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  • Tragic Coal Mine Accidents Claim Lives in China: An Urgent Call for Improved Safety Measures A gas explosion in Anhui ProvinceA collapse accident in Shanxi ProvinceBoth accidents can be seen as man-made disasters without a doubt Two coal mine accidents occurred on the same day, the 11th, in China, the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, resulting in a total of 16 deaths and disappearances. The chances of survival […]
  • Income Inequality Soars: Top 10% Earn 76 Times More Than Bottom 10% Annual income of the top 0.1% of total income is $1.5 million According to a survey, the gap between the top 10% and the bottom 10% of total income is 76 times. The weekly report “Numbers” No. 229 from the Ministry Data Research Institute on February 27th presented a survey result titled “Polarization of Total […]
  • Organ Donation Crisis: South Korea's Dismal Numbers Compared to U.S. Number of brain-dead organ donors in our country is six times lower than in the U.S.Three out of four Koreans are willing to donate organs Out of 50,000 people waiting for organ transplants, only around 400 donations are made every year. The Ministry of Data Research Institute’s weekly report “Numbers” No. 229, released on February […]
  • Marriage Price Tag: Koreans Spend $300K on Saying 'I Do' Housing Cost Accounts for 79% of Wedding Expenses A study has revealed that the cost of getting married in Korea is 347.4 million won ($294,000). On February 20th, the Numbers Data Research Center’s weekly report “Numbers” No. 228 released a survey titled “Cost of Marriage for Koreans.” Below are the details of the survey results. […]
  • How China's Self-Development is Reshaping the Global Arms Market China’s weapon imports have significantly decreased. As China’s ability to develop weapons has improved, it appears to accelerate its domestication. On the 11th, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in Hong Kong, citing a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), reported that China’s weapon imports from 2019 to 2023 decreased by 44% […]
  • South Korea's Military Develops 'Monster Missile' and Hypersonic Weapons in Response to North Korean Threats South Korea is focusing on developing ultra-high-performance weapons against North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations, including the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile and hypersonic missiles...
  • 56 Teachers in South Korea Investigated for Selling and Reproducing CSAT Questions and Mock Exams An audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection has revealed that active teachers have been systematically buying and selling anticipated test questions for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and school exams from private educational institutions. On the 11th, the Board of Audit and Inspection requested the National Police Agency to investigate 56 people, […]
  • KF-21: South Korea's Weapon Against North Korea's Provocations - Part 3 Korean Military, Also Pushing for Joint Development of Interception Weapons with the US On the other hand, if the North Korean missile is intercepted in the ascent phase with an air-to-ground missile mounted on the KF-21, the damage caused by the missile fragments falling on the land can be prevented. According to the interception concept […]
  • KF-21: South Korea's Weapon Against North Korea's Provocations - Part 2 KF-21, Various Domestic Missiles Can Be Equipped At Will The most significant advantage of the KF-X project is that South Korea has opened the era of the first fighter jet they developed and that it is possible to equip various missiles and bombs that South Korea mainly imported from abroad with their domestic weapons at […]
  • North Korea's Suspected Missile Tech Deals with China: Academic Exchange or Security Breach? North Korea announced the successful launch of its military reconnaissance satellite, the “Malligyong-1,” on the night of November 22, 2023. The photo shows Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, watching the launch./ Pyongyang Korean Central News Agency=Yonhap News According to a report by the Japanese newspaper, Nihon Keizai Shimbun […]
  • KF-21: South Korea's Weapon Against North Korea's Provocations - Part 1 The KF-21 (Boramae), the first domestic fighter jet, is the largest weapons project since Dangun, with a total project cost of $13.7 billion. The KF-21, also known as the Korean Fighter (KF-X) project, effectively started in August 2001 when President Kim Dae Jung declared that he would develop a domestic fighter jet by 2015. The […]
  • Last North Korean Restaurant in Vietnam Shuts Down Amid COVID Fallout The scene of a Koryo restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam, closed on the 4th. With the withdrawal of the last North Korean restaurant, the Koryo restaurant, there are no longer any North Korean restaurants left in Vietnam/Hanoi correspondent Jung Ri Na The last North Korean restaurant in Vietnam has closed its doors and withdrawn. According to […]
  • China Loses Population Crown to India, Battles Low Birth Rate Crisis Photo=ImageToday With a population of 1.4 billion, China is grappling with a national emergency due to a low birth rate and is struggling to find solutions. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the total population of mainland China decreased from 1.4118 billion at the beginning of this year to 1.4970 billion, a […]
  • First Female 2-Star Officer Warns Against Opposition's North Korea Sympathizers in Parliament The First 2 Star Female Officer Kang Sun Young, a former Army Aviation Operations Commander, who the People Power Party recruited as a candidate for the April 10th general election, criticized the proportional representation candidates whom The Democratic Alliance of Korea elected, the proportion satellite party of Democratic Party of Korea, as the share of […]
  • North Korea May Exploit Co-Researched Papers For Military Development North Korea is suspected of developing military technology through joint research with other countries. Academic exchanges between North Korea and China are active, and Chinese government funds are being used. It has been pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen international monitoring...
  • 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 […]
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