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Korea's June 3 local elections arrive one year into the Lee Jae-myung administration and will determine how much governing momentum the ruling party carries into its second year. This edition maps the key races and what each outcome mean...

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit (13-15 May) was broadly anticipated as a stabilization exercise rather than a breakthrough moment. Both leaders appeared content to forge a working peace across several areas, including trade, the Mi...

Japan’s Cabinet approved the new Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Plan on 27 March 2026, setting the direction for tourism policy through 2030. As inbound demand continues to grow despite geopolitical headwinds, the strategy marks a decisi...

Korea's Lee administration is using a strong legislative majority to move fast on four sectors it wants to define the next decade. This edition of the GR Korea newsletter covers what is happening in each.   Korea's semiconductor edg...