... current Republic of Korea’s navy is fairly young. The Association of Naval Affairs of Korea was established on 11 November 1945, with Sohn Won Il at the head. This entity became the Korean Coastal Guard and subsequently, on 15 August 1948, the South Korean Navy. Sohn Won Il became the first ever Chief of Staff of the Navy.
However, the first Korean fleet was capable only of providing for the country's coastal defence. It had two second-hand, 1,500-ton US patrol frigates with a total strength ...
... project by Russian leadership is a testament to its political importance, while the involvement of Russian oil and gas corporations has reiterated the project’s focus on offshore development.
As part of Vladimir Putin’s official visit to South Korea in November 2013, Rosneft, Gazprombank, Sovcomflot and DSME signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in establishing a shipbuilding cluster in the Far East. The parties agreed to jointly complete the new Zvezda shipyard and establish ...
On February 24, 2014 Seoul hosted an international conference on development of the Far East and cooperation between South Korea, China and Russia. The event was organized by Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade.
Russia was represented by RIAC Program Manager
Lyudmila Filippova
and
Anatoly Savchenko
, Assistant Director at the Institute of History, Archeology ...
Grouping of “Middle Powers”
Late September 2013 on the sidelines of 68th session of the UN General Assembly the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia held a meeting during which they reached an understanding to form a new informal negotiating network of “middle powers” – MIKTA. The five states considered that under the current architecture of global ...
How to Become a “Global Shipyard”
Shipbuilding in South Korea is one of the country's leading export industries. The country
leads the world
both in terms of production by tonnage and technologies of large-scale vessel and maritime equipment. These achievements have been the result of effective industrial ...
... achieving air superiority above land operations and delivering strikes at enemy ground targets. At the moment, the leading international powers facea challenge in these areas since they need to replace Cold War fighters with more modern machinery.
The South Korean Air Force has been recognized among the top ten air forces in the world, both in terms of the total number of aircraft
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and in combat capabilities. It has at its disposal fourth-generation US F-15K Slam Eagle fighters (60 aircraft and ...
Very similar starting points despite today’s differences
Today, South Korea’s GDP per capita is more than 11 times higher than Pakistan’s. And the difference in human development is even stronger, as South Korea has extremely good scores for example in life expectancy and education and Pakistan’s ...
... accompanied by initiatives from non-Arctic countries. The traditional actors in the region are concerned about the future plans of new observers in the Arctic Council, especially those from the Asia-Pacific. Representatives of the latter (i.e. China, South Korea, Japan, India and Singapore) are warmly welcomed at international forums and conferences on Arctic issues. The strategies of their countries have yet to be presented.
An interview on the South Korea’s Arctic policy was given by
Dong-min ...
... consultations with Russian and Korean scientists and diplomats RIAC experts came to the conclusion that Russia being a Euro-Pacific state can and should take part in looking for a solution to the "Korean problem". Strengthening cooperation with South Korea will not only create conditions for a more successful integration into the Asia-Pacific region, but will also help develop Eastern Siberia and Far East regions of Russia.
Igor Ivanov stressed that the alliance between the USA and South Korea ...
... the international conference “Development of the Russian Far East and Search of a New Paradigm for International Cooperation in Northeast Asia” sponsored by the Consortium on International Cooperation in Northeast Asia and held in Seoul, South Korea, on the basis of Seoul National University.
Dr. Timofeev’s address was focused on prospects for modernization of Russia’s Far East: “Modernization of the Far East will be determined by infrastructure development, energy projects ...
