SEOUL, South Korea—A fire destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by towering high-rise apartments and lavish shopping districts of South Korea’s ultramodern capital Friday. Firefighters extinguished the flames in Seoul’s Guryong village within about five hours, and no injuries or deaths were reported. Shin Yong-ho, an official at the fire department…
US Enabling North Korea, So South Korea Wants Nuclear Weapons
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary South Korea’s president has just told the world that he no longer has confidence in the United States. “It’s possible that the problem gets worse and our country will introduce tactical nuclear weapons or build them on our own,” said President Yoon Suk-yeol on Jan. 11, at a joint briefing by…
US Defense Chief to Hold Talks With ‘Critical Allies’ Amid China, North Korea Threats
January 18, 2023
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit South Korea and the Philippines to bolster ties with “critical allies” in the face of growing threats posed by the communist Chinese and North Korean regimes, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters that Austin would meet with “senior government and military…
Cars Collide on Icy Road in South Korea; 1 Dead, Dozens Hurt
SEOUL, South Korea—Nearly 50 vehicles collided on an icy highway near the South Korean capital Sunday night, killing one person and injuring dozens. At least 47 vehicles were involved in the accident on the Guri-Pocheon highway, where they skidded on the slippery road and collided in succession, said Hwang Tae-geun, an official at the fire…
South Korea, US Plan February Nuclear Tabletop Drills to Deter North
SEOUL—South Korea and the United States will hold tabletop exercises next month as the allies move to better counter the North’s nuclear threats, South Korea’s defence minister said on Wednesday. Nuclear-armed North Korea launched an unprecedented number of missiles last year, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. U.S. and South…
Japan and South Korea Defend COVID-19 Measures After China Bans Visas
January 11, 2023
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Japan and South Korea are defending public health measures that place restrictions on travelers from China following politically motivated retaliation from China’s communist regime. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, ordered that it would stop granting short-term visas to Japanese and South Korean nationals on Jan. 10. The move…
South Koreans Want an Independent Nuclear Deterrent
Commentary The U.S. nuclear umbrella in Asia is failing. North Korea on Jan. 1 announced plans to “exponentially increase” its nuclear arsenal, including small-yield tactical nuclear weapons for the targeting of South Korea and intercontinental ballistic missile production for the targeting of the United States. The rogue country is walking its talk. On Jan. 1, it…
US, Japan, South Korea Trilateral Cooperation Crucial to Deter North Korea: State Dept
Trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea is crucial to effectively respond to security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, particularly North Korea’s nuclear threat, the State Department said. Speaking at the Foreign Press Center on Friday, State Department’s spokesperson Ned Price said that bolstering trilateral cooperation will be a focal point of the…
Seoul Arrests Traveler From China Who Escaped Quarantine
Seoul police announced they captured a 41-year-old Chinese man who had tested COVID-19 positive when he arrived at Incheon Airport from China, and subsequently ran away from the quarantine hotel he was taken to. Hotel camera footage shows him running from the quarantine hotel in Yeongjong-do, Incheon, at around 10:04 p.m. on Jan. 3, shortly…
Nearly 80 Percent of COVID-19 Cases Among International Arrivals in South Korea Are From China
On Jan. 3, the South Korean government announced that travelers from Hong Kong and Macau must provide a negative COVID-19 test from Jan. 7, in addition to arrivals from mainland China, and 76 percent of positive COVID-19 cases at the South Korean border were in Chinese people. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)…
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