S. Korea to accelerate space program, expand US cooperation
SEOUL, Jun 6, 2021, Bloomberg. South Korea plans to accelerate its space development program including…
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S. Korean industrial park in Russian Primorsky region runs with a slight delay
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 3, 2021. Pan Pacific Agency. The Korean side “will do everything possible…
N. Korea no longer pursues unification through revolution in S. Korea
SEOUL, Jun 2, 2021, Hankyoreh. North Korea deleted a phrase about instigating a revolution in…
S. Korea inks pact to better protect Indonesian seafarers
JAKARTA, Jun 1, 2021, ANTARA. Indonesia and South Korea have inked an agreement offering better…
US soldier apprehended for assaulting 3 Koreans
SEOUL, May 30, 2021, Yonhap. A U.S. Forces Korea service member is under investigation for…
[Analytics] Will resurgent misogyny undo South Korea’s progress on gender equality?
South Korea’s by-elections on 7 April resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People…
Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign vessel off Ehime, 3 missing
MATSUYAMA, May 28, 2021, Kyodo. Three people are missing after a Japanese cargo ship sank…
Kim vows to build N. Korea socialism amid US nuclear impasse
SEOUL, May 27, 2021, AP. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed an “uncompromising…
S. Korea’s K-pop idol BTS scoops up four Billboard Awards
SEOUL, May 24, 2021, Yonhap. K-pop boy band BTS has won four prizes, including the…
[Analytics] Why leaders of South Korea and Japan are Biden’s first two visitors
History is repeating itself in Washington. The White House is, once again, attempting to navigate…
[Analytocs] A tough agenda for Biden and Moon’s first summit
Festina lente: make haste slowly. Will this principle set the tenor for the 21 May…
Foreign ministry revs up preparations to launch S. Korea-China cooperation panel
SEOUL, May 17, 2021, Yonhap. The foreign ministry agreed to work together with a government…