Category: South Korea

North Korea Calls Failed Spy Satellite Launch ‘The Most Serious’ Shortcoming, Vows 2nd Launch

SEOUL, South Korea—Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed, launch last month “the most serious” shortcoming this year and harshly criticized those responsible, state media reported Monday. In late May, a North Korean rocket carrying a military reconnaissance…


South Korea Conducts Nationwide Probe Into Alleged Covert Chinese ‘Police Stations’

South Korea’s authorities have launched a probe into the alleged Chinese police stations operating covertly across the country after a Chinese restaurant in Seoul was found to have served as a base last month. South Korean intelligence officials and police jointly investigated the presence of covert Chinese police stations in various regions, including the capital…


Expert Calls for South Korea to Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection Against China Theft

In recent years, Beijing’s efforts of technology theft were exposed one after another, primarily through its talent acquisition program called the “Thousand Talents Plan.” Many of those involved in the scheme, Chinese or foreigners, were subjected to legal consequences in the victimized countries. However, analysts believe South Korea, in particular, has long lacked vigilance in…


US Guided-Missile Submarine Docks in South Korea for First Time in 6 Years

The United States on Friday sent a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine to South Korea after North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches, which landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The USS Michigan is the first nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine to dock in South Korea in nearly six years, Yonhap News Agency reported. South Korea’s military said the…


South Korea Becomes Non-Permanent Member of UN Security Council

South Korea has been re-elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with 180 affirmative votes out of 192 member states. Political analysts believe this marks the international community’s recognition of the country’s global status and influence. This is the third time the East Asian country has served as a non-permanent…


Shen Yun Faces Unrelenting Interference From Beijing in South Korea

Shen Yun Performing Arts has faced challenges in securing top-flight venues in South Korea, sparking concerns over Beijing’s interference in South Korea’s internal affairs and cultural sovereignty. New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s top classical Chinese dance company, and since its inception in 2006, it has become a global phenomenon. Using the universal language…


US Says China Envoy Attempted to Use ‘Pressure Tactic’ on South Korea

The United States said that recent remarks by China’s envoy, in which he warned South Korea against betting on China’s loss in a rivalry with the United States, may have been intended as a “pressure tactic” on South Korea. During a press briefing at the White House on June 12, John Kirby, spokesman for the…


South Korea Summons China Envoy Over ‘Provocative’ Remarks About US Ties

South Korea on Friday summoned China’s top envoy to protest against his “provocative” remarks on United States-South Korea relations, saying that such an act amounts to interference in internal affairs. Chinese envoy Xing Haiming made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday, in which he urged South Korea…


South Korea’s Top Companies to Attend Economic Forum in Vietnam, Expand Trade

The CEOs of major South Korean conglomerates will attend an economic forum in Vietnam this month as leaders from both countries recently agreed to expand trade and economic cooperation. Analysts say that Vietnam has become a potential manufacturing base for Korean tech giants while China is losing its status as the “world’s factory” amid tensions…


Some Sudden Deaths Caused by COVID-19 Vaccines, Autopsies Confirm

Some sudden deaths were caused by COVID-19 vaccines, autopsies have confirmed. Eight people who died suddenly after receiving a messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine died due to a type of vaccine-induced heart inflammation called myocarditis, South Korean authorities said after reviewing the autopsies. “Vaccine-related myocarditis was the only possible cause of death,” Dr. Kye Hun Kim…