HanmiGlobal to Hold Seminar on ‘Northeast Asian Cooperation and Tumen River Development’

[Financial News] The Unified Korean Peninsula Construction Strategy Research Institute under HanmiGlobal, a company specializing in construction project management (PM), is jointly preparing a forum with the Korean Association for North Korean Studies to examine the future of economic cooperation and infrastructure development in Northeast Asia. The forum is being organized by the Unified Korean Peninsula Construction Strategy Research Institute under HanmiGlobal.
HanmiGlobal’s Unified Korean Peninsula Construction Strategy Research Institute said on the 29th that it will hold a seminar on ‘The Future of Cross-Border Cooperation in Northeast Asia and Tumen River Development’ on Nov. 5 at the main conference room on the third floor of Construction Hall in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The seminar comes amid rapid changes in Northeast Asia’s transport and logistics landscape, as cooperation on transport infrastructure in border regions advances—including the recent opening of the ‘Tumen River road bridge’ between North Korea and Russia—and China expands its use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) while South Korea moves to conduct trial voyages. The seminar will consider the potential for cross-border economic cooperation between the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asian countries, and explore practical cooperation priorities centered on Tumen River development as well as South Korea’s role.
The event will open with in-depth presentations by prominent scholars and experts from Korea and abroad. Professor Seong Won-yong of Incheon National University will discuss the impact that the opening of the NSR era could have on economic cooperation in Northeast Asia, under the topic ‘The Northern Sea Route and the Future of Cross-Border Cooperation on the Tumen River.’ Next, Professor Park Yeong-min of Daejin University will examine development prospects amid deepening cooperation among North Korea, China and Russia in a presentation titled ‘Changes in the Northeast Asian Situation and the Future of Tumen River Development.’
The perspectives of international experts will also be shared. Professor Jang Dong-myeong of Liaoning University in China will present ‘The Challenges of Tumen River Development and China’s Three Northeastern Provinces,’ while Professor Matsuhiro Mimura of the University of Niigata Prefecture in Japan will present ‘Prospects for Tumen River Development and Japan’s Role.’
The panel discussion following the presentations will be moderated by Seo Bo-hyeok, president of the Korean Association for North Korean Studies. Panelists will include Kang Min-jo, director of the Center for Korean Peninsula and East Asia Studies at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements; emeritus professor Kim Seong-bae of Soongsil University; distinguished professor Nam Seong-uk of Sookmyung Women’s University; senior researcher Lee Gyeong-hui of the Export-Import Bank of Korea; Lee Sang-jun, director of HanmiGlobal’s Unified Korean Peninsula Construction Strategy Research Institute; Lim Gang-taek, standing director of the SDG Korea Forum; and Professor Eul-Chul Lim of the Institute for Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University. A large number of leading experts in unification, diplomacy and construction will take part and offer perspectives on development.
Lee Sang-jun, director of HanmiGlobal’s Unified Korean Peninsula Construction Strategy Research Institute, said, “As we enter the Northern Sea Route era, South Korea should actively explore new directions for cooperation in Northeast Asia with neighboring countries such as China and Japan.” He added, “I hope not only experts in unification and diplomacy but also people in the construction industry will show great interest and take part.”
Anyone interested in international cooperation in Northeast Asia and infrastructure development on the Korean Peninsula may attend the seminar. Those who register in advance through the QR code on the poster by Nov. 4 can participate free of charge.
Established in 2020, HanmiGlobal’s Unified Korean Peninsula Construction Strategy Research Institute has continued its research on North Korea and reunification, publishing specialized books such as ‘A Unified Korea Development Plan and Construction Industry Strategy’ (2022) and ‘A Plan for Urban Development in North Korea in Preparation for Reunification’ (2024). It has systematically developed strategies for the construction industry to enter North Korea after reunification.

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