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Sun, December 10, 2023 | 10:32
Land development scandal engulfs parliamentary audit
A lucrative, possibly illicit land development project involving the ruling party's leading presidential contender has been disrupting the National Assembly audit of government ministries and agencies, with the rival parties engaging in a war of words. The Assembly kicked off its annual audit into 745 ministries and agencies for a three-week run, Friday. The inspection, the l...
Politics | 2021-10-05 16:09
Japan's new leadership unlikely to resolve ties with Korea: experts
The leadership change in Japan with a new prime minister to be appointed next week is unlikely to reverse the current downward spiral of bilateral ties with Korea anytime soon, according to diplomatic observers, Thursday. On Wednesday, Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election and is set to be become the ...
Foreign Affairs | 2021-09-30 15:43
Yoon Seok-youl, leading yet vulnerable presidential candidate
Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl burst onto the political scene as one of the most promising presidential contenders of the conservative camp by riding a wave of sentiment against President Moon Jae-in. Yoon was the second prosecutor general of the incumbent administration, but his well-publicized tensions with the Moon government and the liberal ruling Democratic Par...
Politics | 2021-09-29 13:45
Will inter-Korean summit affect presidential election?
North Korea's “unexpected” overture for talks, including a possible inter-Korean summit, is prompting speculation that another period of detente on the Korean Peninsula could be emerging that may have an influence on next year's presidential election here. Given that rapprochement between South and North Korea has historically favored the liberal bloc in elections, conservati...
North Korea | 2021-09-28 15:19
Kim Yo-jong pressures Seoul to negotiate with US: experts
North Korea's second straight day of positive statements concerning inter-Korean engagement are a means to get South Korea to advocate on its behalf with the United States for sanctions relief rather than a serious attempt at improving ties with Seoul, according to diplomatic observers. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a statement Sa...
North Korea | 2021-09-26 15:26
Monument for West Point graduates killed during Korean War
A ceremony unveiling a monument for 12 graduates from the U.S. Military Academy who were killed in action during the 1950-53 Korean War takes place at West Point Memorial Park inside the Korea Military Academy (KMA) in Seoul, Friday. A number of dignitaries, including KMA President Kim Jeong-soo, fourth from left, Major Gen. Patrick Matlock, fourth from right, and Korea Defen...
Defense | 2021-09-26 11:23
Ballistic missile from train
North Korea launches a short-range ballistic missile from a train during a live-fire exercise in a central mountainous area of the country, in this photo released by the North's Korean Central News Agency, Thursday. The country launched two ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, Wednesday, a violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. Yonhap
North Korea | 2021-09-16 14:57
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, Wednesday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Pyongyang watchers said given that the test-firings, seen as a protest against a recent combined military drill between South Korea and the United States among others, were carried out during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to ...
North Korea | 2021-09-15 16:37
Andrew Yeo appointed as Brookings Institution's Korea chair
Andrew Yeo, a professor of politics and director of Asian Studies at the Catholic University of America, has been appointed as Korea chair of the Brookings Institution, a U.S. research group. “We are thrilled to welcome Andrew to Brookings,” Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Suzanne Maloney said in a statement. “He will be an important contributor to Brookings sch...
Foreign Affairs | 2021-09-15 11:29
North Korea keeps ignoring engagement efforts
Humanitarian assistance-based efforts by South Korea and the United States to engage North Korea appear to be falling on deaf ears as Pyongyang is opting for confrontation over dialogue to seize some kind of initiative before returning to denuclearization negotiations. Under these circumstances, President Moon Jae-in's peace efforts, represented by his highly-hyped Korean Pen...
North Korea | 2021-09-14 16:36
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