade underscore a reset in ties ahead of a reported leaders’ summit.

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What Lee’s Netanyahu ‘war criminal’ remark means for South Korea’s diplomacy

The president criticised Israel for ‘going too far’ in detaining two South Koreans who were at sea trying to send aid to Gaza.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog (right) attend a memorial service in Meitar, Israel, in January. Photo: Reuters
China-India relations

Why China won’t like India’s latest defence deal with South Korea

After Lee Jae Myung’s recent visit to New Delhi touting expanded bilateral cooperation, Beijing is likely to be uneasy, analysts say.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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South Korea targets India, Vietnam in ‘co-prosperity’ push for trade and tech

President Lee embarks on a strategic trip to New Delhi and Hanoi, boosting economic ties and supply chains amid the Middle East chaos.

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South Korea

‘Remorseless’ Yoon slammed for invoking Jesus in a note from South Korean prison

The ex-president may be a liability to his former People Power Party ahead of local elections on June 3 amid falling approval ratings.

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China-North Korea relations

Will the US attack on Iran push North Korea even closer to Russia and China?

Donald Trump’s targeting of Tehran will push Pyongyang to feel ‘vindicated’ in developing nuclear weapons for its own security, analysts say.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen aboard the country’s first 5,000-tonne multipurpose destroyer, the Choe Hyon, in waters near the western coastal city of Nampo on Wednesday. Photo: KCNA/KNS/dpa
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China and South Korea team up on a vexing issue: their fast-ageing populations

After years of tense relations, the two nations are finding common ground over their need to adapt to an era of ‘super-aged societies’.

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An elderly resident interacts with a humanoid robot at a care home in Shenzhen, China’s southern Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua
South Korea

‘The game is over’: South Korea braces for Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection verdict

Two earlier convictions have defined Yoon’s martial law decree as part of an insurrection plot, raising the stakes ahead of Thursday’s ruling.

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South Korea’s Yoon could become ‘martyr’ if given death penalty: analysts

While prosecutors have demanded death for the disgraced ex-president over his martial law debacle, a life imprisonment sentence is seen as more likely.

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South Korean ‘nation’s actor’ Ahn Sung-ki dies at 74

Ahn collected over 40 major movie awards in his lifetime, including winning the Grand Bell Awards for best actor five times.

South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki attends the 11th Busan International Film Festival in 2006. Photo: AP
China-South Korea relations

South Korean president set to visit China next month, with North Korea on agenda

Exchange of visits by two countries’ leaders within months underscores their commitment to deepening ties, analysts say.

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Shaman rumours resurface as South Korea returns to Blue House

After Yoon Suk-yeol wasted millions on a move critics linked to fortune-tellers, the presidential office is returning to its historic home.

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South Korea’s balancing act at risk as China-Japan tensions mount

The renewed dispute undermines Seoul’s efforts to restore trilateral cooperation in Northeast Asia amid rising threats from North Korea.

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Mainland Chinese tourists visit Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Thursday, amid tensions between China and Japan over the Taiwan Strait. Photo: AP
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Did South Korea ‘pop champagne too early’ for US-China balancing act at Apec?

Seoul hails diplomatic milestones but analysts warn its economy and security posture may face renewed pressure from the two giants.

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung (right) and China’s leader Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of the South Korea-China summit held at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongbuk Province on Saturday. Photo: Yonhap / AFP
Japan

Japan’s PM Takaichi and South Korea’s Lee pledge ‘forward-looking ties’ at Apec

Amid historical tensions, the two leaders signalled cooperation despite political challenges and regional pressures.

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US-China relations

Why Xi and Trump chose to talk in Busan, away from South Korea’s Apec events

Chinese foreign ministry confirms leaders to ‘exchange views on bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest’.

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China-South Korea relations

China, South Korea eye ‘symbolic restart’ for ties during Xi’s visit: experts

Chinese leader’s first visit in more than a decade carries limited expectations as US and North Korean challenges loom.

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While Xi Jinping’s visit to South Korea carries limited expectations for immediate breakthroughs, it is being seen by observers as a carefully calibrated step towards resetting strained China-South Korea ties. Photo: Xinhua
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