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Pyongyang has effectively negated the inter-Korean military pact, according to the minister of unification.
Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho stated on Wednesday that Pyongyang has effectively nullified the inter-Korean agreement meant to reduce military tensions and that it is "wrong" for Seoul to continue to adhere to it alone.
Speaking at the National Assembly's audit of the Y...
China is crucial to mitigating potential Arms agreement between Russia and North Korea, according to an expert.
China holds the key to preventing a potential arms agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, according to an expert on North Korean military and politics, as Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepare to meet in Russia's Far East.
Kim arrived aboard h...
The highs and lows of relations between Russia and North Korea
The United States, which first disclosed that the visit was imminent, stated that Kim and Putin were likely to discuss North Korea supplying Russia with weapons for Ukraine's brutal civil conflict. This would be a role reversal from the 1950-1953 Korean War, when the Soviet Union supplied amm...
South Korea needs a smaller Assembly, says the head of the ruling party.
The leader of the ruling People Power Party said Thursday that South Korea might need a smaller National Assembly.
Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon said Thursday at a meeting of the party leadership that the present 300 seats in the 75-year-old parliament "shouldn't be considered absolute.&qu...
Park So Dam's reaction to malicious DMs is as follows: Netizens assume Park Bo Gum's fan is the co-star of Record of Youth.
Park So Dam, well known for her role as Kim Ki Jung in the Oscar-winning, 2019 black comedy thriller 'Parasite,' recently turned to Instagram and shared a screenshot of various hate comments she has received since 2020. A netizen can be seen in the taped discussion calling Park So Dam una...
North Korea unveiled a possible new solid-fuel ICBM.
North Korea revealed an alleged new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, at a highly choreographed military parade, as predicted, but without its leader, Kim Jong-un, delivering warning warnings to South Korea and the United States. The parade, however, plainly reveals North Ko...
The founder of Kakao has been criticized for failing to take responsibility for a recent service disruption
Due to the recent service disruption after a data center fire, Kakao founder Kim Beom-leadership su's has come under fire.
Experts in the field stated on Thursday that the incident proved Kakao had been neglectful in operating its services steadily without constructing a proper cont...
South Korea and North Korea restore communication almost after a year
According to the President’s office in South Korea, both the leaders have agreed to rebuild their relations and improve trust. The Blue House also said that both the leaders have been exchanging letters since April.
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification informed that the rep...
MORE TIGHTER CURBS IN SOUTH KOREA SAYS PRIME MINISTER KIM BOO-KYUM
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• This move follows imposition of a semi-lockdown in the greater Seoul area.
• The President Moon Jae-in government on Monday imposed its toughest level of social distancing curbs in the greater Seoul area
According to a statement issued by South...
NORTH KOREA’S KIM JONG UN & CHINA'S XI JINPING PLEDGE TO STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN TWO NATIONS
Top leaders of North Korea and China have vowed to strengthen the ties between two nations. This desire was expressed by them in the messages sent by them which mark the 60th anniversary of the defense treaty between North Korea and China signed in 1961.
According to North Korea...
SOUTH KOREAN SPY AGENCIES CLAIM KIM JONG-UN LOST NEARLY 44 LBS OF WEIGHT
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• Kim Byun-kee said the National Intelligence Service has estimated that the North Korea’s apex leader has recently lost between 10 and 20 kilograms
According to a lawmaker in South Korea who citing a briefing by one of country’s spy agency said Nor...
TOP LEADERS OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA EXCHANGE LETTERS
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• The newspaper citing a source has said that Moon has sent a letter to the North Korean leader to seek more ways to hold a summit
According to South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo, the President of South Korea Moon Jae-in has exchanged letters with North Korea...
NORTH KOREA TO WHO: WE DON’T HAVE A SINGLE CASE OF COVID-19
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• According to the WHO, North Korea's testing figures were inclusive of 733 people who were tested in the period of June 4-10
Despite testing over 30,000 people for COVID-19 till June, we have not found a single case of it, this is what North Korea told the...
FOUNDER OF KAKAO SOLD $447 MILLION WORTH OF STOCKS AS DONATION
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- Founder of Kakao sold $447 million worth of stocks as donation.
- Kakao's chairman had pledged in February this year to donate more than half of his assets.
- He had joined the Giving Pledge, a global campaign created by ...
TWO MONTHS AFTER KIM KARDASHIAN'S DIVORCE FILING, KANYE WEST ACCEPTS THE MARRIAGE IS OVER
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• A source close to West said “Kanye took time because he was holding out hope that he could fix things.”
• According to the source, Kanye's “main concern is getting equal rights to see his kids and since they are both on the sa...
BTC LOSES KIMCHI PREMIUM LOSS BY 6%; WILL NOT IMPACT BTC GLOBALLY
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• South Korean exchange Upbit suspended withdrawals leading to the drop in the Kimchi Premium
• Whales have reportedly been dropping coins in the South Korean exchanges
‘WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WARN THE NEW US ADMINISTRATION' SAYS KIM YO JONG
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• This statement from Kim is North Korea’s first public message to the US since President Joe Biden took charge of the office in January
• In a statement carried by state news agency KCNA, Kim said “We take this opportunity to warn the new U.S....
S. KOREAN FIRST VICE FINANCE MINISTER WARNS OF GROWING INFLATION RISKS
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- S. Korean First Vice Finance Minister warns of growing inflation risks.
- The risk has been directed towards rising oil prices.
- Prices of the farm, livestock, and fisheries products advanced 16.2 percent on-year in 2020.
S. KOREA E-COMMERCE COMPANY COUPANG INC. TO DEBUT IN NYSE
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- S. Korea e-commerce company Coupang Inc. to debut in NYSE.
- The e-commerce company is set to fix its IPO within next week.
- Coupang is hoping to price its offering at between US$27 and $30 per share to raise up to $3.6 bill...
S. KOREA’S KUMHO TIRE UNION WORKERS ACCEPT WAGE FREEZE AND CASH BONUS
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- S. Korea’s Kumho Tire union workers accept a wage freeze and cash bonus.
- The management and labor union reached the agreement early this month.
- The company’s full-year operating profit in 2020 fell 37 percent....