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Join East-West Center and the Korea Press Foundation for a special public virtual forum in English and Korean:
One Pandemic, Two Koreas: Coronavirus and the Korean Peninsula Standoff

Honolulu: Tue. May 19, 2:30 - 5 pm
Eastern US: Tue., May 19, 8:30 - 11 pm
GMT: Wed., May 20, 12:30 - 3 am
Watch live in English
or Korean
A replay video will also be available afterward.
Featured Speakers:
- Ko, Yunju, Director-General for North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea)
- Marc Knapper (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Korea and Japan, US)
- Koh, Yu Hwan (President of the Korea Institute for National Unification, Korea)
- Marcus Noland (Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Peterson Institute, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Research Program, East West Center)
Featured Discussants:
- Lee, Jae Hun (Journalist, The Hankyoreh)
- Wang, Son Taek (Journalist, YTN)
- Guy Taylor (National Security Team Leader, The Washignton Times)
- Trudy Rubin (Worldview columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Moderator: Dr. Kim Ji Yoon
Tentative schedule (subject to change):
Time (Seoul) Schedule/Topics Speaker
09:30~09:40 Opening & Welcome Remark KPF, EWC
09:40~10:00 US-Korea Alliance Mr. Ko, Yunju
10:00~10:20 US-Korea Alliance Mr. Marc Knapper
10:20~10:40 Inter-Korean Relations Mr. Koh, Yu Hwan
10:40~11:00 Inter-Korean Relations Mr. Marcus Noland
11:00~11:20 Panel discussion Discussants
11:20~12:00 Panel & Floor discussion -
Join East-West Center and the Korea Press Foundation for a special public virtual forum in English and Korean:
One Pandemic, Two Koreas: Coronavirus and the Korean Peninsula Standoff

Honolulu: Tue. May 19, 2:30 - 5 pm
Eastern US: Tue., May 19, 8:30 - 11 pm
GMT: Wed., May 20, 12:30 - 3 am
Watch live in English
or Korean
A replay video will also be available afterward.
Featured Speakers:
- Ko, Yunju, Director-General for North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea)
- Marc Knapper (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Korea and Japan, US)
- Koh, Yu Hwan (President of the Korea Institute for National Unification, Korea)
- Marcus Noland (Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Peterson Institute, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Research Program, East West Center)
Featured Discussants:
- Lee, Jae Hun (Journalist, The Hankyoreh)
- Wang, Son Taek (Journalist, YTN)
- Guy Taylor (National Security Team Leader, The Washignton Times)
- Trudy Rubin (Worldview columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Moderator: Dr. Kim Ji Yoon
Tentative schedule (subject to change):
Time (Seoul) Schedule/Topics Speaker
09:30~09:40 Opening & Welcome Remark KPF, EWC
09:40~10:00 US-Korea Alliance Mr. Ko, Yunju
10:00~10:20 US-Korea Alliance Mr. Marc Knapper
10:20~10:40 Inter-Korean Relations Mr. Koh, Yu Hwan
10:40~11:00 Inter-Korean Relations Mr. Marcus Noland
11:00~11:20 Panel discussion Discussants
11:20~12:00 Panel & Floor discussion -