South Korea’s Medical School Expansion – Cure Worse than the Disease?
On Feb. 20, thousands of trainee doctors in major South Korean hospitals staged a walkout to protest the government’s...
NOVAsia Is Hiring: Call For Applications and Contributors for Fall 2024!
NOVAsia is Yonsei GSIS’s very own student-run magazine, publishing articles and videos on international trends related to politics,...
NOVAsia Reviews: Unmasking Korean Patriotism and Militarised Modernity in South Korean Cinema
The 2023 cinematic year in Korea ended with two movies portraying Korean military history: “12.12: The Day” (alternative title:...
Cambodia’s Balancing Act: South Korea’s role and China’s influence
In November 2022, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Cambodia for the first time to participate in the Association...
Moving Back Home After Grad School in Korea
In this interview, Meng Meng Zhou, a Yonsei GSIS student in her last semester, reflects with NOVAsia about her...
Behind the Campaign: The Material Culture of Electioneering in Korea
On the 10th of April 2024, the 22nd legislative elections set the stage for the next four years of...
Junghoon Park on Crypto Crime and International Money Laundering | NOVAsia & CIS Interview Series : Episode 5
NOVAsia magazine had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of Woori Financial Research Institute, Junghoon Park, to...
The Age of “Diss-information”
In May 2023, Aboriginal-Australian journalist, Stan Grant, resigned from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation after receiving racial abuse for his...
Ambassador Yeonchul Yoo on ESG and Carbon Neutrality | NOVAsia & CIS Interview Series : Episode 4
NOVAsia magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Ambassador Yoo Yeonchul, former Ambassador for Climate Change, to discuss...
South Korea’s Bid for Security and Pivotal Status in Southeast Asia
In November 2022, President Yoon Suk-yeol introduced the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) and the Korea-ASEAN Solidarity Initiative (KASI) in Cambodia....