Tag: Korea

Chinese Branch of US Company Issues Fake Reports Triggering Product Recalls in South Korea

A Chinese branch of a U.S.-based multinational electronics testing company has been issuing fake reports for China-made goods entering the South Korean market for eight years, Korean media reported as a massive recall of products was announced. The recall impacted 1,696 products sold by 378 companies in South Korea, Korean media reported. The top three companies with…


Thinner and Contrite, Samsung’s Leader Walks out of Jail on Parole

UIWANG, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, convicted of bribery and embezzlement, walked out of prison on parole on Friday, with South Korea’s president calling on the public for understanding over his controversial release. Broad support for his parole grew amid anxiety that major strategic decisions are not being made at the world’s…


South Korea to Compensate Nurse Paralysed After COVID-19 Shot

SEOUL—For the first time in South Korea, a nursing assistant who was paralyzed after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine was recognized as a victim of an industrial accident, making her eligible for government benefits and compensation. The nursing assistant, who has not been identified, received AstraZeneca’s shot on March 12 and later suffered from double vision…


South Korea Says No Decision on Joint US Military Drills, but Exercises Should Not Create North Korea Tension

SEOUL—South Korea said on Monday no decision has yet been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warned the South against holding the exercises amid signs of a thaw in relations. South Korea and the United States regularly stage military exercises, mainly in…


The Undeniable Importance of the Korean War and Its Lessons

Whether Americans, or citizens the world over, wish to remember or not, the Korean War is the symbol of the 70-plus year war of attrition between two ideas: communism and democracy. June 25, 1950, moved the world from modern warfare into the existential warfare of the modern age— introducing the first hot war of the…


US-China Chip Hegemony War: South Korea Under Pressure to Pick a Side

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden held talks at the White House on the 21st and issued the “U.S.-ROK Leaders’ Joint Statement.” The two sides reached consensus on a number of issues including the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and economic investment. The countries agreed to…


LIVE: Biden Holds News Conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in


Blinken Blasts ‘Aggressive’ China, North Korea’s ‘Systemic, Widespread’ Rights Abuses

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 17 the Chinese regime was acting aggressively and repressively, and accused North Korea of committing “systemic and widespread abuses” against its own people. Blinken’s remarks disclosed a fissure in Washington and Seoul’s approach to China and North Korea, openly pressing South Korea to join hands in…