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October 9, 2026

Priorities of the Lee Jae-myung Government: A New Budget Item “Strategic Cooperation with China” Created, While the Budgets for Korea-US Alliance, Defectors, Denuclearization of North Korea Fall for 2027

2026-10-9, Tara O Budgets reflect priorities. South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget proposal for 2027 under the Lee Jae-myung administration cuts the ROK (Republic of Korea)-U.S. relations projects, while...

Alliance/Budget/China/Defectors/Foreign Affairs/U.S. Comments: 0

December 11, 2020

Intelligence Special Activities Fund Increasing While NIS Core Function is Neutralized, Park Geun-hye Unjustly Jailed for the Fund, while Moon’s Blue House Continues to Receive the Fund

2020-12-11, Tara O NIS Budget Increasing Despite the expected removal of core capabilities from the National Intelligence Service (NIS, South Korea’s CIA), the NIS budget is actually increasing. In 2020,...

Budget/Human Rights/Intelligence/Moon Jae-in/Purge/Rule of Law/South Korea

July 28, 2020

Pay Cut for South Korean Navy Sailors

2020-7-28, Tara O Starting this month (July 2020), the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy decided to reduce the maximum overtime hours for the sailors below company grade officer level, citing...

Budget/Military/South Korea

December 12, 2019

South Korea’s Ruling Party & 4 Smaller Parties Exclude the Main Opposition Party Again, Disregard Parliamentary System, Quickly Pass ₩512 Trillion ($432 Billion) Super Budget Without Discussion

2019-12-12, Tara O On December 10, 2019, the ruling party + 4 smaller parties, so-called “4+1,” formed a bloc to pass what is known as the “Super Budget” of ₩512.3...

5.18/Budget/Corruption/Economy/Human Rights/Korean War/Law/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea

Category: Budget

Priorities of the Lee Jae-myung Government: A New Budget Item “Strategic Cooperation with China” Created, While the Budgets for Korea-US Alliance, Defectors, Denuclearization of North Korea Fall for 2027

Intelligence Special Activities Fund Increasing While NIS Core Function is Neutralized, Park Geun-hye Unjustly Jailed for the Fund, while Moon’s Blue House Continues to Receive the Fund

Pay Cut for South Korean Navy Sailors

South Korea’s Ruling Party & 4 Smaller Parties Exclude the Main Opposition Party Again, Disregard Parliamentary System, Quickly Pass ₩512 Trillion ($432 Billion) Super Budget Without Discussion