A regional cooperation project centered on a long river way passing through several nations, in addition to ensuring agreement between the nations involved, requires cooperation from the international community as a whole. This is because of potential conflict that may inevitably arise during...

As these projects move forward, the so-called Korea Special Fund needs to be set up, so that Korea can evaluate, from the earliest stages (feasibility studies), how those funds should be spent. This allows an accumulation of data as well as provide opportunities for Korean corporations. Also,...

Also the paper suggests that Korea should utilize this new approach to enhance its aid effectiveness and synergy of its efforts in progress by adopting the knowledge and knowhow of its Southern partners.In order to fully realize this potential, Korea needs to build up institutional foundations...

Since the 1990s Korea has emerged as one of the major migration destinations in Asia. This paper represents one of the first attempts to examine the determinants of bilateral labor migration to Korea across source countries and over time. We analyze the effects of economic, demographic, and...

In 2015, while Korea's total exports were sluggish mainly due to weak global demand, its exports to Vietnam have increased rapidly, and Vietnam emerged as Korea's top 3rd export destination. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, Korean investors took advantage of Vietnam's...

This study is largely based on the quantitative analysis of the countries and areas of assistance and focuses on Korean assistance toward Southeast Asia in four areas, including agricultural/rural development, infrastructure, education, climate change, and environment. This study is significant...

The least developed countries (LDCs) are the poorest and the most disadvantaged members of the international community that face a broad range of socioeconomic, geographical, political, and environmental challenges. The United Nations defines LDCs based on three criteria: low gross national...

Korean Abstract: 2005년 원조효과성에 관한 고위급 포럼에서 이루어진 파리선언과 2008년 아크라선언 및 2011년 부산선언으로 이어진 국제사회의 원조효과성 및 수원국 주인의식을 위한 논의는, 수원국의 자립적인 개발 역량...