On 29 August, North Korea stoked tensions in the region after it launched a missile over northern Japan. Five commentators speak about the reactions of Japanese people, the likely impact on Japan and
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Expert views: North Korean nuclear proliferation
As North Korea continues on a path of nuclear proliferation, political scientists Nicholas Khoo (University of Otago) and Reuben Steff (University of Waikato) speak to the Asia Media Centre about the
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Opinion: Beyond the 'rare glimpse' of North Korea
The problems in North Korea are manifold, but pre-existing narrative frameworks that treat the country as a bizarre joke prevent us from thinking about the nation and its society in a nuanced and cons
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Living under threat - lessons from South Korea
Otago University teaching fellow Peter Grace visited South Korea recently to look at how citizens of that country perceive and respond to the ever-present threat from the north.
Business delegation
ESG / Cleantech Business Delegation to South Korea 2024
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono is offering six places for emerging New Zealand ESG/cleantech business leaders to be part of a funded delegation to South Korea in May 2024.
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NZ-South Korea relations: fostered in conflict, progressed in peace
Seventy years after the Korean War Armistice, Journalist Shannon Redstall and visual journalist Chris Skelton examine NZ's deep connections to the east Asian country.
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Seeds of inspiration planted by visiting agribusiness entrepreneurs
The Foundation welcomed seven young S.E Asian agribusiness entrepreneurs to New Zealand in July to learn from and share ideas with their local counterparts.
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NZ curators explore Gwangju Biennale
Curator Melanie Oliver writes about attending South Korea's Gwangju Biennale with three fellow curators and describes what she took away from attending South Korea's premiere arts event.
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An Arrangement for 5 Rooms
We chat to Yona Lee about her work An Arrangement for Five Room, which she developed during her 2016 Asia New Zealand Foundation residency at SeMa Nanji in Seoul, South Korea.
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Unified Moon at Kang Nam Station
We chat with artist Sam Thomas about his exhibition Unified Moon, which is currently on at Kang Nam Station Korean restaurant on Queen Street.
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Cloud Pink wows the Hutt
We talk to Expressions Whirinaki Gallery curator Leanne Wickham about an interactive art installation from South Korea that gave gallery goers the sensation of touching clouds.
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Curators of the digital world
Auckland Live digital curator Nolwenn Lacire travelled to South Korea in June to learn about the country’s digital art scene and attend the International Symposium of Electronic Art in Gwangju.
