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The Significance of Designating 2025 as the Year of Friendship between North Korea and Vietnam

[Policy] The Significance of Designating 2025 as the Year of Friendship between North Korea and Vietnam

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On January 31, 2025, Kim Jong Un, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong exchanged congratulatory messages to commemorate the 75th ...

2025
Hwang, Soo Hwan | Korea Institute for National Unification
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The Dilemma Between Stimulation and Control in the North Korean Tourism Industry

[Policy] The Dilemma Between Stimulation and Control in the North Korean Tourism Industry

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North Korea opened Rason to foreign tourists for the first time in five years since it closed its borders due to COVID-19. North Korea has been developing its tourism industry since Kim Jong Un ...

2025
Hwang, Joo Hee | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Inter-Korean Social and Cultural Exchanges: Recovery and Restart

[Policy] Inter-Korean Social and Cultural Exchanges: Recovery and Restart

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The restoration of peaceful inter-Korean relations has become a pressing issue. The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to all travels, exchanges, and cooperation between the two Koreas ...

2025
정은미 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Inter-Korean Humanitarian Issues and Cooperation

[Policy] Inter-Korean Humanitarian Issues and Cooperation

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Among the many humanitarian issues arising from the tragic division of the Korean nation, the most pressing matter may be that of the separated families. However, all humanitarian cooperation ...

2025
조현정 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Lee Jae-Myung Administration’s China and Russia Diplomacy: Challenges and Considerations

[Policy] Lee Jae-Myung Administration’s China and Russia Diplomacy: Challenges and Considerations

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Since its inauguration in June, the Lee Jae-Myung administration has pledged “pragmatic diplomacy centered on national interest” as the basis of foreign policy, demonstrating the will to ...

2025
Hwang, Taeyeon | Korea Institute for National Unification
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The Strategic Intent Behind Kim Yo-Jong’s Speeches and Our Response

[Policy] The Strategic Intent Behind Kim Yo-Jong’s Speeches and Our Response

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Recently, Kim Yo-Jong made four speeches: on July 28 and 29 and on August 14 and 20. Through these speeches, the Kim Jong-Un regime laid out its fundamental stance on inter-Korean relations and ...

2025
오경섭 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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KLI Annual Report 2024

[Etc] KLI Annual Report 2024

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Since its establishment in 1988, the Korea Labor Institute (KLI) has conducted comprehensive r esearch a cross a w ide r ange o f a reas, i ncluding l abor markets, industrial relations, labor ...

2025
Korea Labor Institute | Korea Labor Institute
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[KLI Brief 2025-02] H1 2025 Labor Market Review and H2 Outlook

[Etc] [KLI Brief 2025-02] H1 2025 Labor Market Review and H2 Outlook

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Employment increased by 181,000 in H1 of 2025. The pace of employment growth, which had slowed to around 52,000 in Q4 of 2024, accelerated to 207,000 in Q2 of this year. As the employment rate ...

2025
Center for Labor Trends Analysis | Korea Labor Institute
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Challenges and Opportunities in Modernizing the ROK-US Alliance

[Policy] Challenges and Opportunities in Modernizing the ROK-US Alliance

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As the time for diplomacy in the Korean Peninsula is dawning, the first summit between Presidents Lee Jae-Myung and Donald Trump held in Washington DC on August 25 became the center of attention ...

2025
오경섭 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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[KLI Brief 2025-01] 2024 Labor Market Review and 2025 Outlook

[Etc] [KLI Brief 2025-01] 2024 Labor Market Review and 2025 Outlook

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Employment growth, which averaged 336,000 from January to October last year, slowed to 184,000 during the same period in 2024. Employment growth has slowed, the unemployment rate has increased ...

2025
Center for Labor Trends Analysis | Korea Labor Institute
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