DEFECTOR SWAM FROM SOUTH KOREA TO NORTH KOREA

Highlights:

• The authorities of South Korea have confirmed that a 24-year old man who had defected from North Korea in 2017 has secretly crossed the border during the pandemic and possibly carrying coronavirus with him has returned to North Korea. 

US ENVOY INTENDS TO DISUCUSS STALLED NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TALKS IN SOUTH KOREA

HIGHLIGHTS

• South Korea is insisting that USA and North Korea should once again engage in nuclear talks before elections happen in USA.
• US envoy is set to visit South Korea soon in this regard.
• North Korea is demanding USA to drop what the f...

SOUTH KOREA'S UNIFICATION MINISTER RESIGNS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Kim Yeon-chul, the Unification Minister of South Korea, has resigned from his position.
• Recently, North Korea destroyed a liaison office. Kim Yeon-chul resigned to de-escalate the tension.

South Korean President Moon Jae-i...

GYEONGGI ORDERS ENTRY BAN IN BORDER AREAS

HIGHLIGHTS

• The provincial government of Gyeonggi has banned the circulation of anti-Communist propaganda leaflets at the border shared by South Korea and North Korea.
• Till November 2020, five cities and counties have been rated as danger zones.
...

ABDUCTEE SUPPORTERS DEMAND REPATRIATIONS FROM NORTH KOREA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Neighbors of Shigeru Yokota want repatriations from North Korea.
• Shigeru Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1970s.

Neighbors of the recently deceased Shigeru Yokota are pushing for the immediate repatriation of Japanese...

SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT MOON JAE IN AND HIS HUMBLE BEGINNING

Highlights –

• Moon Jae In, President of South Korea had a humble start to his career.
• He first ran for president in 2012.
• He became the President of South Korea in 2017.
• He is known for his historic engagement with North Ko...

NORTH KOREA CUTS OFF ALL COMMUNICATION WITH SOUTH KOREA

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• North Korea has cut off all communication with South Korea.
• North Korea wants South Korea to act against defectors who are trying to promote democracy in North Korea by sending anti-communist leaflets and balloons to North Korea from South ...

NORTH KOREA THREATENS TO ABOLISH LIAISION OFFICE WITH SOUTH KOREA

HIGHLIGHTS

• North Korea has decided to take the steps against South Korea which Kim Jong Un‘s sister had threatened South Korea with.
• North Korea is fuming due to defectors in South Korea trying to promote capitalism and democracy in North Korea....

NORTH KOREA WARNS SOUTH KOREA AGAINST ANTI-NORTH LEAFLETS

HIGHLIGHTS

• North Korean government is upset about leaflets criticizing Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) or North Korea.
• Kim Yo Jong also threatened to scrap the inter-Korean military agreement if South Korea did not act against people ...

NORTH KOREA’S KIM JONG-UN FINALLY MAKES A PUBLIC APPEARANCE

According to the local media in North Korea, the country’s supreme leader Kim Jong-Un has made an appearance for the first time in last 20 days as he arrived for celebrating the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang. This appearance ends numerous speculations surrounding the hea...

SEOUL AND THE U.S. SAY NORTH KOREA’S KIM JONG-UN IS NOT ILL

Number of rumors are continuously being spread related to the health of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-Un. Few stated his death, while few said that North Korean leader has gone through a cardiovascular surgery which was due to his habits of excessive smoking and obesity. 
In the lat...

SEOUL: INTER-KOREAN RAILWAY PROJECT TO RESTART SOON

The government of South Korea has finally decided to restart a project to reconnect railways between the two Koreas, which was delayed since months. The decision is taken despite the complexity of inter-Korean relations.
On Thursday, the Unification Ministry of Seoul stated that it has des...

SEOUL ON SILENT MODE OVER KIM JONG UN'S HEALTH

Number of questions were raised over the health of North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un, after he was absent from one of the most important event in North Korea which is birthday of his own grandfather Kim II Sung. 
In relation with this issue, South Korea has been maintaini...

IS KIM JONG FAKING? OR IS N.KOREA REALLY CORONA UNAFFECTED

Highlights

• Kim Jong keeping on his guard about coronavirus scenario
• N.Korean troops back off from their regular drills

Considering that the coronavirus epidemic sent China and South Korea scampering for the best they can do, there has been none repor...

N. KOREA TESTS THREE PROJECTILES AS A PART OF ITS SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM

Highlights:

• Early on Monday, North Korea fired 3 unidentified projectiles into the sea, making it the second such weapons test within a week.
• Military sources in South Korea said the launch appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles which North Kor...

DMZ PEACE TRAIN FESTIVAL 2020 RETURNS IN JUNE

Highlights –

• Popular music festival, promoting peace between North and South Korea
• Festival takes place near Demilitarized Zone in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province
• It is held close to the border with North Korea.
• Festival organi...

The world still doubts that President Donald Trump is trying to do the right thing in international affairs

WASHINGTON — According to Pew Research Center polls released Wednesday, the world is still doubtful that President Donald Trump will do the right thing on foreign affairs after almost three years in office.

The poll took place long before Trump signed off on a U.S. drone strike la...

Microsoft seized web domains by North Korean hackers

Owning to court orders, Microsoft announced yesterday that it had seized web domains used by North Korea hacking groups in order to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others.

According to US technology giant the federal court issued permission to take control...

China says that lifting some UN sanctions against NKorea might help break the deadlock

China and Russia are pressing the UN Security Council (UNSC) to lift certain sanctions against North Korea to ease the humanitarian concerns of the country and "break the deadlock" in the stalled denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, China's UN ambassador said on ...

U.S. ambassador to Seoul as the deadline for the failed negotiations with North Korea

SEOUL-On Sunday, the U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea will arrive in South Korea ahead of a year-end deadline set for Washington by Pyongyang to change its approach to stalled denuclearization negotiations, Seoul and Washington said on Friday.

Stephen Biegun is going to be in Seoul fo...