V4-South Korea trade was worth $16.8bn last year. How far can relations progress? The V4-Korea Business Forum was held in Budapest on November 3rd, where South Korean President Moon Jae-was on a state visit that week. South Korea’s trade with the V4 reached US$16.8 billion last year, while the group of four countries is South… Continue reading CEIAS Considers: What’s the future of V4 relations with South Korea?
Did Japanese voters prevent years of political instability? Despite the expectations of most pundits going into Japan’s general election last weekend, the ruling conservative party, the Liberal Democratic party (LDP), secured a comfortable victory that will be a boost for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who called for new elections after taking over the role from… Continue reading CEIAS CONSIDERS: Japan at home and abroad post-election
Analysts and academics from Europe and Asia talked about how the concept of connectivity is perceived in CEE and what challenges does it bring not only for the EU but also for its Asian partners. The concept of connectivity is included in “EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”, an EU latest document, literally the… Continue reading CEEasia Forum 2021: Connectivity
A panel of diplomats from Europe and the Indo-Pacific region discussed the relations between the Europe and Indo-Pacific. Individual rise of some Asian countries and gradual transformation and economic growth of China into a regional and aspiring global power have been defining factors of worldwide dynamics. The Asia region has been of strategic importance for… Continue reading CEEasia Forum 2021: Indo-Pacific relations from a diplomatic perspective
Panelists from CEE countries bring insights regarding East Asian prospective investments in CEE from statistics, research, and practical experiences. All three panelists agreed that traditional Asian partners for example South Korea and Japan are still the top investors. However, Japan is slowly pulling out of CEE regions while South Korea remains the strongest player with… Continue reading CEEasia Forum 2021: Future of East Asian investment in Central Europe
