North Korea Conducts Multiple Cruise Missile Tests, Raising Security Concerns 2024.02.21 North Korea has been escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula following provocations by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who led a test launch of a land-to-sea missile on Nov. 14. North Korea has been utilizing a mix of weapons systems to secure its capabilities, with cruise missiles in particular receiving a lot of attention...

South Korean Intelligence Requests Blocking of North Korean YouTuber Yumi's Channel 2024.02.21 North Korean YouTuber 'Yumi' has been requested by the Korea Communications Commission to be disconnected again. In response, the National Intelligence Service judged the content as propaganda for the North Korean regime and requested action. It is expected to block access to the channel through the same procedure as before...

Medical Students Declare 'Collective Leave of Absence' in Protest Against Government Policy 2024.02.21 [iNews24's Kim Down] Student representatives from 40 medical universities and medical specialty schools across the country have announced that they will start submitting alliance leave of absence against the government's policy of increasing the number of medical seats...

Chinese Fireworks Blamed for South Korea's Fine Dust Pollution, Research Shows 2024.02.21 Experts have estimated that half of the fine particulate matter is caused by Chinese firecrackers. It was claimed that the increase in concentrations to 'bad' levels over the holiday was due to Chinese fireworks...

South Korean President Yoon Delays Germany and Denmark Trips Amid Domestic Issues 2024.02.21 President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized to German and Danish leaders for postponing his scheduled visit this week. During separate phone calls with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the afternoon of the 20th, President Yoon explained, “The visit had to be postponed due to various reasons, including domestic and overseas […]

Putin Gifts Russian-Made Luxury Car to North Korea's Kim Jong Un 2024.02.21 Amid deepening ties between North Korea and Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a Russian-made car for his "personal use. On Tuesday, Reuters reported, citing North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), that Kim received a gift of a Russian-made private passenger car...

North Korean Nuclear Tests Linked to Surge in Earthquakes: South Korean Meteorological Agency Report 2024.02.21 38% increase from the previous year·50% increase from the annual average numberFourth highest frequency since KMA started an observationContinuous earthquakes in the East Sea were due to nuclear tests in Kilju, North Korea Last year, earthquakes of magnitude 2.0 or higher occurred more than 50% more frequently than in previous years in the Korean Peninsula […]

South Korean, German Intelligence Agencies on High Alert for North Korean Attacks 2024.02.21 South Korean and German intelligence agencies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory to prevent cyberattacks on North Korea's defense sector. According to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Tuesday, the joint advisory analyzed the strategies, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of two representative cases of North Korean defense hacking, introducing the attackers and the actual attack methods. A North Korean hacking organization infiltrated an organization that researches maritime and shipbuilding technology in late 2022...

Patient Complains: 'Four Toes Amputated Due to Doctor's Strike' 2024.02.21 As the medical community and the government continue their standoff over the expansion of medical schools, collective actions by specialists are intensifying, leading to confusion on the ground as surgeries are postponed or canceled. According to the medical community, on the 19th, specialists at the largest hospitals in South Korea (Seoul National University, Seoul Asan, […]

North Korea's Latest Move: Erasing South Korea from Public Relations Magazine 2024.02.20 In the January 2024 issue (top), the entire Korean peninsula was marked in red, but in the February issue, only the North was marked (Photo = Excerpt from Geumsugangsan magazine) As North Korea continued to erase South Korea since the beginning of the year, it was confirmed that only the North of the Korean peninsula […]

Putin's Luxury Gift: North Korea's Kim Jong Un Receives Russian-Made Car 2024.02.20 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a car as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on the 20th that the “Russian-made personal car” sent by President Putin to Secretary Kim was delivered to Party Secretary Park Jong Chon and Deputy Party Leader Kim Yo Jong […]

North Korean Delegation Rushes to Russia for Expanding All-Round Cooperation 2024.02.20 Kim Su Gil, responsible for the Pyongyang City Committee, returned on the 19th after completing his visit to Russia. North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on the 20th that “an international delegation led by Minister of Information Industry Ju Yong Il left Pyongyang on the 19th to participate in the Eurasian Information Technology Union (Forum) […]

North Korea Celebrates Kim Jong Il's 82nd Birthday with Industrial Art Exhibitions 2024.02.20 In honor of the 82nd birthday of Kim Jong Il, industrial art exhibitions were held in various regions. (Photo= Labor Newspaper/News1) Industrial art exhibitions commemorating the 82nd birthday of Kim Jong Il continue to be held in each province (direct-controlled municipality). The Labor Newspaper reported on the 19th, “Workers, experts, enthusiasts, and laborers in the […]

North Korea Blames U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy for Regional Chaos and Conflict 2024.02.20 AsiaToday By Park Young-hoon = North Korean authorities have claimed that the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy is causing regional and factional conflicts, leading to chaos. "The US-led security councils, including the Quad (US-Japan-India-Australia) and AUKUS (US-UK-Australia), have led to closure and factional confrontation, not freedom and openness," according to an article titled 'Washington's Indo-Pacific strategy is a script for geopolitical confrontation that destroys peace and stability in the region,' written by Ri Ji-won, a researcher at the US Institute of Foreign Affairs, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday. "The reality two years after the release of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy report clearly demonstrates the hollowness of the current U.S. administration's 'building a free, open, prosperous, and stable region,'" he said. "The U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy has not brought stability to the region, but instability and war." "The U.S. is using the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to build an exclusive supply chain that excludes regional countries," he said, adding that "stable supply...

South Korea-Cuba Diplomatic Relations: Presidential Office Highlights Economic, Cultural, and Consular Benefits 2024.02.19 The Presidential Office anticipates that establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba will lay the groundwork for economic cooperation, including the expansion of trade, entry of South Korean companies, and securing a supply chain for minerals such as nickel. In particular, it is expected that the opening of an embassy will significantly help ensure the safety of […]

President Yoon's Approval Ratings Up, People Power Party and Democratic Party Rates Fluctuate 2024.02.19 A poll has revealed that the approval rating for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration has been on the rise for three consecutive weeks, nearing 40%. According to a poll conducted by Realmeter for Energy Economic Newspaper from February 13th to 16th, with a sample of 2011 people aged 18 and older (with a margin of […]

North Korea Threatens 'Merciless Punishment' against U.S. Human Rights Envoy 2024.02.16 Ahead of her visit to Korea, Julie Turner, the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights, is seen visiting the site where Ms. Yokota Megumi was abducted in Japan. (Photo=NHK) With pouring out harsh words, North Korea strongly criticized the U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights, Julie Turner, […]

South Korea's Secret Diplomatic Mission to Cuba, North Korea's Isolation Deepens 2024.02.16 Students waving the Cuban flag./Yonhap News Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se having his first official diplomatic meeting with Bruno Rodriguez, the Cuban Foreign Minister, at the Cuban Convention Palace on June 5, 2016./Yonhap News The sudden announcement of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Cuba on the night of the 14th was […]

Job Hunt at 60: South Korea Sees Surge in Older Job Seekers 2024.02.16 The proportion of job seekers in their 60s and above in South Korea is steadily increasing. The 2023 Mapo District Senior Job Fair was held last year. Photo= Yonhap News According to Worknet, a job information site operated by the government on the 15th, the total number of new job postings was 4,776,288, of which […]

Court Clears President Yoon's Mother-in-Law of Perjury Charges 2024.02.16 The person who accused President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law of committing perjury in the past has appealed the prosecutor’s decision not to prosecute. However, the Supreme Court concluded that the prosecutor’s decision was valid. According to the legal community on the 15th, the Supreme Court’s 2nd Division (Chief Justice Lee Dong Won) dismissed the re-appeal […]

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