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The Asia Foundation Hosts “Trump 2.0 and the Indo-Pacific” Roundtable Dialogue
On November 27, The Asia Foundation co-hosted the Trump 2.0 and the Indo-Pacific roundtable dialogue with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in India. The roundtable featured Dr. Tanvi […]
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The Asia Foundation Advocates for Collaborative Approach Ahead of 2025 APEC in Korea
Dr. Kyungjin SONG, country representative for The Asia Foundation in Korea, participated in the Global Forum on APEC 2025 Korea: Theme and Priorities event on September 30 as a panel […]
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The Asia Foundation Hosts Second Australia-Republic of Korea-United States Trilateral Dialogue
On June 7-8, in cooperation with the Perth USAsia Centre in Australia, The Asia Foundation organized a Republic of Korea – Australia – United States Trilateral Dialogue in Seoul that […]
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The Rise of Environmental, Social, and Governance in South Korea: Greenwashing or Generational Opportunity?
South Korea is transitioning to the era of living with Covid under a new South Korean administration, with moderate growth expected in 2022 led by semiconductors exports. While some larger […]
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Deepening Ties: Prospects for Trilateral Cooperation between the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Vietnam
Despite differences in political ideology, relations between South Korea, the United States, and Vietnam have deepened and evolved since formal diplomatic relations with Vietnam were established more than a quarter-century […]
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Virtual Event – Firm Partners In An Unstable Region: Prospects for Trilateral Cooperation between the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Australia
Trilateral Republic of Korea-Australia-United States cooperation is long overdue and as yet untapped. The reasons for this are complex, but with converging interests and the proven success of other […]
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The Asia Foundation Hosts Australia-Republic of Korea-United States Trilateral Dialogue
The Asia Foundation held an Australia-Republic of Korea-United States Trilateral Dialogue from the 16th to the 17th of December. During this meeting, policymakers, scholars, and other experts discussed key political, […]
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The Asia Foundation Organizes Session on Regional Perspectives on the State of the Korean Peninsula
Despite many decades of efforts by Korea, the U.S., and other world leaders, the future of North Korea and its relationship with the rest of the world remains uncertain and […]
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Virtual Event – North Korean Refugee Entrepreneurs in South Korea: Unveiling Korea’s Hidden Potential
4:00 PM Pacific Seventy-five years after the onset of Asia’s Cold War, the world remains focused on the geopolitics of inter-Korean relations. Meanwhile, an emerging community of more than 33,000 […]
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Virtual Event – Insights from North Korean Refugee Entrepreneurs
Seventy-five years after the onset of Asia’s Cold War, the world remains focused on the geopolitics of inter-Korean relations. Meanwhile, an emerging community of more than 33,000 refugees from North […]
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Virtual Event – Korea-ASEAN Partnership for Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia: Innovation for Gender Equality in Covid-19 Era
December 9, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM KST December 8, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM PT The unprecedented onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has put women at a particular position […]
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AADC 2020 Spotlights Asia’s Changing Landscape of Development Cooperation Amidst and Beyond Covid-19
The Asia Foundation, together with KDI School of Public Policy and Management, hosted the Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation (AADC) webinar series on “Changing Landscape of Development Cooperation Amidst and […]
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Summit on Women’s Leadership in STEM: A Japan-Republic of Korea-U.S. Virtual Trilateral Event
Join us for the Summit on Women’s Leadership in STEM, a high-level virtual forum that brings together leaders from Japan, Republic of Korea, and the U.S. to share experiences, lessons […]
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The Asia Foundation Supports Women Entrepreneurs in Korea
On July 15, The Asia Foundation, with support from Fondation CHANEL, launched phase two of the Accelerate Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunities in Korea program. The program aims to support […]
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Insider Briefing: Country Report from South Korea
An overview of The Asia Foundation’s new programmatic priorities in South Korea and ways in which The Asia Foundation is advancing women’s entrepreneurship across Asia. Featuring Kwang Kim, Country Representative […]
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The Asia Foundation and KDI School Facilitate AADC Dialogue on Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Future of Work
On October 28-30, 2019, The Asia Foundation and the KDI School of Public Policy and Management hosted the Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation (AADC) dialogue and authors’ workshop on Industrial […]
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Will North Korea Denuclearize?
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm U.C. Berkeley Campus, Doe Library, Room 180 Han Sung-Joo, former Asia Foundation grantee, ambassador to the United States and Korean foreign minister will speak at […]
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Asia Foundation’s Let’s Read Digital Library Expands with Seoul Book Concert
On June 17th, the Let’s Read E-Book Concert at the Seoul Global Cultural Center celebrated the publication of new multicultural stories for children that promote reading and sharing of cultures. […]
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National Security and Foreign Relations with North Korea: A South Korean Perspective
3:30pm – 6:00pm Morrison Library, Doe Library, 101 Library Ct, Berkeley, CA 94720. A bipartisan delegation of members of South Korea’s 20th National Assembly will visit UC Berkeley this summer […]
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2019 Asia Foundation Development Fellows Meet in Korea and Indonesia
The Asia Foundation welcomes the 2019 class of Asia Foundation Development Fellows coming together for the first time as a community of young changemakers for a Leadership Training Program in […]
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KOICA Presents The Asia Foundation with ‘Best Partnership’ Award
On December 28, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) presented the ‘Best Partnership’ award to The Asia Foundation for the Women’s Business Center and Incubator Project in Mongolia. KOICA President […]
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Asia Foundation and Korea Development Institute Host Annual Author Workshop for Publication on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
The Asia Foundation hosted the 8th annual author workshop of the Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation (AADC) dialogue series. Organized jointly with the Korea Development Institute, the AADC brings together […]
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Asia Foundation Appoints Kwang W. Kim Country Representative in Korea
The Asia Foundation announces the appointment of Kwang W. Kim as country representative in Korea, effective today. Kim joins the Foundation as a global expert in sustainable business models and […]
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Asia Foundation, MoneyGram Foundation and Seoul Metropolitan Government Partner to Publish Multilingual Storybooks in Korea
The Asia Foundation’s Let’s Read! initiative is pleased to announce its partnership with the MoneyGram Foundation and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. On August 31, the Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding for […]
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Asia Foundation Presents “Recent Developments on the Korean Peninsula and Prospects for U.S.-Korea Relations” with Dr. Jin Park
On July 30th, The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Institute of East Asian Studies and Center for Korean Studies, hosted a conversation “Recent Developments on the Korean Peninsula […]
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The Asia Foundation Supports and Participates in Advancing South-South Learning in Asia Conference
On July 4th, The Asia Foundation collaborated with the Asian Development Bank and Korea Development Institute to organize an international conference “Advancing South-South Learning in Asia.” The purpose of the […]
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Asia Foundation and Fondation CHANEL Launch Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative in Gyeonggi, Korea
The Asia Foundation is pleased to announce it has received support from Paris-based Fondation CHANEL under a brand-new AccelerateGrowth Initiative aimed at enhancing opportunities for women’s entrepreneurship in South Korea. […]
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Asia Foundation Announces YBM Support to Expand Let’s Read! in Asia
The Asia Foundation today announced a donation from one of Korea’s largest publishing and education companies, YBM, Inc., to expand the Foundation’s Let’s Read! digital libraries initiative. The regional platform […]
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Korea – Asia’s Emerging Donors
An interview with Kyung-Sook Lee, senior program officer in The Asia Foundation’s Korea office. From The Asia Foundation’s 2011 Annual Report.
