Spanish version Number 4 / August 2009
Activities
Congress, seminars and courses
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Scholarships, positions, exchanges and papers
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Suggested Readings
Politics of R + D in Asia: Japan, India, China and South Korea Various authors
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Exploration of the Korean History through the World Heritages by Lee Gil-sang
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Journal of Korea. Travel to the last border of the Cold War by Galindo, Bruno
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Korea. History of a reunification process by Yang Eunsook View + info
Flower of fire by Yi Sang
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News of the region
South Korea rocket takes off, satellite launch fails View +

Argentine Foreign Minister visited South Korea View +

Two Koreas Reach Agreement on Inter-Korean Family Reunions View +

Korea leads OECD in economic recovery
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UN leader, Ban Ki Moon, defends leadership style amid criticism View +
Local News
Argentine President plans to visit Korea in October View +

Fifth National Congress of Korean Studies was celebrated in Cordoba View +

Korean movies exhibition in Buenos Aires View +

Ceramicist from Argentina travels to Korea View +

Editorial
Farewell to the Director of the UBA Korea Argentina Studies Center Prof. Pedro Krotsch (1942-2009)
The University of Buenos Aires Korea Argentina Studies Center informs with deep sorrow that his Director, Professor Pedro Krotsch, has passed away on July 12, 2009. View + info
Analysis and Opinion
Perceptions of the South Korean foreign policy towards Argentina, Brazil and Chile

By Alejandra Chacon Morales

In the framework of the foreign policies of South Korea, arose the question of analyzing the situation and the importance of this country towards some countries of Latin America. The cases of the Free Trade Agreement with Chile and the bilateral relations with Argentina and Brazil. View + info
South Korea Media Law Reform: Not just creating new jobs

By Juan Felipe López Aymes

The new media law in South Korea was a field of battle between conservative and progressive lawmakers. It was a long negotiation process regarding the media content and the access to the information. The acceptance or not that the Korean establishment get also the command of the media. View + info
Kim Dae Jung: a death that led to dialogue

By Ramiro Trost

"The two Summit meetings between both Koreas left more doubts than certainties. Lee Myung Bak’s inauguration in the South deepened that sensation and froze the reconciliation process. Paradoxically, the death of who was its artificer in June, 2000 has opened the way to new talks between South and North.View + info
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