Editor’s Note
Introducing #Shigak | #시각: Perspectives on South Korea
Sino-NK rolls out Shigak, a new data collection and information management effort on South Korea that seeks to connect particular domestic issues with broader geopolitical, economic, and political concerns. Edited by Steven Denney and Christopher Green.
Introducing Tongsin | 통신
Introducing Tongsin | 통신: data and analysis of the North Korean state media reports on the subject of China. This debut issue examines the North Korean emphasis on an independent and growing DPRK economy in the months preceding the Jang Song-taek purge.
Editor’s Note: Sino-NK Junior Fellowship—Byul Ryan-im
Sino-NK extends its institutional and pedagogic journey by developing a Junior Fellowship programme. Introducing our first Junior Fellow Byul Ryan-im of Durham University
Crossing into New Territories: Sino-NK’s New Home
Sino-NK takes a big leap in the field of digital humanities as it rolls out its new website. With the transition comes a redesigned interface and a new layout bettered suited for both our writers and our readers!
Editor’s Note: Oxford-Seoul Nexus–Sino-NK at Engage Korea and Asan Plenum
Scholarship and debate are at the core of the Sino-NK enterprise. Sabine van Ameijden, the group’s Research Coordinator, brings out several abstracts given by our writers at recent conferences.