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HxEast Asia holds forums with international members and speakers on academic freedom in Asia. We publish forum reflections and seek to publish accounts from current academic freedom activists in the Asia region.
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Globally pragmatic South Korea has a punitive streak at home (opens the original)
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has surprised observers with his pragmatic approach toward Japan. In his Liberation Day address last month, he called for a forward-looking relationship, praised expanding cooperation in supply chains, energy and advanced industries, and said bilateral cooperation was more important than ever.Lee has also acknowledged the practical need for an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement with Japan, while recognizing that South Korean public opinion makes such a
S Korea’s AI economy can’t compete with China through conformity (opens the original)
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https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/s-koreas-ai-economy-cant-compete-with-china-through-conformitySouth Korea is betting extraordinary sums on artificial intelligence. President Lee Jae-myung has backed an 800 trillion won semiconductor expansion involving Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, promoted a new chip hub in the country’s southwest and joined Korean and U.S. t
South Korean progressives’ ‘Park Chung-hee’ coalition in the AI era (opens the original)
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At a San Francisco artificial intelligence summit on July 24, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung promised to open his country’s “dynamic AI ecosystem” to global partners, as Samsung Electronics, SK Group and American technology companies unveiled AI initiatives valued at $950 billion.A strong presidency was assembling national champions, foreign technology firms and vast pools of capital around an economic transformation presented as a national mission.Lee is building the Sout
Military Sexual Exploitation in British Colonial India, the Japanese Military’s ‘Comfort Women’ System, and the U.S. Military Camptown System in South Korea (opens the original)
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STRUCTURES OF SUBJUGATIONMilitary Sexual Exploitation in British Colonial India, the Japanese Military’s ‘Comfort Women’ System, and the U.S. Military Camptown System in South KoreaABSTRACTSystemic sexual exploitation, far from being an incidental aberration of colonial and military enterprises, frequently functions as an integral, if deliberately obscured, mechanism of domination and control. This article undertakes a combined an
South Korea swings from political paralysis to punitive power (opens the original)
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https://asiatimes.com/2026/07/south-korea-swings-from-political-paralysis-to-punitive-powerSouth Korea swings from political paralysis to punitive powerOn July 7, South Korea began enforcing a sweeping law against false and manipulated information. The law authorizes punitive damages of up to five times proven losses against news organizations and large online channels that k
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