North Korea's Satellite is Flying in Orbit Over South Korea and Japan The image of North Korea’s first military reconnaissance satellite ‘Manrikyong 1’, launched on November 21 last year. /Korean Central News Agency, Yonhap Japanese media reported that North Korea’s first reconnaissance satellite, launched last November, is flying in an orbit over South Korea and Japan after repeating altitude increases. Yomiuri Shimbun delivered the news on the […]
Shanghai Disneyland's Next Big Move: Another Themed Park on the Horizon Plan to add another themed park, following ZootopiaThe construction of the new hotel with 400 rooms is ongoing Shanghai Disneyland. Captured via Baidu Last year, Shanghai Disneyland, which opened the world’s first Zootopia-themed land, revealed its plan for further expansion. It was reported that the theme park, currently under construction, will enter the main construction […]
Dangerous Life of a North Korean Defector Broker, Part 2 Life-threatening activities for the remaining North Korean residents… “Someone has to do it” The process of sending money to North Korea is carried out through the South Korea-China-North Korea route. Because it has to be carried out every second regardless of day or night, he cannot utilize Korean banks that close early in the afternoon. […]
Dangerous Life of a North Korean Defector Broker, Part 1 The interview with Hwang Ji Sung, the defector activist “Someone has to engage in defector rescue activities. If you are someone who yearns for the downfall of the Kim Jong Un regime” In the era of 34,000 defectors, Hwang Ji Sung, a defector money transfer broker, is helping defectors and simultaneously conducting rescue and remittance […]
Potential Impact of North Korea's Nuclear Attack on Seoul The biggest obstacle to peace on the Korean Peninsula is North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. Recently, during the Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korea openly declared its intention to enhance its nuclear capabilities by enshrining its nuclear policy in the constitution. In response, the government has warned that “if North Korea prays for nuclear use, it will […]
China's Economic Challenge: Insights from the Closed Two Sessions The 14th Two Sessions will terminate with the National People’s Congress (NPC) closing on the afternoon of the 11th. The 10-day Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) closed a day earlier./Xinhua News Agency. The 14th session of China’s Two Sessions (National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) is expected to close smoothly […]
North Korea Celebrates International Women's Day On International Women’s Day, Rodong Sinmun said,“The greatest fortune of women is to live with respect under the esteemed Kim Jong Un.” On March 8, North Korea celebrated International Women’s Day, urging women to show loyalty to Kim Jong Un and dedicate themselves to their assigned roles. The Workers’ Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, emphasized in […]
Gaeseong Industrial Complex Foundation to be Dissolved Next Week Yonhap News The government plans to announce an enforcement decree next week to dissolve the Gaeseong Industrial District Foundation. Since its establishment in 2007, following the launch of the Kaesong Industrial Region in 2004, the foundation has been supporting the entry permit process, access control, labor, and facility management of companies in the complex. On the 11th, Koo Byung […]
North Korea Responds to US-South Korea Drills American experts on North Korea say, “The possibility of war breaking out is the highest since the Korean War.” [Photo=Yonhap News] Amid predictions that North Korea will provoke in response to the South Korea-U.S. joint training Freedom of Shield (FS), which started on the 4th, it is being evaluated that they are responding with relatively […]
North Korean Authorities Visit Mongolia to Strengthen Diplomatic Relations Yonhap News It has been confirmed that North Korean authorities departed from Pyongyang on the 9th for a visit to Mongolia. This action is interpreted as North Korea’s intention to overturn the balance in Northeast Asia by turning the shock of the diplomatic relationship establishment between South Korea and Cuba into the foreign management of […]
North Korea Attempts to Jam GPS Signals North Korea carried out dozens of rounds of artillery and self-propelled gun-firing training on the 7th. Yonhap News It was confirmed on the 8th that North Korea attempted to jam Global Positioning System (GPS) signals in response to the regular US-South Korea joint training Freedom Shield (FS). The Joint Chiefs of Staff detected several GPS […]
Legislation in China Proposed to Address Overtime Work on WeChat and Social Media As conflicts over after-work instructions via messengers such as KakaoTalk are growing in South Korea, China is reportedly preparing a plan to pay overtime for such “online overtime work.” Although the legislation is expected to take some time to prepare, the move to legislate itself is significant. On the 11th, the South China Morning Post […]
Lee Jae-Myung 'Yoon Suk Yeol's Government Has Become an Autocracy' A report from V-Dem Institute says “South Korean Democracy now ranks at 47th from 28thYoon Suk Yeol’s government attacks gender equality and represses the opposition partiesLee Jae-Myung “autocratization in a leading democratic country, unimaginable”“This general election must stop the reckless backslide” Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the Yoon Suk […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol: 'The Unification We Pursue is Based on the Universal Human Value' President Yoon Suk Yeol has received a work report from the Ministry of Unification and instructed them to make efforts to improve North Korean human rights. After receiving a policy direction report from the Ministry of Unification on the 7th, President Yoon said, “The unification we pursue is based on the universal human value, freedom, […]
Xi Jinping Signals China's Military Ambitions to Rival the U.S. Xi Jinping, General Secretary and President of China, emphasized the need to enhance the country’s defense capabilities at the full delegation meeting of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force at the 2nd session of the 14th National People’s Congress held on the 7th. /Renmin Ribao. Xi Jinping, the General Secretary and President […]
South Korea's Senior Poverty Rate Hits 38.1%, Highest in OECD Countries Two years ago, the poverty rate among seniors in South Korea worsened to 38.1%, the highest level among the countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Statistics Korea’s Household Financial Welfare Survey on the 11th, the relative poverty rate of the […]
BYD, a Company Backed by Warren Buffet, Has Dominated the Entire EV Industry Recently, the latest model of BYD’s Yuan Plus is being sold in China starting at about 120,000 yuan (about $16,660), which is about 12% cheaper than the previous model. According to the media, the price war of electric vehicles is currently accelerating in China, and overall sales volume is decreasing. BYD’s competitor XPeng had reached […]
South Korean Government Orders a Study to Develop a Possible 'National Tattoo Exam' Yonhap News TV Earlier this month, the government ordered a study to develop a national examination to open up certain tattoo procedures to non-medical professionals, which are currently only allowed to be conducted by medical professionals. With the standoff between the government and the association of doctors over the debate of increasing the number of […]
North Korea's Satellite is Flying in Orbit Over South Korea and Japan The image of North Korea’s first military reconnaissance satellite ‘Manrikyong 1’, launched on November 21 last year. /Korean Central News Agency, Yonhap Japanese media reported that North Korea’s first reconnaissance satellite, launched last November, is flying in an orbit over South Korea and Japan after repeating altitude increases. Yomiuri Shimbun delivered the news on the […]
Shanghai Disneyland's Next Big Move: Another Themed Park on the Horizon Plan to add another themed park, following ZootopiaThe construction of the new hotel with 400 rooms is ongoing Shanghai Disneyland. Captured via Baidu Last year, Shanghai Disneyland, which opened the world’s first Zootopia-themed land, revealed its plan for further expansion. It was reported that the theme park, currently under construction, will enter the main construction […]
Dangerous Life of a North Korean Defector Broker, Part 2 Life-threatening activities for the remaining North Korean residents… “Someone has to do it” The process of sending money to North Korea is carried out through the South Korea-China-North Korea route. Because it has to be carried out every second regardless of day or night, he cannot utilize Korean banks that close early in the afternoon. […]
Dangerous Life of a North Korean Defector Broker, Part 1 The interview with Hwang Ji Sung, the defector activist “Someone has to engage in defector rescue activities. If you are someone who yearns for the downfall of the Kim Jong Un regime” In the era of 34,000 defectors, Hwang Ji Sung, a defector money transfer broker, is helping defectors and simultaneously conducting rescue and remittance […]
Potential Impact of North Korea's Nuclear Attack on Seoul The biggest obstacle to peace on the Korean Peninsula is North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. Recently, during the Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korea openly declared its intention to enhance its nuclear capabilities by enshrining its nuclear policy in the constitution. In response, the government has warned that “if North Korea prays for nuclear use, it will […]
China's Economic Challenge: Insights from the Closed Two Sessions The 14th Two Sessions will terminate with the National People’s Congress (NPC) closing on the afternoon of the 11th. The 10-day Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) closed a day earlier./Xinhua News Agency. The 14th session of China’s Two Sessions (National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) is expected to close smoothly […]
North Korea Celebrates International Women's Day On International Women’s Day, Rodong Sinmun said,“The greatest fortune of women is to live with respect under the esteemed Kim Jong Un.” On March 8, North Korea celebrated International Women’s Day, urging women to show loyalty to Kim Jong Un and dedicate themselves to their assigned roles. The Workers’ Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, emphasized in […]
Gaeseong Industrial Complex Foundation to be Dissolved Next Week Yonhap News The government plans to announce an enforcement decree next week to dissolve the Gaeseong Industrial District Foundation. Since its establishment in 2007, following the launch of the Kaesong Industrial Region in 2004, the foundation has been supporting the entry permit process, access control, labor, and facility management of companies in the complex. On the 11th, Koo Byung […]
North Korea Responds to US-South Korea Drills American experts on North Korea say, “The possibility of war breaking out is the highest since the Korean War.” [Photo=Yonhap News] Amid predictions that North Korea will provoke in response to the South Korea-U.S. joint training Freedom of Shield (FS), which started on the 4th, it is being evaluated that they are responding with relatively […]
North Korean Authorities Visit Mongolia to Strengthen Diplomatic Relations Yonhap News It has been confirmed that North Korean authorities departed from Pyongyang on the 9th for a visit to Mongolia. This action is interpreted as North Korea’s intention to overturn the balance in Northeast Asia by turning the shock of the diplomatic relationship establishment between South Korea and Cuba into the foreign management of […]
North Korea Attempts to Jam GPS Signals North Korea carried out dozens of rounds of artillery and self-propelled gun-firing training on the 7th. Yonhap News It was confirmed on the 8th that North Korea attempted to jam Global Positioning System (GPS) signals in response to the regular US-South Korea joint training Freedom Shield (FS). The Joint Chiefs of Staff detected several GPS […]
Legislation in China Proposed to Address Overtime Work on WeChat and Social Media As conflicts over after-work instructions via messengers such as KakaoTalk are growing in South Korea, China is reportedly preparing a plan to pay overtime for such “online overtime work.” Although the legislation is expected to take some time to prepare, the move to legislate itself is significant. On the 11th, the South China Morning Post […]
Lee Jae-Myung 'Yoon Suk Yeol's Government Has Become an Autocracy' A report from V-Dem Institute says “South Korean Democracy now ranks at 47th from 28thYoon Suk Yeol’s government attacks gender equality and represses the opposition partiesLee Jae-Myung “autocratization in a leading democratic country, unimaginable”“This general election must stop the reckless backslide” Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the Yoon Suk […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol: 'The Unification We Pursue is Based on the Universal Human Value' President Yoon Suk Yeol has received a work report from the Ministry of Unification and instructed them to make efforts to improve North Korean human rights. After receiving a policy direction report from the Ministry of Unification on the 7th, President Yoon said, “The unification we pursue is based on the universal human value, freedom, […]
Xi Jinping Signals China's Military Ambitions to Rival the U.S. Xi Jinping, General Secretary and President of China, emphasized the need to enhance the country’s defense capabilities at the full delegation meeting of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force at the 2nd session of the 14th National People’s Congress held on the 7th. /Renmin Ribao. Xi Jinping, the General Secretary and President […]
South Korea's Senior Poverty Rate Hits 38.1%, Highest in OECD Countries Two years ago, the poverty rate among seniors in South Korea worsened to 38.1%, the highest level among the countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Statistics Korea’s Household Financial Welfare Survey on the 11th, the relative poverty rate of the […]
BYD, a Company Backed by Warren Buffet, Has Dominated the Entire EV Industry Recently, the latest model of BYD’s Yuan Plus is being sold in China starting at about 120,000 yuan (about $16,660), which is about 12% cheaper than the previous model. According to the media, the price war of electric vehicles is currently accelerating in China, and overall sales volume is decreasing. BYD’s competitor XPeng had reached […]
South Korean Government Orders a Study to Develop a Possible 'National Tattoo Exam' Yonhap News TV Earlier this month, the government ordered a study to develop a national examination to open up certain tattoo procedures to non-medical professionals, which are currently only allowed to be conducted by medical professionals. With the standoff between the government and the association of doctors over the debate of increasing the number of […]
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