Central Asia (here mainly meaning Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, but also including Mongolia, Turkmenistan and more countries) is geo-politically and geo-economically a region of utmo

Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, held a working meeting with Dr Ahn Ji-Ho from Goyang Research Research Institute (GYRI). GYRI has been an important partner in discussions on border area development, economic…

35th Anniversary of the Center for Korean Women and Politics (CKWP) 35 years ago, in Seoul the Center for Korean Women and Politics (CKWP) was founded by Dr. Sohn Boc-Scuk and many other engaged women

The Black-faced Spoonbill was listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List, Appendix I in The Convention on Migratory Species, and one of the UNESCAP NEASPEC’s flagship species. Despite its recent popula

On 16 March 2025, a new article by Dr Bernhard Seliger on small businesses in North Korea's hybrid economy was published in KORUM Magazine, the magazine of the German-Korean Chamber of Industry and…

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as 47th President of the United States of America. Currently, a new dynamic of relations between the USA and the rest of the world is unfolding – already

Meeting between K-Water and HSS Korea Providing safe and clean water is one of the most important tasks of the state (and many unfortunately fail sometimes or all the time). At the same time, this tas

The current situation on the Korean Peninsula and Czech-Korean relations On January 31st, in the office of Hanns-Seidel-Foundation in the Czech Republic, a small, but very intensive discussion took pl

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The event brought together international experts to discuss innovative approaches to tackling global climate challenges, particularly in the mid-latitude region. Among the presentations, Dr. Bernhard