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Memes, Jokes and Cats: South Koreans Use Parody for Political Protest
3 days, 13 hours ago

Memes, Jokes and Cats: South Koreans Use Parody for Political Protest

New York Times  

Memes, Jokes and Cats: South Koreans Use Parody for Political Protest As South Koreans took to the streets this month demanding the ousting of their president, some found an unexpected outlet to express their fury: jokes and satire. “Dumpling Federation Fried Dumpling Union” “Dumpling Federation Fried Dumpling Union” Video by Yu Young Jin/The New York Times “Pizza Toppings Research Group” …

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South Korea’s ‘Hurry Hurry’ Culture Helps Bring Down a President
1 week ago

South Korea’s ‘Hurry Hurry’ Culture Helps Bring Down a President

Live Mint  

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law revved up South Koreans from 0 to 100. “But when the momentum is there, it really translates into a huge amount of energy.” South Korea’s history helps explain its culture. In 1995, he set fire to 150,000 phones and faxes, some of them defective, to make a statement about quality control, …

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Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers in Ukraine, Zelensky says
1 week, 2 days ago

Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers in Ukraine, Zelensky says

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says North Korean troops in 'significant numbers' in Kursk amid reports of reverses
1 week, 3 days ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says North Korean troops in 'significant numbers' in Kursk amid reports of reverses

Firstpost  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that North Korean troops are deployed in significant numbers in Russia’s Kursk region. The remarks came a day after reports emerged that Pyongyang had killed 300 Ukrainian soldiers as the war-stricken nation struggled to hold on to the Russian city As the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war escalates, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Moscow has started …

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South Koreans throng Seoul streets ahead of vote to impeach President
1 week, 4 days ago

South Koreans throng Seoul streets ahead of vote to impeach President

India Today  

South Korean lawmakers are set to vote for a second time on an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree that has caused huge political turmoil in the country. Yoon’s martial law imposition, the first of kind in more than four decades in South …

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No, President Yoon’s attempted coup was not a desperate act of nostalgia
2 weeks, 5 days ago

No, President Yoon’s attempted coup was not a desperate act of nostalgia

Al Jazeera  

Authoritarianism is still very much in vogue, in Washington and Seoul alike. In the aftermath of the jarring events that rattled South Korea earlier this week, the instant consensus among the instant “experts” who rushed to explain why South Korea’s besieged president, Yoon Suk-yeol, declared martial law, was that the failed gambit amounted to, in effect, a desperate act of …

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Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
1 month ago

Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Associated Press  

SADO, Japan — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, highlighting lingering tensions between the neighbors over the issue. Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event …

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South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions
1 month ago

South Korea will not attend Sado mines memorial event in Japan amid lingering historical tensions

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s government said Saturday it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced laborers at the site before the end of World War II. Some South Koreans had criticized Yoon’s government for throwing …

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Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?

Al Jazeera  

South Korea could step back from aiding Kyiv, a proposal that was spurred by the North’s deployment to Russia. And Hanwha is ready to supply it to Ukraine if Seoul lifts a ban on the export of lethal weapons to Kyiv “in light of North Korean military activities”, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said in late October. “It’s paramount …

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Why are North Koreans troops in Ukraine? Everything we know about Kim Jong-un’s soldiers joining Putin’s war
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why are North Koreans troops in Ukraine? Everything we know about Kim Jong-un’s soldiers joining Putin’s war

The Independent  

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Biden Warns of North Korean Aggression if They Enter Ukraine
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden Warns of North Korean Aggression if They Enter Ukraine

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden has stated that Ukraine should strike North Korean troops if they enter the country to fight alongside Russia. The President expressed concern about the presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia and indicated that the US is committed to helping Ukraine defend itself and will continue to surge security assistance to Ukraine.

North Korea's Troop Presence in Ukraine: A Threat to the Region
2 months ago

North Korea's Troop Presence in Ukraine: A Threat to the Region

CNN  

Growing intelligence suggests that North Korea is preparing to play a more direct role in Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly warned that North Korean troops are joining Russia's war, with recent videos showing North Korean soldiers receiving training in Russia. South Korea's spy agency also confirmed the deployment of 1,500 soldiers, including special forces fighters, …

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North Korea's Troop Presence in Ukraine: A Growing Concern for the Region
2 months ago

North Korea's Troop Presence in Ukraine: A Growing Concern for the Region

CNN  

Growing intelligence suggests that North Korea may be preparing to send troops to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly warned that North Korean troops are joining Russia's war, and South Korea's spy agency has also expressed concern. The deployment of North Korean troops could have significant implications for Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as it would be the first time …

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South Korea’s President Yoon Meets Japanese Prime Minister Kishida One Last Time
2 months ago

South Korea’s President Yoon Meets Japanese Prime Minister Kishida One Last Time

The Diplomat  

The leaders of South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on September 13. Before Yoon took office, the South Korean Supreme Court had ordered two Japanese companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel Corp, to provide more than more than 100 million won in compensation to Koreans who were forced to work for the Japanese military during Japan’s colonial rule …

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Dictators & Demagogues 01: Kim Jong Un
3 months ago

Dictators & Demagogues 01: Kim Jong Un

ABC  

HAMISH MACDONALD – HOST: It's the morning of the 13th of February 2017 and Kuala Lumpur International Airport is bustling. HAMISH MACDONALD - HOST General Chun, it's estimated 31,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since the 1950s. HAMISH MACDONALD – HOST: That’s Anna Fifield again, Asia Pacific Editor at the Washington Post Anna Fifield: So North Korea shut …

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Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

Hindustan Times  

SEOUL, South Korea — Less than a month before leaving office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Seoul and reaffirmed his sympathy for the suffering of Koreans during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Friday underscored the need to maintain warming ties between the Asian neighbors. Japan's leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms …

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Japan's PM Kishida shows sympathy for colonial victims to woo South Koreans: Here's what went wrong
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan's PM Kishida shows sympathy for colonial victims to woo South Koreans: Here's what went wrong

Firstpost  

In South Korea, there is deep-seated resentment towards how Japan’s past actions, and how its leadership is currently dealing with those atrocities. Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Seoul less than a month before stepping down was intended to solidify a legacy of improved relations with South Korea. As a part of that effort, Kishida reaffirmed sympathy for …

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Japan’s leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan’s leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Less than a month before leaving office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Seoul and reaffirmed his sympathy for the suffering of Koreans during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Friday underscored the need to maintain warming ties between the Asian neighbors. Since early last year, Kishida and conservative South Korean President …

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Over a million South Koreans sign petition to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Over a million South Koreans sign petition to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol

The Independent  

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South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants
6 months ago

South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find any more fire victims Tuesday, a day after a devastating blaze likely triggered by exploding lithium batteries killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers. Security cameras showed smoke engulfing the second-floor worksite of the factory, soon after sparks …

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Gunfire on Korean border as Kim Jong-un's troops cross into DMZ for the third time in just two weeks and days after Putin's visit to Pyongyang
6 months ago

Gunfire on Korean border as Kim Jong-un's troops cross into DMZ for the third time in just two weeks and days after Putin's visit to Pyongyang

Daily Mail  

South Korean soldiers were forced to shoot at dozens of North Korean troops who crossed the border yesterday in an unsettling flurry of activity hours after Vladimir Putin left Pyongyang. This undated handout photo provided on June 18, 2024 by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows North Korean soldiers working at an undisclosed location near the heavily fortified border, as …

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How did North Korean soldiers just wander across most heavily armed place on earth?
6 months ago

How did North Korean soldiers just wander across most heavily armed place on earth?

The Independent  

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South Koreans vote as President Yoon faces a major test in a crucial parliamentary election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Koreans vote as President Yoon faces a major test in a crucial parliamentary election

The Hindu  

South Koreans are voting Wednesday in a hotly contested parliamentary election that's largely seen as a referendum on conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and a possible sign of a deepening domestic divide. Mr. Lee, now the chairman of the opposition Democratic Party, is a harsh critic of Mr. Yoon's major policies and is eying another presidential bid. Mr. Lee's party …

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Is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un planning war? Experts have conflicting views
11 months ago

Is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un planning war? Experts have conflicting views

Al Jazeera  

While some analysts say Kim’s moves are out of the ordinary, others say he is working from a familiar playbook. In a speech to North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament last week, Kim said the constitution should be amended to define South Korea as the “primary foe and invariable principal enemy” and that three agencies tasked with promoting inter-Korean reconciliation would be …

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