Rebekah Jaung

Guest writer

Rebekah Jaung is a medical doctor and researcher. She's involved in the community group Korean New Zealanders for a Better Future and is a member of the National Unification Advisory Council.

Protests in Seoul and Auckland, and a collage of impeachment posters from around the world (Photos: Getty Images; supplied)

In six hours, everything changed: Watching Korea’s political turmoil from afar

By Rebekah Jaung | 18th December, 2024

Kim Jong-un shakes hands with Moon Jae-in at the Military Demarcation Line. Photo: KOREA SUMMIT PRESS POOL/AFP/Getty Images

After 71 years, we must end the Korean War – and NZ has a role to play

Even for those interested in Korean relations, it can be easy to forget the war never ended.

By Rebekah Jaung | 23rd June, 2021

The rising sun flag is a symbol of hate. Please don’t use it as your logo

The widespread use of the imperial flag suggests that New Zealanders' knowledge of the second world war is incomplete.

By Rebekah Jaung | 16th August, 2019

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How decolonising health could save the planet

Indigenous people have always had ecological perspectives on health, which have only recently entered 'mainstream' discourse, and the scope now is planetary health

By Rebekah Jaung | 16th April, 2019

Kim Jong-un and President Trump at the Hanoi Summit.

The goal of Korean peace is much bigger than these two men

The Hanoi Summit - the second of its kind between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un - has disappointingly ended with no agreement being reached. Rebecca Jaung writes about the ramifications.

By Rebekah Jaung | 1st March, 2019

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attend a joint press conference on December 4, 2018 (Photo: Diego Opatowsk/AFP/Getty Images)

How NZ can play a part in Korea’s dream of reunification

Following the South Korean president's visit, what can we can do to help restore lasting peace on the peninsula?

By Rebekah Jaung | 7th December, 2018