Russian diplomats leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Russian diplomats leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his luggage and young children on a railway trolley into Russian territory. North Korea’s borders have been effectively locked down for months as part of the Kim Jong Un regime’s efforts to keep Covid-19 at bay, stranding the few diplomats operating inside Pyongyang. Diplomats, aid workers and NGO staff have chosen to leave North Korea rather than risk being stranded due to the country’s inflexible and strict border controls. The WFP said its operations in North Korea were “intermittent” last year due to border closures and warned operations this year could be in peril.

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How Putin and Kim stand to gain from a rare visit that’s troubling the West
6 months ago

How Putin and Kim stand to gain from a rare visit that’s troubling the West

Live Mint  

Deepening military and economic cooperation between Russia and North Korea is helping sustain the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and offering Pyongyang a technological boost, feeding unease in China and the West about the increasingly intimate relationship between the two authoritarian countries. In May, North Korea’s U.N. ambassador condemned Western countries for exploring replacements for the dissolved U.N. panel and urged …

While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat
9 months, 4 weeks ago

While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat

Live Mint  

SEOUL—In March 2022, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked out of a massive hangar wearing a bomber jacket and dark sunglasses. At the 2022 weapons launch, Kim oversaw North Korea’s first full-range intercontinental ballistic missile test in nearly five years. Kim’s nonmilitary options might be exhausted, and his goals likely now extend beyond sanctions relief given the strength of …

Thousands of North Korea defectors reveal what it’s really like to live in Kim Jong-Un’s isolated state
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of North Korea defectors reveal what it’s really like to live in Kim Jong-Un’s isolated state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The majority of North Koreans who resettled in South …

North Korea to welcome Russian tourists as it opens borders for first time since COVID-19
11 months, 1 week ago

North Korea to welcome Russian tourists as it opens borders for first time since COVID-19

India TV News  

Pyongyang: North Korea has opened its border for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic for international tourists and is set to welcome Russian tourists going on a ski trip, underscoring deepening cooperation between the two long-time US foes, according to a report. “For North Korea, tourism is the easiest way to earn foreign currency under the international sanctions regime,” …

3 Takeaways From the North Korea-Russia Summit
1 year, 3 months ago

3 Takeaways From the North Korea-Russia Summit

The Diplomat  

On September 13, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un met and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the Vostochny Cosmodrome – a spaceport located in the Amur Oblast in Russia’s Far East region. His delegation included Pak Thae Song, chairman of North Korea’s space science and technology committee, which develops artificial satellites, and Navy …

North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID lockdown
1 year, 3 months ago

North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID lockdown

Firstpost  

The announcement comes days after an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing for the first time since pandemic lockdowns began in 2020 amid a slow reopening of one of the world’s most politically and economically isolated countries North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the COVID …

This country is finally reopening after Covid. But it still requires a one-week quarantine
1 year, 3 months ago

This country is finally reopening after Covid. But it still requires a one-week quarantine

CNN  

CNN — North Korea has announced it will allow its citizens living abroad to return home in an easing of its coronavirus-era border controls. The country has decided to “adjust the anti-epidemic degree in reference to the eased worldwide pandemic situation,” according to the State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters. Recent moves by North Korea, which closed its borders in early …

In a first since pandemic, North Korean flight lands in Beijing
1 year, 4 months ago

In a first since pandemic, North Korean flight lands in Beijing

Live Mint  

After years of isolation from the world due to COVID pandemic, North Korea is slowly opening its border to the world. There has been no information on who was the in the flight, but it is expected that it would on return carry back North Koreans who had been trapped in China by the years because of border closure, reported …

North Korea signals reopening with first passenger flight in three years
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea signals reopening with first passenger flight in three years

Live Mint  

BEIJING/SEOUL: An Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing early on Tuesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns began in 2020, as North Korea cracks open its border to some passenger travel. It wasn't immediately clear who was aboard, but Western tour companies that operated in North Korea said it appeared to be a special flight …

Families in North Korea ‘starving to death’ due to lack of supplies – report
1 year, 6 months ago

Families in North Korea ‘starving to death’ due to lack of supplies – report

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Families in North Korea are …

US: Russia seeks arms-for-food deal with North Korea
1 year, 8 months ago

US: Russia seeks arms-for-food deal with North Korea

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return. “We also understand that Russia is seeking to send a delegation to North Korea and …

North Korea’s Kim says ‘nothing impossible’ amid agriculture push
1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea’s Kim says ‘nothing impossible’ amid agriculture push

Al Jazeera  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged officials to meet agricultural production targets amid reported food shortages, declaring “nothing is impossible” under the leadership of the ruling Workers’ Party. Kim said during a ruling party meeting on Wednesday that officials should concentrate on meeting grain production targets “without fail”, increasing yields at all farms and eradicating “internal factors that …

North Korea’s Kim orders ‘radical change’ in agriculture
1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea’s Kim orders ‘radical change’ in agriculture

Al Jazeera  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a “radical change” in agricultural production amid concerns over reported food shortages in the isolated country. Kim, the third generation of his family to rule secretive North Korea, made his remarks less than a week after South Korea’s Unification Ministry said its northern neighbour appeared to be facing a “grave” food …

North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage
1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

Deccan Chronicle  

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a major political conference dedicated to agriculture, state media reported Monday, amid outside assessments that suggest the country is facing a serious shortfall of food. South Korean experts estimate that North Korea is short around 1 million tons of grain, 20 percent of its annual demand, after the pandemic disrupted …

North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage
1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a major political conference dedicated to agriculture, state media reported Monday, amid outside assessments that suggest the country is facing a serious shortfall of food. South Korean experts estimate that North Korea is short around 1 million tons of grain, 20 percent of its annual demand, after the pandemic …

North Korea's Kim Jong Un holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage
1 year, 9 months ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

Firstpost  

Recent unconfirmed reports have said an unknown number of North Koreans have died of hunger. But observers have seen no indication of mass deaths or famine in North Korea Seoul, South Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a major political conference dedicated to agricultural improvement, state media reported Monday, amid outside assessments that the country’s chronic food insecurity …

North Korea food shortage worsens amid Covid, but no famine yet
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea food shortage worsens amid Covid, but no famine yet

India Today  

There’s little doubt that North Korea’s chronic food shortages worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy. Its specific agenda is unknown, but the party’s powerful Politburo earlier said that a “a turning point …

On brink of famine, North Korea refuses foreign aid, calls it 'poisoned candy'
1 year, 10 months ago

On brink of famine, North Korea refuses foreign aid, calls it 'poisoned candy'

India Today  

Despite being on the brink of famine due to critical food shortages, North Korea has reportedly refused foreign aid, likening it to a “poisoned candy”. North Korea's official newspaper Rodong Simmun said that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be like taking "poisoned candy" and urged lawmakers to instead focus on becoming self-sufficient. In 2022 the …

N Korea paper warns against ‘poisoned candy’ amid food shortages
1 year, 10 months ago

N Korea paper warns against ‘poisoned candy’ amid food shortages

Al Jazeera  

The Rodong Sinmun warns against accepting external help amid reports North Korea is teetering on brink of famine. North Korea’s official newspaper has urged economic self-reliance amid reports of food shortages, arguing that relying on external aid to cope with the food situation would be like taking “poisoned candy”. The commentary, published in the Rodong Sinmun on Wednesday, comes days …

North Korea ‘reduces food rations for troops’ for first time in 23 years
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea ‘reduces food rations for troops’ for first time in 23 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy North Korea’s severe food crisis …

North Korea party meeting set to discuss ‘urgent’ food issue
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea party meeting set to discuss ‘urgent’ food issue

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector, a possible sign of worsening food insecurity as the country’s economic isolation deepens amid a defiant nuclear weapons push. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Monday that members of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Politburo met on …

North Korea lifts stringent epidemic lockdown in capital Pyongyang, says Russian embassy
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea lifts stringent epidemic lockdown in capital Pyongyang, says Russian embassy

Firstpost  

Seoul, South Korea: Russia’s embassy in North Korea says the country has eased stringent epidemic controls in the capital Pyongyang that were placed during the past five days to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses. North Korea has not officially acknowledged a lockdown in Pyongyang or a re-emergence of COVID-19 after leader Kim Jong Un declared a widely disputed victory …

‘Excessive’: North Korea’s COVID curbs blamed for food crisis
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Excessive’: North Korea’s COVID curbs blamed for food crisis

Al Jazeera  

Pyongyang has substantially ramped up border security since January 2020, according to satellite images. North Korean authorities have imposed “excessive and unnecessary” border measures since January 2020, including upgraded fences, guard posts and patrol roads, an analysis of satellite images by Human Rights Watch shows. HRW said it had spoken to five North Korean defectors involved in smuggling goods in …

North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

The isolated country’s claim comes as Asian neighbours are battling a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. “Under the …

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO believes COVID getting worse, not better in North Korea

Associated Press  

LONDON — A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there. At a briefing on Wednesday, WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about the COVID-19 …

Covid "getting worse, not better" in North Korea: WHO
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid "getting worse, not better" in North Korea: WHO

India Today  

A top official at the World Health Organization said the UN health agency assumes the coronavirus outbreak in North Korea is “getting worse, not better,” despite the secretive country’s recent claims that COVID-19 is slowing there. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Mike Ryan appealed to North Korean authorities for more information about the Covid-19 outbreak …

COVID amid food insecurity: A perfect storm is brewing in N Korea
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID amid food insecurity: A perfect storm is brewing in N Korea

Al Jazeera  

Widespread malnutrition and the absence of a stable health system are exacerbating the impact of COVID-19 in the country. On May 12, North Korea reported the country’s first COVID outbreak, a significant public admission after two and a half years of stringent lockdowns and border closures. Omicron, the variant behind North Korea’s outbreak, is estimated to be asymptomatic in close …

N. Korea moves to soften curbs amid doubts over COVID counts
2 years, 6 months ago

N. Korea moves to soften curbs amid doubts over COVID counts

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials discussed revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions during a meeting Sunday, state media reported, as they maintained a widely disputed claim that the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak is slowing. But many outside health experts view most of the reported fever cases as COVID-19, saying North Korean authorities would …

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms, even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across his unvaccinated populace and hinted at easing virus restrictions to nurse a decaying economy. The North’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper said farm workers in South Hwanghae province …

North Korea reports surge in fever as Kim Jong Un claims virus progress
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports surge in fever as Kim Jong Un claims virus progress

The Hindu  

North Korea said on May 21 it found nearly 2,20,000 more people with feverish symptoms even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across an unvaccinated population of 26 million. State media showed him weeping during Saturday’s state funeral for top North Korean military official Hyon Chol Hae, who is believed to …

N. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

N. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities and worry about a possible humanitarian crisis. Some observers say North Korea was likely forced to acknowledge the COVID-19 outbreak because …

News Analysis: New approach, same problem with North Korea: How to deal with Kim Jong Un
2 years, 7 months ago

News Analysis: New approach, same problem with North Korea: How to deal with Kim Jong Un

LA Times  

Then-President Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the demilitarized zone in 2019. Former President Trump’s relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un featured the former reality-star president at his most theatrical: threats of “fire and fury,” followed by splashy meetings, a trip to the demilitarized border with South Korea and exchanges of “love letters” …

North Korea shuns outside help as COVID catastrophe looms
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea shuns outside help as COVID catastrophe looms

Al Jazeera  

Pyongyang has not responded to offers of help and inquiries from the US, South Korea, the WHO and UNICEF. North Korea, whose dynastic leadership proclaims an official ideology of self-reliance known as “juche”, has long been known for its secrecy and hostility towards the outside world. “I would guess that is a combination of both.” North Korea, where state propaganda …

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is facing a COVID-19 crisis and a tough new adversary in the south
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is facing a COVID-19 crisis and a tough new adversary in the south

ABC  

In late April, after weeks of rigorous rehearsals, North Korea's armed forces put on one of their trademark military parades to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Korean People's Revolution Army. "For North Korean leaders, it's very hard — especially in April, around those celebrations — to concede that anything might be going wrong in the country," Ms Fraser said. …

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools
2 years, 7 months ago

Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. Despite what the North’s propaganda is describing as an all-out effort, the fear is palpable among citizens, according to defectors in South Korea with contacts in the North, and some outside observers worry the outbreak may get …

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea fights Covid with traditional medicines

India TV News  

Highlights North Korean lieutenants have quarantined hundreds of thousands of suspected Covid patients Officilas urged people with mild symptoms to take willow leaf or honeysuckle tea Earlier, North Korea claimed its total Covid19 caseload stood at 168 despite rising fever cases On a recent nighttime visit to a drugstore, a double-masked Kim Jong Un lamented the slow delivery of medicine. …

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Decoding the explosive COVID outbreak in North Korea

The Hindu  

The story so far: After reportedly remaining “COVID-free” since the start of the global pandemic, North Korea last week confirmed its first case. In an immediate response to what North Korea termed was the “state’s most serious emergency”, its leader Kim Jong Un imposed a nationwide lockdown. Saying that the outbreak has pushed North Korea into “great turmoil”, Mr. Kim …

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another jump in suspected Covid-19 cases

India Today  

North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating Covid-19 outbreak ravaging across the unvaccinated nation. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim, during a ruling party Politburo meeting on Tuesday, criticized officials over their early pandemic response, …

N. Korea’s Kim faces ‘huge dilemma’ on aid as virus surges
2 years, 7 months ago

N. Korea’s Kim faces ‘huge dilemma’ on aid as virus surges

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — During more than a decade as North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un has made “self-reliance” his governing lynchpin, shunning international help and striving instead for domestic strategies to fix his battered economy. The North’s apparent underreporting of deaths is meant to defend Kim’s authority as he faces “the first and biggest crisis” of his decade of …

North Korea reports another fever surge amid Covid-19 crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another fever surge amid Covid-19 crisis

India Today  

North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be Covid-19 and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to distribute medicine. That raises North Korea's deaths to 56 after more than 1.48 million people became ill with fever since late April. North Korea lacks test …

North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to distribute medicine. That raises North Korea’s deaths to 56 after more than 1.48 million people became ill with fever since late April. …

North Korea reports another surge in fevers amid Covid crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports another surge in fevers amid Covid crisis

India Today  

North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be Covid-19 as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military medical officers were deployed to distribute medicine. North Korea lacks testing supplies to confirm coronavirus infections in large numbers, and the report didn’t say how many of the fever cases were Covid-19. Read: China tests …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind North Korea’s COVID-19 admission?

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Before acknowledging its first domestic COVID-19 cases, North Korea spent 2 1/2 years rejecting outside offers of vaccines and steadfastly claiming that its superior socialist system was protecting its 26 million people from “a malicious virus” that had killed millions around the world. The World Health Organization says North Korea has reported tests of 64,200 people …

North Korea reports six deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports six deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak

The Hindu  

Six people have died and 3,50,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread “explosively” across North Korea, state media said on May 13, a day after acknowledging a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time in the pandemic. It’s unusual for isolated North Korea to admit to the outbreak of any infectious disease, let alone COVID-19, as the country …

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The outbreak forced leader Kim Jong Un to wear a mask in …

North Korea Kept Itself In Fortress Against Covid. With '1st' Cases, Will Kim Open 'Castle Doors' to Aid?
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea Kept Itself In Fortress Against Covid. With '1st' Cases, Will Kim Open 'Castle Doors' to Aid?

News 18  

Despite bringing to its heels many countries since it emerged two years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic ‘failed’ to push North Korea out of its secretiveness. But the Path Ahead Looks Rocky North Korea’s confirmed outbreak comes as China — its close ally and trading partner — battles its biggest outbreak of the pandemic. North Korea in January tentatively reopened railroad …

North Korea reports first-ever Covid case, Kim Jong-un declares national emergency
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports first-ever Covid case, Kim Jong-un declares national emergency

India Today  

After more than two years of holding the record for not reporting a single case of Covid-19, North Korea has confirmed its first-ever case and declared a "severe national emergency". The size of the outbreak wasn’t immediately known, but it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed …

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown
2 years, 7 months ago

North Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown

Al Jazeera  

North Korea has confirmed its first outbreak of COVID-19, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in one of the world’s few unvaccinated countries as it goes into a nationwide lockdown. It reported later that North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un had “called on all the cities and counties of the whole country to thoroughly lock down their areas” with …

Kim Jong Un orders North Korea into lockdown after Pyongyang confirms first COVID-19 outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

Kim Jong Un orders North Korea into lockdown after Pyongyang confirms first COVID-19 outbreak

ABC  

North Korea is being put into a national lockdown, with state media saying the country is facing its "biggest emergency incident" after officially confirming its first COVID-19 outbreak. Key points: Omicron has been detected in the country's capital city Pyongyang Kim Jong Un has ordered that the infection source be "eliminated" North Korea previously claimed a perfect record in keeping …

After a strict two-year COVID lockdown, North Korea gingerly reopens
2 years, 10 months ago

After a strict two-year COVID lockdown, North Korea gingerly reopens

LA Times  

After spending two years under strict lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea may finally be opening up — slowly. Even the poorest countries in Africa have received outside aid and vaccines or acquired immunity through infection, but North Korea is the only country in the world without a real plan,” said analyst Lim Soo-ho at Seoul’s Institute of …

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