(LEAD) U.S. official voices confidence about defense cost-sharing deal with S. Korea -- Yonhap News Agency
(2020-05-20) -- Also appears in: Daum (in Korean), JTBC News (in Korean), Korea Times, OhMyNews.com (in Korean)
East-West Center in the News
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[Korea-US Hosts 'Corona Pandemic and Korean Peninsula Situation' Debate Today] -- newspim.com (in Korean)
(2020-05-20)
US official backs efforts on defense cost deal -- Korea Herald
(2020-05-20)
'ROK-US alliance helps pull through pandemic' -- Korea Times
(2020-05-20)
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[US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Naper “Reaffirming Solid ROK-US Alliance with Corona 19"] -- RFA (in Korean)
(2020-05-20)
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[ENG] 2nd KPF-EWC Virtual Forum -- Korea Press Foundation via YouTube (video)
(2020-05-20) Go to 1:10 mark (remarks) and 2:12 (response)
US says its “working hard” to conclude SMA on defense costs with S. Korea -- The Hankyoreh
(2020-05-21)
Defecting from North Korea ‘virtually impossible’ amid COVID-19, report says -- UPI.com
(2020-05-20)
![[Assistant Secretary of the United States "Progress of Defense Expenses Benefits Both Countries… Early Settlement Efforts"] -- E-Daily (in Korean)](https://rdl.ink/render/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.edaily.co.kr%2Fimages%2FPhoto%2Ffiles%2FNP%2FS%2F2020%2F05%2FPS20052000655.jpg?width=92&height=&ar=&mode=&format=avif&dpr=2)
[Assistant Secretary of the United States "Progress of Defense Expenses Benefits Both Countries… Early Settlement Efforts"] -- E-Daily (in Korean)
(2020-05-20)
![[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the United States, "As soon as possible, the negotiations between the two countries and the United States to negotiate defense costs benefit both sides."] -- MBN (in Korean)](https://rdl.ink/render/https%3A%2F%2Fimg.mbn.co.kr%2Fnewmbn%2Fnews%2Fnew_logo250.png?width=92&height=&ar=&mode=&format=avif&dpr=2){kind=logo}
[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the United States, "As soon as possible, the negotiations between the two countries and the United States to negotiate defense costs benefit both sides."] -- MBN (in Korean)
(2020-05-20)
![[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mark Naper "Defense of the two countries in progress, dedication to the two countries" Important sympathy] -- Asia Economy (in Korean)](https://rdl.ink/render/https%3A%2F%2Fcphoto.asiae.co.kr%2Flistimglink%2F1%2F2020052013345247919_1589949292.jpg?width=92&height=&ar=&mode=&format=avif&dpr=2)
[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mark Naper "Defense of the two countries in progress, dedication to the two countries" Important sympathy] -- Asia Economy (in Korean)
(2020-05-20)
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[Comprehensive] Assistant Secretary of State for the United States, "As soon as possible, the two nations' interests are reached."] -- Hankyung (in Korean)
(2020-05-20) -- Also appears in: WowTV.co.kr (in Korean)
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[“North Korean leader sudden change, little impact on regime”] -- NewsTown (in Korean)
(2020-05-20)
New China cold war: US overtures to Taiwan escalate tension with Beijing -- Washington Examiner
(2020-05-22)
China’s domestic politics hamstring its diplomacy -- Asia Times
(2020-05-25) -- Also appears in: Yerepouni Daily News
![[North Korean media accuses both US and South Korea of negotiating defense costs… "Beautiful, savage strength of the day"] -- ajunews.com (in Korean)](https://rdl.ink/render/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.ajunews.com%2Fcontent%2Fimage%2F2020%2F05%2F27%2F20200527084220279604.jpg?width=92&height=&ar=&mode=&format=avif&dpr=2)
[North Korean media accuses both US and South Korea of negotiating defense costs… "Beautiful, savage strength of the day"] -- ajunews.com (in Korean)
(2020-05-27)
[The gap between Chinese science and technology ambition and reality ...] -- EE Times Taiwan (in Chinese)
(2020-05-25)
Better Work Opportunities For Older Adults Would Benefit South Korean Economy-Analysis -- Eurasia Review
(2020-05-27)
Gulab Watumull, who built a Hawaii retail and real estate empire, dies at 96 -- Pacific Business News (subscription)
(2020-05--28) (Access by subscription only. EWC and University of Hawaii Manoa users who cannot access article by clicking on the title may contact a librarian for help at ris@eastwestcenter.org or 808-944-7345)
Trump offers to mediate "raging" standoff between China and India - what's it all about? -- CBS News
(2020-05-28) -- Also appears in: EZAnime, Vestnik Kazkava
Regional Security Impacts of environmental change (East-West Center Insights) -- ThinkTech Hawaii via YouTube (video)
(2020-05-26)
Interview: Bachi Karkaria -- Asia Society
(2020-05-29)
Biting the Dust in Cambodia (Part Three) -- Hawaii Reporter
(2020-05-30)
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[Interview] Senior Fellow at East[West Center Denny Roy -- KITV via Facebook (video)
(2020-05-31)
US-China tensions expected to escalate further after Donald Trump promises action over Hong Kong -- South China Morning Post
(2020-05-30) -- Also appears in: Yahoo! News
Reopening Tourism: Residents, Visitors Must Trust They’ll Stay Virus-Free -- Hawaii Business Magazine
(2020-06-01)
Analyst: White House must send a message to China after Beijing restricts Hong Kong freedoms -- KITV Channel 4
(2020-05-31)
[Established industry-academia collaborative council to study "travel" in the new normal era] -- JPubb (in Japanese)
(2020-06-05)
How does COVID-19 Impact Democracy? -- Asia Society
(2020-06-02)
Espina: Cross-cultural shows -- Sunstar
(2020-06-08)