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October 18, 2020

South Korea’s Current Blue House Budget for Managing Journalists “Unlimited”

2020-10-18, Tara O The current South Korean Blue House presidential spokesperson has an unlimited budget in dealing with the pool of Blue House correspondents. Normally, a government credit card with...

Media/South Korea

October 8, 2020

Using Tricks to Protect Money for North Korea…Im Jong-seok and GyeongMoonHyeop Blocked the South Korean Government Redemption of $210,000 (₩230 Million)

2020-10-5, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] The Foundation of Inter-Korea Cooperation [literal translation: South-North Economic and Cultural Cooperation Foundation, 남북경제문화협력재단; GyeongMoonHyeop (경문협) for short] is a private organization registered with the Ministry...

North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

October 7, 2020

Huawei’s Chips Banned by the U.S. in South Korean Defense Ministry’s 40,000 Smart Speakers, Ministry “Didn’t Know”

2020-10-5, TV Chosun [TRANSLATION] From now on, I will focus on our exclusive report that China’s Huawei semiconductor chips, which the U.S. banned for security reasons, has been installed inside...

China/Espionage/Intelligence/Military/National Security/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

October 6, 2020

A Letter from the Son of the South Korean Man Killed, Burnt by North Korea on September 22, 2020: Restore My Father’s Honor

2020-10-6, the Son of the Man Killed by North Korea [TRANSLATION of the son’s letter] Dear Mr. President [Moon Jae-in], How are you, Mr. President? I’m the son of the...

Moon Jae-in/North Korea/South Korea/West Sea

October 6, 2020

Have a Chinese Competitor Spy on the Samsung’s Audit Committee?… Business World ‘Panics’

2020-10-5, Money Today [TRANSLATION] The South Korean government and lawmakers are pushing ahead with amendments to the Commercial Act and Fair Trade Act in the name of creating a “fair...

China/Control/Lawfare/Security/Socialism/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

October 4, 2020

Chinese Ambassador to Korea and Chief Prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl Discuss Cooperation in ‘Law Enforcement’

2020-9-29, Asia Economy [TRANSLATION] Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol (윤석열) discussed exchanges in the field of law enforcement with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Hai Ming. According to the legal...

China/Influence Operations/Law/Rule of Law/Translation of Korean News

October 4, 2020

PHOTOS: Moon Jae-in Administration’s Suppression of Freedom of Assembly in South Korea on 10.3 National Foundation Day

2020-10-4, Tara O On October 3, 2020 the Moon administration deployed 11,000 police, 300 police buses, and 90 checkpoints to block the people from gathering in Gwanghwamun Plaza (Syngman Rhee...

Dictatorship/Freedom of Expression/Protests/South Korea/Suppression

September 28, 2020

Rally Organizers Jailed, Prime Minister & Police Promise Crackdown, Suppression of Freedom of Assembly in South Korea

2020-9-28, Tara O October 3rd is National Foundation Day in South Korea. Similar to last year, major rallies against the Moon Jae-in government were planned for that day, but the...

Abuse of Authority/Corruption/Election Fraud/Freedom/Labor Union/Lawfare/Military/Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Police/Protests/Religion/Rule of Law/Scandal/South Korea/Suppression/Tyranny/West Sea

September 26, 2020

Why does North Korea’s Apology Letter Have South Korean Spellings and Style, and Why was the Letter Changed?

2020-9-26, Tara O On September 22, 2020, a South Korean citizen was shot and burned by North Korea at sea. He was a 47-year old South Korean government employee under...

Propaganda/South Korea/West Sea

September 23, 2020

China’s United Front Work Department Pushes for Building China’s Virus Lab in South Korea, Belt and Road Projects and A2/AD Too

2020-9-23, Tara O China recently proposed to build a large Northeast Asian e-commerce logistics hub in Busan. As part of the project, China is pressing hard to build a virus...

China/Coronavirus/Defense/Influence Operations/National Security/South Korea/Subversion

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