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[China Sticks to the Reality on North Korean Issues]
[November 30th, 2011]

"China's policies are based on 'reality' rather than 'imagination.'" Mr. Yang Xiyu, a senior research fellow at the China Institute of International Studies, who is also former Director of the Office of Korean Peninsula Affairs, Ministry of Foreign affairs of China and former Chinese Deputy Negotiator in Six-Party Talks, briefly affirmed China's basic principle on the relationship with North Korea.

"EAF Internship Program for the 1st Half of 2012"

The East Asia Foundation is pleased to announce EAF Internship Program for the 1st half of 2012. It is expected that many qualified people who are interested in EAF’s activities apply for this program. [More]

"1st ROK-EU Leaders Forum"

As the ROK-EU Framework Agreement and the Free Trade Agreement between the ROK and the EU have come into effect, both the ROK-EU Parliamentarian Diplomacy Council of the National Assembly of the ROK and the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the Korean Peninsula are launching a new annual forum, “ROK-EU Leaders Forum,” hosted by the East Asia Foundation. [More]

"6th East & West-DK KOREA Seminar"

The East Asia Foundation and Institute of East & West Studies, Yonsei University is co-hosting a seminar with the president of The Partnership for Global Security (PSG), Kenneth N. Luongo, who was formerly in charge of a task force under the U.S Department of Energy in dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue and now an expert on disarmament and non-proliferation issues. [More]

"The East Asia Foundation holds the 4th EAF Seminar."

The East Asia Foundation hosts the 4th EAF Seminar dated on Oct. 26th 2011. In our fourth seminar, we invite Prof. Mel Gurtov (Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Portland State University / Editor-in-Chief, Asian Perspective ), who will be speaking about “Will This Be China's Century?.” We welcome you all to attend it. [More]

Korean, EU lawmakers launch leaders’ forum
-The Korea Herald by Robert Lee	[Nov. 4th 2011 ]

Over 100 lawmakers, and diplomatic and academic dignitaries from Korea and the European Union gathered to discuss how best to raise the effectiveness of their free trade agreement, in Seoul on Thursday. [More]

ROK-EU FTA reviewed
-The Korea Times by Kang Seung-woo	[Nov. 3th 2011 ]

The first ROK-EU Leaders Forum was held Thursday in Seoul to fortify relations and cooperation between Korea and the European Union, as the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides has come into effect. [More]



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