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07/12/2011
Economic Freedom and Wealth of the Nations
“International comparison shows that the level of economic freedom in the European Union varies considerably from country to country and that very few countries have an outstanding record in this respect. Complete implementation of the idea of a single market and a focus on competition would result in enormous benefits. But we are confronted with political realities – inclinations towards protectionism, harmonisation and redistribution – that militate against such an approach”. This was the outcome the speakers of our conference on “Economic Freedom and the Wealth of Nations” agreed on. continue reading »
06/14/2011
“The critical period is NOW!”
During a time of political deadlock between Pyongyang and Seoul, the director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Korea, Walter Klitz, visited the North in order to talk to officials of Workers’ Party and Chamber of Commerce about current developments within the country and acquire first hand information on the DPRK’s food-supply situation. continue reading »
06/08/2011
FNF-IFES International Conference “China and its Strategic Neighbors”
On June 3rd, 2011 the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, together with the Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) of Kyungnam University, held an international conference on “China and its Strategic Neighbors” in Seoul. More than 100 guests followed the invitation and participated in the timely event, which - for the first time in Korea – not only focused on China’s rise as a superpower and its bilateral relations with the DPRK, but widened the angle of reflections on China by also including the country’s political and economic relations and ambitions towards Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia. continue reading »
06/01/2011
FNF actively participates at Jeju Peace Forum
After returning from yet another trip to the DPRK, Walter Klitz, the Seoul-based resident representative of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom participated in the 6th Jeju Peace Forum as a speaker. continue reading »
