Category Archives: North Korea

Psy 2012: Style you can believe in

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Perhaps Psy entering the fray on one level or another is just what this election needs. Continue reading →

Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, North Korea, S Korean Politics, Society | Tagged Ahn Cheol-soo, democracy, Korea, Moon Jae-in, Park Geun-hye, politics, Psy | Leave a comment

Roadblock Removed—The Issue of North Korean Debt to Russia Settled

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Russia-N Korea try to restart the investment clock. Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, North Korea, Russia, Trade | Tagged credit, debt, DPRK, FDI, investment, Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, Russia | Leave a comment

Japan, China and their ‘history problem’

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Having left Asia 150 years ago, Japan is finding there is no easy way back. Continue reading →

Posted in China, Defense, Japan, North Korea, S Korean Politics, Trade | Tagged colony, international relations, Japan, Korea, reconciliation, relations, South Korea, World War II | Leave a comment

Asia’s near impossible reversals

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Master-follower relationships make it remarkably difficult for a master to do a 180, given his obligations Continue reading →

Posted in Coyner's Op-Ed Essays, Doing Business in Korea, Human Resources, Japan, Management, North Korea, Society | Tagged Confucianism, culture, East Asia, face, group, Japan, Korea, obligation, power, South Korea | Leave a comment

North Korea Updates

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Could genuine reform within N Korea be afoot? Continue reading →

Posted in North Korea | Tagged change, DPRK, Kim, Kim Jong-eun, North Korea | Leave a comment

Sometimes, It’s a Crime to Praise Pyongyang

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Tom Coyner

A law reminds South Koreans they are still at war with a Spartan sibling. Continue reading →

Posted in Defense, Doing Business in Korea, North Korea, S Korean Politics | Tagged Korea, law, National Security Law, North Korea, security, South Korea, war | Leave a comment

Succession in North Korea

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Tom Coyner

Briefing on post-Kim Jong-Il North Korea. Continue reading →

Posted in China, Defense, Doing Business in Korea, Economy, Japan, North Korea, Russia, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Society, USA | Tagged China, diplomacy, DPRK, Japan, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-Un, Korea, morning, North Korea, South Korea, succession, US | Leave a comment

Kim Jong-un Leader of N Korean Army / Kim worship may be real

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Tom Coyner

It can be dangerous to underestimate the effectiveness of a multi-generational cult personality state religion. Continue reading →

Posted in China, Defense, North Korea, Society | Tagged DPRK, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-Un, morning, North Korea, personality cult, succession | Leave a comment

A Leading Critic of South Korea’s President Is Jailed

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Tom Coyner

Court ruling could be a step up to a slippery slope’s edge of political repression, but balance is needed between slander and freedom of expression. Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Business in Korea, North Korea, S Korea Economy, S Korean Politics, Society | Tagged freedom, freedom of expression, Korea, Lee Myung Bak, Naneun Ggomsuda, politics, repression, South Korea, speech | Leave a comment

Recollections Of Watching North Korea From Tokyo

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Tom Coyner

If Dear Leader’s funeral seems strange from a western perspective, consider the Japanese view. Continue reading →

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