Tagged with South Korea

Global WIL in 2020: Facilitating authentic professional experience in Korea

Business and government
Published AuthorContributed
Bolstering employability by developing transversal skills and attributes that employers are seeking in graduate applicants, Claire Doherty is currently completing a Remote Global Internship with Jost&Co in Seoul as part of the Griffith Asia Business Internship (GABI) Program, a 20 credit point Griffith Asia Institute elective course delivered during Trimester 3. Claire is among 29 […]

Obama visit lifts lid on simmering Asia tensions

Griffith Asia Institute
Published AuthorBelle Hammond
U.S. President Barack Obama landed in Tokyo last week to launch an Asian tour dedicated to reinvigorating his policy of “rebalancing” US foreign policy towards a dynamic Asia. “East Asia is a tumultuous region with a multitude of fractures that the US has done little to mend over the last half-century”, said Christian Wirth, a […]

PM pitch-perfect on Asia

Griffith Asia Institute
Published AuthorBelle Hammond
In an article published today for The Australian, Rowan Callick mused on theapparentsuccessoftalks held this month by Prime Minister Tony Abbott during his recent Asian tour. Returning with two signed Free Trade Agreements and another in discussion, the success of the tour is at odds with the common attitude that Australia’s Liberal governments are poor […]

Chinese territorial disputes may escalate this year

Griffith Asia Institute
Published AuthorNatasha Vary
Territorial disputes between an increasingly assertive China and its regional neighbours Japan, South Korea, The Philippines and Vietnam dominated coverage of the region in 2013. Analysts are warning that any of these disputes could potentially escalate into armed conflict in 2014. Professor Andrew O’Neil comments on this issue in an interview with ABC Radio National […]

Dynamic Change in Northeast Asia’s Security Landscape

Griffith Asia Institute
Published AuthorNatasha Vary
The inaugural Asian Century Futures Initiative: Australia-Korea Dialogue was held on the 6 December 2013 at Nathan campus. A joint initiative of the Griffith Asia Institute and the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Yonsei University the workshop explored Australian and Korea perspectives on the change underway in the Asia-Pacific, the key policy […]