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Man in his 20s Skirts Military Service with Extreme Weight LossA man in his 20s who purposely lost weight to avoid conscription has been given probation. According to the legal community on the 12th, Gwangju District Court’s Criminal Division 8 (Judge Yong Shin Kim) revealed on the 11th that it had sentenced a man in his 20s to six months in prison with a two-year […]
Will Russia Use Arrested South Korean Accused of Espionage as a Political Negotiation Card?AP=Yonhap News A South Korean arrested for suspicion of espionage in Vladivostok, Russia, is known to be a missionary who has been involved in rescuing North Korean defectors. Foreign media have suggested that Russia may use this as a political negotiation card. This is because Russia designated South Korea, which sided with the West and […]
China Warns South Korea to Stay Out of South China Sea DisputeTells Korea to “mind its own business”Points out it increases burdens on China-South Korea relationsWang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expresses China’s position Recently, China strongly protested against South Korea’s expression of concern over the frequent clashes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, the waters of territorial […]
South Korean Arrested in Russia on Espionage Charges Turns Out to be Missionary Who Helped Rescue North Korean DefectorsThe Korean man arrested in Vladivostok, Russia, on charges of espionage, is reported to be a missionary who has been involved in rescue activities for North Korean defectors in the area. According to Yonhap News on the 12th, Korean missionary Baek entered Russia from China earlier this year and was arrested by the Russian Federal […]
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 […]
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. […]
Get to Know Go Yoon Jung of 'Resident Playbook'Have you ever heard of the “Reply 1997”, “Reply 1994”, “Hospital Playlist”, and “Prison Playbook” drama series? Director Shin Won Ho consistently garners significant interest with his drama productions, leaving audiences eagerly anticipating his next project. Excitement is building for director Shin Won Ho’s upcoming drama, “Resident Playbook.” A recently released teaser has fueled anticipation […]
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 ExamsAn 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 2KF-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 […]
First Female 2-Star Officer Warns Against Opposition's North Korea Sympathizers in ParliamentThe 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's Satellite is Flying in Orbit Over South Korea and JapanThe 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 […]
Potential Impact of North Korea's Nuclear Attack on SeoulThe 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 […]
Gaeseong Industrial Complex Foundation to be Dissolved Next WeekYonhap 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 DrillsAmerican 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 SignalsNorth 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 […]
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, […]
South Korea's Senior Poverty Rate Hits 38.1%, Highest in OECD CountriesTwo 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 […]
Man in his 20s Skirts Military Service with Extreme Weight Loss A man in his 20s who purposely lost weight to avoid conscription has been given probation. According to the legal community on the 12th, Gwangju District Court’s Criminal Division 8 (Judge Yong Shin Kim) revealed on the 11th that it had sentenced a man in his 20s to six months in prison with a two-year […]
Will Russia Use Arrested South Korean Accused of Espionage as a Political Negotiation Card? AP=Yonhap News A South Korean arrested for suspicion of espionage in Vladivostok, Russia, is known to be a missionary who has been involved in rescuing North Korean defectors. Foreign media have suggested that Russia may use this as a political negotiation card. This is because Russia designated South Korea, which sided with the West and […]
China Warns South Korea to Stay Out of South China Sea Dispute Tells Korea to “mind its own business”Points out it increases burdens on China-South Korea relationsWang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expresses China’s position Recently, China strongly protested against South Korea’s expression of concern over the frequent clashes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, the waters of territorial […]
South Korean Arrested in Russia on Espionage Charges Turns Out to be Missionary Who Helped Rescue North Korean Defectors The Korean man arrested in Vladivostok, Russia, on charges of espionage, is reported to be a missionary who has been involved in rescue activities for North Korean defectors in the area. According to Yonhap News on the 12th, Korean missionary Baek entered Russia from China earlier this year and was arrested by the Russian Federal […]
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 […]
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. […]
Get to Know Go Yoon Jung of 'Resident Playbook' Have you ever heard of the “Reply 1997”, “Reply 1994”, “Hospital Playlist”, and “Prison Playbook” drama series? Director Shin Won Ho consistently garners significant interest with his drama productions, leaving audiences eagerly anticipating his next project. Excitement is building for director Shin Won Ho’s upcoming drama, “Resident Playbook.” A recently released teaser has fueled anticipation […]
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 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 […]
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'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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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