Korea Lorem ipsum News Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’ 28 November 2022 As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey,... Aleydis Nissen on K-pop popularity in Saudi Arabia 17 November 2022 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030, an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on oil, may open up new opportunities for Kor... Korean delegation from Ministry of Government Legislation visits IIASL 12 September 2022 On 31 August 2022, a delegation from the Korean Ministry of Government Legislation visited the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at... Christopher Green on ABC Australia about COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea 02 June 2022 Assistant Professor Christopher Green was interviewed on ABC Australia about the recent COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea. Green says that the statisti... Aleydis Nissen in The Diplomat on BTS and mandatory military service 10 May 2022 K-pop band BTS joining the Korean military is a compulsory obligation, one with increased meaning as tension builds on the Korean Peninsula and around... Christopher Green in Calgary Sun about North Korea's friendly gesture 28 April 2022 As South Korean president Moon Jae-in prepares to leave office, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked him for trying to improve relations. Assis... PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa 07 March 2022 North Korea is generally thought to be an isolated country. But, according to PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog from Leiden’s African Studies Centre, t... Aleydis Nissen and Co-Author on K-pop in The Diplomat 17 February 2022 Brandon Valeriano (Cato Institute) and Aleydis Nissen (Leiden University) publish an article on the soft power of K-pop in The Diplomat. Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’ 11 October 2021 South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. ... Koen de Ceuster on the NKNews Podcast about North Korean art 12 March 2021 Koen de Ceuster, university lecturer for Korea Studies at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, was interviewed on the NKNews Podcast abo...