Moon vows close cooperation with Biden for Korea peace process
SEOUL, Jan 21, 2021, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in pledged Thursday to maintain close partnerships with…
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[Analytics] With Trump gone, Kim Jong Un will realize that he bet on the wrong horse
Joe Biden is just one day away from walking into the White House as the…
Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation demands
TOKYO, Jan 18, 2021, AP. Japan’s foreign minister accused South Korea on Monday of worsening…
Top court upholds 20-year prison term for S. Korea’s ex-president Park
SEOUL, Jan 14, 2021, Yonhap. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year sentence for…
[Analytics] North Korea set for collision course with US
A rare meeting of North Korea’s ruling party has ended with a symbolically important new…
N. Korea may have held secret military parade, reports South
SEOUL, Jan 11, 2021, The Telegraph. South Korea’s military on Monday revealed that North Korea…
Kim Jong Un’s big plan to grow North Korea’s economy faces harsh reality
SEOUL, Jan 10, 2021, Reuters. Kim Jong Un’s ambitious new plan for the next five…
[Analytics] Why N. Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort will be ‘envied by the world’
North Korea is not shy when it comes to hyperbole – its leaders are “supreme”,…
[Analytics] Denuclearizing N. Korea: Six options for Biden
You can be pretty certain that North Korea will carry out some type of military…
Seoul to ban gatherings larger than 4 as Covid-19 deaths rise
SEOUL, Dec 21, 2020, CBC. South Korea’s capital Seoul and surrounding areas banned gatherings of…
North Korea to redevelop Mount Kumgang resort
PYONGYANG, Dec 20, 2020, Al Jazeera. Pyongyang plans to redevelop its flagship Mount Kumgang tourist…
S. Korea’s award-winning filmmaker Kim Ki-duk dies from Covid-19 in Latvia
SEOUL, Dec 11, 2020, Yonhap. Kim Ki-duk, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, died from COVID-19 complications…
[Analytics] Even N. Korea and Kim Jong Un have found this an odd year
On Jan 1 this year, the Workers’ Party of Korea published a report on its…
S. Korea’s govt buildings to have AI face recognition
SEOUL, Dec 7, 2020, Yonhap. A new access control system utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) face…
PM Moon expects Seoul’s diplomacy to capitalize on its soft power
SEOUL, Dec 2, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that South Korea’s soft power,…