EcoS in the News

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01.03.2021

Save the date: Ostasientag is back

The Department of East Asian Studies' yearly event, 'Oastasientag' is around the corner! Save the date for 12 March, 2021, from 10:15 to 11:15, to...

01.03.2021

Upcoming events of EcoS' lecturers

We would like to share with you the invitation to two upcoming events that include the participation of our lecturer, Dr. Alfred Gerstl, which will...

25.01.2021

Review of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) Session: Lowest Official Growth Rate in Decades

In his latest article for the news platform specialized on North Korea, 38th North, Prof. Rüdiger Frank analyses the documents of North Korea’s 2021...

20.01.2021

Prof. Frank's review of North Korea's 8th Congress of the Worker's Party

The Eighth Congress of the Korean Workers’ Party (KWP, or simply the party) was held in the DPRK from January 5 to January 12, 2021.

09.11.2020

Prof. Frank on "Promoting Human Security in North Korea"

On November 6, Prof. Frank participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) panel on “Promoting Human Security in North Korea”.

30.10.2020

New Article: Human borders? Regulating immigration and human trafficking in East Asia

The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) has featured a co-authored article by Dr. Franziska Plümmer (Chair of East Asian Studies,...

12.10.2020

Save the Date: Lecture on Digital Authoritarianism in China

Dr. Franziska Plümmer will be part of the planned Lecture Series of the Department of Political Science (IPW Lectures) for the Winter Semester 2020-21

07.10.2020

Discussion Panel about the Division and Reunification Korea/Germany

On October 2, Prof. Rüdiger Frank was part of a discussion panel about the documentary film "My Brothers and Sisters in the North" (2016) by...

23.09.2020

Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies Vol. 12 is already available online

The latest volume of our Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies - VJEAS is now available online.

17.09.2020

Submission of printed version of your MA Thesis

Have you digitally submitted your MA thesis or are you planning to do so? This information will be useful for you!

18.08.2020

Border Crossers and the Militarization of China’s Border in Times of COVID-19

In her latest blog article for the Research Group 'Transient Spaces and Societies', Dr. Franziska Plümmer, from our Department of East Asian Studies,...

17.06.2020

Prof. Frank comments on current situation between North Korea and South Korea

The interview, featured by ORF's ZIB Nacht, focuses on DPRK's decision to blow up their liaison office with South Korea, located in Kaesong.

01.05.2020

Prof. Rüdiger Frank on Kim Jong-Un and his absence from the public eye

This past week, Prof. Rüdiger Frank was interviewed by diverse media on the different rumours about the North Korean leader.

14.04.2020

The 2020 Parliamentary Session in North Korea

On April 13, the news platform '38North' published and article from Prof. Rüdiger Frank, titled "The 2020 Parliamentary Session in North Korea:...

06.04.2020

How does North Korea deal with the Corona pandemic

ARD's Morgenmagazine explains how other countries deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, including the DPRK.

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