U.S. on Alert: North Korea's Military Tensions Rise Amid Stronger China-Russia BondThe U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) has analyzed that North Korea, which has grown closer to China and Russia, has an increased likelihood of military provocation against South Korea. The U.S. Congressional Research Service, through the Indo-Pacific Command report, has assessed that North Korea, which has grown closer to China and Russia, has an increased […]
Biden Orders U.S. Military to Construct a Port During the State of the Union AddressU.S. President Joe Biden./Reuters Yonhap News U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to construct a temporary port capable of delivering large-scale relief supplies to the Gaza Strip within a few weeks, during the State of the Union Address on the 7th (local time). Approximately 2.3 million Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are suffering from […]
Biden's State of the Union Address, 'Americans Are Writing the Greatest Comeback Story Never Told'Aiming at Trump, “I don’t do anger, revenge, or retaliation”Intends to Restore Abortion Ruling U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned a “great comeback” and indirectly criticized his election competitor, former President Donald Trump, in his State of the Union Address on the 7th (local time). He also emphasized the need for new policies, including the safeguarding […]
Hyundai, BMW, Kia, and Stellantis Recall 6.9 Million Vehicles: What You Need to KnowDue to manufacturing defects, Hyundai, BMW, Kia, and Stellantis Korea are voluntarily recalling over 60,000 vehicles. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced on the 7th that 43 models of 69,044 vehicles manufactured, imported, or sold by these companies have been found to have manufacturing defects and will be recalled. Firstly, 22,803 units of […]
Air Force's 11th Fighter Wing Conducts High-Stakes Drill Against North Korean ThreatThe Air Force announced on the 6th that it had conducted the 2nd PISU training at the 11th Fighter Wing. The PISU training is an air training planned independently by the 11th Fighter Wing and was first conducted last month. It was named after the English expression Punish Immediately, Strongly, Until the End. The training […]
Investors Eye South Korea's Booming Semiconductor and Automotive SectorsForeign investors, who have profited from the rally in advanced technology centered around artificial intelligence (AI) in the US and Japanese stock markets, are now investing in the Korean stock market. This is because it has an ecosystem of global semiconductor, automotive companies, equipment, and components with a strong AI backward effect. Coincidentally, Asian funds […]
Poll Results Show Only 7 Out of 10 Koreans Will Vote in Upcoming Election[Photo= Yonhap News] The upcoming general election on April 10th reflects a theme, judgment on the regime. Even though The People Power Party is ahead of the Democratic Party in party support, numerous voters feel the need to judge the Yoon Suk Yeol government in this general election. Also, about 7 out of 10 Koreans […]
Kim Jong Un Responds to US-South Korea Freedom Shield Drills(Photo=Rodong Sinmun/News1) According to Rodong Sinmun on the 7th of the month, North Korean Secretary Kim Jong Un inspected a major operations training base in the western district. The newspaper reported, “Secretary Kim Jong Un visited the People’s Army’s fundamental operations training base in the western district on the 6th of the month, toured the training facilities, […]
China's Call for 'National Team' to Lead Self-Reliant AI Tech PushIn China, there is a call for a national effort to achieve technological independence in line with the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. With the annual Lianghui (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and National People’s Congress) approaching, discussions on fostering the AI industry are expected to intensify amidst concerns that AI technology development […]
South Korea and India Forge Stronger Ties: Foreign Ministers Meet After Six-Year HiatusForeign Minister Cho Tae Yul is having a commemorative photograph with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar before the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 6th./Yonhap News The South Korean and Indian Foreign Ministers met in Seoul for the first time in six years, emphasizing the importance of bilateral cooperation. According to the […]
Philippines Summons Chinese Diplomats After Sea CollisionThe Philippine government summoned the Chinese diplomats to lodge an official protest concerning the collision between the Chinese and their coast guard vessels in the disputed South China Sea on the 5th. The coast guard vessels of China and the Philippines are in a territorial dispute over the South China Sea. The size of each […]
How 'Blackout Bombs' Could Change Modern Warfare Forever The 'blackout bomb', which is being developed by the Ministry of National Defense as one of South Korea's new weapons, is a carbon fiber bomb that can disable enemy power transmission networks in case of emergency. The weapon is used to paralyze the power grid, cutting off power supplies essential to enemy operations, and is classified as a non-lethal technology...
Disney Announces Cancellation of Several Projects Amid Studio ReorganizationWalt Disney Company, Bob Iger The Walt Disney Company announced that many planned projects had been canceled during the studio restructuring process. Walt Disney Company (from now on referred to as Disney) CEO Bob Iger stated on the 5th (local time) at an investor conference Q&A session in San Francisco, USA, “We have already discarded […]
Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin Halts Production After Suspected Arson AttackOn the 5th, Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, halted production due to a fire suspected of an arson attack by a group at a nearby substation facility. According to Reuters and other foreign media reports, a fire broke out at the Steinfurt substation near the Tesla factory. The fire did not spread inside the Tesla […]
China's Defense Budget Exceeds $250 Billion Amidst Heightened US CompetitionIt was set at approximately $257 billion, a 7.2% increase from last yearThe peaceful reunification with Taiwan is omittedAs was the case last year, the Korean Peninsula is not mentioned On March 5th, Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening ceremony of the second […]
Is LIV Golf Declaring War After Being Rejected from the OWGR?PIF has 9 days left to invest in PGA TourLIV CEO Norman says “OWGR is not official”PGA Tour goes on the offensive Greg Norman, the Commissioner and CEO of LIV Golf, has his sights set on a particular goal. [Photo=LIV Golf] As LIV Golf gives up on world rankings, the offensive of the PGA Tour […]
Biden and Trump Secure Wins in Democratic and Republican Primaries Across U.S.President Joe Biden is giving a speech at the Competition Committee held in the State Dining Room in Washington D.C., U.S. on the 5th (local time)./AP·Yonhap News On November 5th (local time), President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who are expected to compete again in the U.S. election, are winning in the Democratic […]
Bill Gates Visits World's Tallest Statue of Unity in India, Hails Engineering Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates shared his sightseeing experience at the world's largest statue, the Statue of Unity, before heading to the biggest event...
Philippine Ship Damaged in Latest South China Sea Clash with ChinaThe Coast Guard vessels and ships from the two nations are acutely confrontingPhilippines insists on the damage of such as the hullChina is firmly confronting, saying it was an appropriate action In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a Chinese coast guard vessel and a Philippine ship have collided once again. At this […]
US Stands Firm on Denuclearization in North Korea Negotiations AsiaToday By Hamanju Hamanju Washington Correspondent = A senior U.S. State Department official has dismissed calls for disarmament talks with North Korea and reaffirmed that denuclearization is the goal. However, the official acknowledged the need for "interim steps" to discuss weapons-related activities and proliferation on the way to the end goal of complete denuclearization. "Our goal is clear, and we will continue to work for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, even if North Korea does not agree to give up its nuclear weapons," Chung Park, the State Department's senior official for North Korea, told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., on Friday (local time), when asked if the United States would be open to achieving disarmament goals such as limiting the number of missiles. "We've heard that argument (disarmament talks) before, and I would say that North Korea is proliferating ballistic missiles and engaging in relations with Russia," he said, noting that "we need to think about what that argument is about in disarmament talks." Putting aside the long-term goal of denuclearizing North Korea for the time being...
U.S. on Alert: North Korea's Military Tensions Rise Amid Stronger China-Russia Bond The U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) has analyzed that North Korea, which has grown closer to China and Russia, has an increased likelihood of military provocation against South Korea. The U.S. Congressional Research Service, through the Indo-Pacific Command report, has assessed that North Korea, which has grown closer to China and Russia, has an increased […]
Biden Orders U.S. Military to Construct a Port During the State of the Union Address U.S. President Joe Biden./Reuters Yonhap News U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to construct a temporary port capable of delivering large-scale relief supplies to the Gaza Strip within a few weeks, during the State of the Union Address on the 7th (local time). Approximately 2.3 million Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are suffering from […]
Biden's State of the Union Address, 'Americans Are Writing the Greatest Comeback Story Never Told' Aiming at Trump, “I don’t do anger, revenge, or retaliation”Intends to Restore Abortion Ruling U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned a “great comeback” and indirectly criticized his election competitor, former President Donald Trump, in his State of the Union Address on the 7th (local time). He also emphasized the need for new policies, including the safeguarding […]
Hyundai, BMW, Kia, and Stellantis Recall 6.9 Million Vehicles: What You Need to Know Due to manufacturing defects, Hyundai, BMW, Kia, and Stellantis Korea are voluntarily recalling over 60,000 vehicles. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced on the 7th that 43 models of 69,044 vehicles manufactured, imported, or sold by these companies have been found to have manufacturing defects and will be recalled. Firstly, 22,803 units of […]
Air Force's 11th Fighter Wing Conducts High-Stakes Drill Against North Korean Threat The Air Force announced on the 6th that it had conducted the 2nd PISU training at the 11th Fighter Wing. The PISU training is an air training planned independently by the 11th Fighter Wing and was first conducted last month. It was named after the English expression Punish Immediately, Strongly, Until the End. The training […]
Investors Eye South Korea's Booming Semiconductor and Automotive Sectors Foreign investors, who have profited from the rally in advanced technology centered around artificial intelligence (AI) in the US and Japanese stock markets, are now investing in the Korean stock market. This is because it has an ecosystem of global semiconductor, automotive companies, equipment, and components with a strong AI backward effect. Coincidentally, Asian funds […]
Poll Results Show Only 7 Out of 10 Koreans Will Vote in Upcoming Election [Photo= Yonhap News] The upcoming general election on April 10th reflects a theme, judgment on the regime. Even though The People Power Party is ahead of the Democratic Party in party support, numerous voters feel the need to judge the Yoon Suk Yeol government in this general election. Also, about 7 out of 10 Koreans […]
Kim Jong Un Responds to US-South Korea Freedom Shield Drills (Photo=Rodong Sinmun/News1) According to Rodong Sinmun on the 7th of the month, North Korean Secretary Kim Jong Un inspected a major operations training base in the western district. The newspaper reported, “Secretary Kim Jong Un visited the People’s Army’s fundamental operations training base in the western district on the 6th of the month, toured the training facilities, […]
China's Call for 'National Team' to Lead Self-Reliant AI Tech Push In China, there is a call for a national effort to achieve technological independence in line with the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. With the annual Lianghui (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and National People’s Congress) approaching, discussions on fostering the AI industry are expected to intensify amidst concerns that AI technology development […]
South Korea and India Forge Stronger Ties: Foreign Ministers Meet After Six-Year Hiatus Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yul is having a commemorative photograph with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar before the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 6th./Yonhap News The South Korean and Indian Foreign Ministers met in Seoul for the first time in six years, emphasizing the importance of bilateral cooperation. According to the […]
Philippines Summons Chinese Diplomats After Sea Collision The Philippine government summoned the Chinese diplomats to lodge an official protest concerning the collision between the Chinese and their coast guard vessels in the disputed South China Sea on the 5th. The coast guard vessels of China and the Philippines are in a territorial dispute over the South China Sea. The size of each […]
How 'Blackout Bombs' Could Change Modern Warfare Forever The 'blackout bomb', which is being developed by the Ministry of National Defense as one of South Korea's new weapons, is a carbon fiber bomb that can disable enemy power transmission networks in case of emergency. The weapon is used to paralyze the power grid, cutting off power supplies essential to enemy operations, and is classified as a non-lethal technology...
Disney Announces Cancellation of Several Projects Amid Studio Reorganization Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger The Walt Disney Company announced that many planned projects had been canceled during the studio restructuring process. Walt Disney Company (from now on referred to as Disney) CEO Bob Iger stated on the 5th (local time) at an investor conference Q&A session in San Francisco, USA, “We have already discarded […]
Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin Halts Production After Suspected Arson Attack On the 5th, Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, halted production due to a fire suspected of an arson attack by a group at a nearby substation facility. According to Reuters and other foreign media reports, a fire broke out at the Steinfurt substation near the Tesla factory. The fire did not spread inside the Tesla […]
China's Defense Budget Exceeds $250 Billion Amidst Heightened US Competition It was set at approximately $257 billion, a 7.2% increase from last yearThe peaceful reunification with Taiwan is omittedAs was the case last year, the Korean Peninsula is not mentioned On March 5th, Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening ceremony of the second […]
Is LIV Golf Declaring War After Being Rejected from the OWGR? PIF has 9 days left to invest in PGA TourLIV CEO Norman says “OWGR is not official”PGA Tour goes on the offensive Greg Norman, the Commissioner and CEO of LIV Golf, has his sights set on a particular goal. [Photo=LIV Golf] As LIV Golf gives up on world rankings, the offensive of the PGA Tour […]
Biden and Trump Secure Wins in Democratic and Republican Primaries Across U.S. President Joe Biden is giving a speech at the Competition Committee held in the State Dining Room in Washington D.C., U.S. on the 5th (local time)./AP·Yonhap News On November 5th (local time), President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who are expected to compete again in the U.S. election, are winning in the Democratic […]
Bill Gates Visits World's Tallest Statue of Unity in India, Hails Engineering Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates shared his sightseeing experience at the world's largest statue, the Statue of Unity, before heading to the biggest event...
Philippine Ship Damaged in Latest South China Sea Clash with China The Coast Guard vessels and ships from the two nations are acutely confrontingPhilippines insists on the damage of such as the hullChina is firmly confronting, saying it was an appropriate action In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, a Chinese coast guard vessel and a Philippine ship have collided once again. At this […]
US Stands Firm on Denuclearization in North Korea Negotiations AsiaToday By Hamanju Hamanju Washington Correspondent = A senior U.S. State Department official has dismissed calls for disarmament talks with North Korea and reaffirmed that denuclearization is the goal. However, the official acknowledged the need for "interim steps" to discuss weapons-related activities and proliferation on the way to the end goal of complete denuclearization. "Our goal is clear, and we will continue to work for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, even if North Korea does not agree to give up its nuclear weapons," Chung Park, the State Department's senior official for North Korea, told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., on Friday (local time), when asked if the United States would be open to achieving disarmament goals such as limiting the number of missiles. "We've heard that argument (disarmament talks) before, and I would say that North Korea is proliferating ballistic missiles and engaging in relations with Russia," he said, noting that "we need to think about what that argument is about in disarmament talks." Putting aside the long-term goal of denuclearizing North Korea for the time being...
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