Khang Vu
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Khang X. Vu is a doctoral candidate in the Political Science Department at Boston College, where he focuses on East Asian politics and nuclear weapons. Khang earned his master’s degree from Dartmouth College in 2019.
![Putin’s diplomacy roadshow in North Korea and Vietnam](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-07/Putin%20in%20Pyongyang%20comp.jpg?itok=2y6lhl7E)
Putin’s diplomacy roadshow in North Korea and Vietnam
Despite Moscow’s charm offensive, regional states are keeping their options open, and China remains the partner of choice.
![With balloons in the sky, North Korea keeps its feet on the ground](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-05/Untitled%20design_0.jpg?itok=YVGr7UIK)
With balloons in the sky, North Korea keeps its feet on the ground
Just mind not to step in the smelly message.
![North Korea’s population problem](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-05/GettyImages-854552052.jpg?itok=lNbDYUft)
North Korea’s population problem
A demographic crisis is looming in the hermit kingdom and that has policy implications – foreign and domestic.
![North Korea and its socialist friends in Southeast Asia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-04/North%20Korea%20monument%20comp.jpg?itok=giyrRk8G)
North Korea and its socialist friends in Southeast Asia
Pyongyang is relying on ties with Vietnam and Laos to prop up its dwindling diplomatic reach.
![A summit between Japan and North Korea? About time](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-03/North%20Korea%20map%20comp.jpg?itok=71i_Sg7b)
A summit between Japan and North Korea? About time
With Kim Jong-un extending an olive branch to Tokyo, high-level talks may be on the cards, but roadblocks remain.
![Open for business: North Korea welcomes back visitors](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-02/North%20Korean%20subway%20comp.jpg?itok=jjgu6Dzc)
Open for business: North Korea welcomes back visitors
Kim Jong-un has been on a charm offensive to rekindle trade and tourism links with friendly neighbours.
![A new year, same old story on the Korean Peninsula in 2024](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-01/GettyImages-1733731615.jpg?itok=cxz8_-G5)
A new year, same old story on the Korean Peninsula in 2024
Kim Jong-un’s recent rhetoric reflects the status quo more than a radical departure.
![Should Trump win, will Kim Jong-un pick up the phone?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-12/48162628746_a1dce7f7f7_3k.jpg?itok=tBk_6LOo)
Should Trump win, will Kim Jong-un pick up the phone?
Circumstances have greatly changed since the “bromance” that captivated the world.
![How vulnerable is South Korea to a “Hamas-style” attack from the North?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/GettyImages-1247659371-1.jpg?itok=myP9wcR6)
How vulnerable is South Korea to a “Hamas-style” attack from the North?
History makes Seoul’s concern understandable – but the best way to deter surprise is through engagement.
The News Lens
14 February 2023