{"id":7258,"date":"2020-05-15T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2020-05-14T09:51:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T23:51:40","slug":"pyongyang-might-be-ready-for-a-helping-hand-from-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/pyongyang-might-be-ready-for-a-helping-hand-from-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyongyang might be ready for a helping hand from Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Korean President Moon Jae-in\u2019s Democratic Party has significantly expanded his mandate through a stomping midterm election victory, giving him the political space to pursue long-held goals such as reviving cooperation with North Korea. 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Pyongyang will likely impose travel restrictions, limiting who can go in and out of the country, as well as tighten social distancing rules for households whenever the medical system is overburdened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please click here to read the full &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/04\/24\/kim-virus-korea-pyongyang-might-ready-helping-hand-seoul\/\">Pyongyang Might Be Ready for a Helping Hand From Seoul<\/a>&#8221; article originally published at Foreign Policy written by Griffith Asia Institute<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/asia-institute\/our-researchers\/dr-andray-abrahamian\"><em>, Adjunct Fellow, Andray Abrahamian<\/em>.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pride may get in the way, but mutual success against the coronavirus offers a strong foundation for 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