Category: North Korea

Chinese-North Korean Defectors Face Hardship in South Korea

GWANGYANG, South Korea—Abandoned, he feels, by three countries, Cho Guk-gyeong shows a visitor his South Korean alien registration card, which describes him as “stateless.” It’s an apt description of what his life is like in South Korea, 15 years after he fled North Korea. Most North Korean defectors to the South are ethnically Korean, but…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 19)

An activist says a new migrant caravan in Mexico is planning to make its way to the U.S. soon, with or without permission from Mexico. North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles this week. That’s amid international sanctions over its nuclear programs. The U.S. is now renewing its call for dialogue. The Illinois governor delays…


North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Off East Coast

The South Korean military said on Tuesday that North Korea has fired another unidentified projectile off its east coast into the Sea of Japan, the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang in recent weeks. Details of the launch, such as how far the projectile flew or what was fired, were not immediately disclosed…


North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Off East Coast: South Korean, Japanese Officials

North Korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean and Japanese officials, marking the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang in recent weeks. One ballistic missile was launched about 10:17 a.m. local time from the vicinity of Sinpo, South Korea’s Joint…


North Korea Fires Presumed Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Off East Coast

North Korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean and Japanese officials, marking the latest in a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang in recent weeks. One ballistic missile was launched about 10:17 a.m. local time from the vicinity of Sinpo, South Korea’s Joint…


North Korean Spy Infiltrated South Korean Presidential Office for Years: Defector

A former senior military officer in the North Korean spy agency, now a defector, testified recently that a North Korean spy infiltrated the South Korean presidential office for five or six years in the early 1990s, and then returned to North Korea. Wearing sunglasses while on camera, Kim Kuk-song, a Senior Colonel of the North…


Are 28,500 US Troops Enough to Stop North Korea Invading South Korea?; North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch

Veteran Middle East and Asia correspondent Donald Kirk says the “Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act,” recently proposed to Congress, could represent anything but peace for South Korea. North Korea would only agree to officially ending the Korean War on condition of the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea, he says. Even with…


The Truth Behind a Chinese Patriotic Film

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set off another wave of patriotism and anti-Americanism through the release of a film that greatly distorts the historical truth of a battle. Censorship of Film Reviews Online There are two focal points of the hype around this film titled “The Battle at Lake Changjin.” The first one…


China Promotes War Film With Anti-US Sentiment During Patriotic Holiday

Beijing promoted a film during the past national holiday break with anti-U.S. sentiment and praise for the ruling Communist Party. The Chinese communist regime celebrates Oct. 1 as its national day. Yet the seven-day holiday, ending on Oct. 7 and known as Golden Week, saw tightened control over film releases, and enforced an unofficial ban…


Chinese Regime Promotes War Film With Anti-US Sentiment on Anniversary of Its Rule

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promoted a film during the past national holiday break with anti-U.S. sentiment and praise for its one-party rule. The CCP marked the anniversary of the start of its rule in China on Oct. 1. The seven-day holiday, ending on Oct. 7 and known as Golden Week, saw tightened control over film…