Intelligence Archives - East Asia Research Center

May 25, 2023

North Korea’s Spies Also in the Progressive Party and Teachers’ Union in South Korea

2023-5-24, Munhwa Ibo [TRANSLATION] Above: KTU members block the police and National Intelligence Service (NIS) search & seizure of KTU office in Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, 2023-5-23, Yonhap News Mr....

Information Operations/Intelligence/North Korea/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

March 29, 2023

Intelligence Collection: “KCTU Labor Union Cadres Entered U.S. Military Bases, Photographed Facilities, and Sent the Pictures to North Korea”

2023-3-29, Dong-A Ilbo [TRANSLATION] It was revealed on March 28, 2023 that Mr. A, the Director of Organization of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU, MinNoChong), who was arrested...

Intelligence/Labor Union/Spy/Translation of Korean News/Treason

March 20, 2023

What are North Korea’s Instructions to Spies? North Korea-instructed Slogans Appear in Demonstrations in South Korea

2023-3-20, Tara O Various spy rings have been uncovered in South Korea, including those in the Changwon, Chungju, Jeju, and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) (aka Minju NoChong). ...

Espionage/Information Operations/Intelligence/National Security/Spy/Subversion

February 4, 2023

People’s Front for Independent Unification, HGH, North Korea’s Extensive Spy Network Discovered All Over South Korea

2023-2-4, Tara O A major spy scandal has been brewing for more than 5 years in South Korea. The activities of North Korean agents and their South Korean assets are...

Espionage/Intelligence/Spy/Subversion

January 11, 2023

Spy Investigations Considerably Slowed Down during Moon Jae-in Government, Investigations Restarted Under Yoon Suk-yeol Administration, but Concerns Remain

2023-1-9, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] Article Title: The Moon Government Let Go of Spy Investigations…Only 3 People in 4 Years (文정부, 간첩수사 손 놔… 4년동안 3명 적발 그쳐) Prior to the...

Abuse of Authority/Defense/Espionage/Intelligence/National Security/North Korea/South Korea/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News/Treason

January 10, 2023

North Korea Ordered Jeju Spy Ring in South Korea to “Fight Using KCTU Labor Union and NGOs”

2023-1-9, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] It was confirmed on January 8, 2023 that cadres of the progressive political party in South Korea are under investigation by counterintelligence authorities for allegedly engaging...

Defense/Espionage/Intelligence/National Security/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

December 30, 2022

China’s United Front Influence Operation Agencies in Korea Revealed as Search for Chinese Police Stations Continue; Political Ties Discovered

2022-12-29, Tara O The Chinese restaurant in Seoul, Korea suspected of being a Chinese police station is run by Wang Haijun (王海军) [pronounced as Wang Hai-goon (왕해군) in Korean], a...

China/Influence Operations/Intelligence/National Security/Subversion

December 27, 2022

Chinese Restaurant Suspected of Being Chinese Police Station in Korea Connected to China’s State Media CCTV and Xinhua

2022-12-26, Tara O In a strange turn of events, the Chinese restaurant on the Han Gang (한강, Han River), Dongbang Myungjoo (동방명주), suspected to be a Chinese police station in...

China/Influence Operations/Information Operations/Intelligence/Media/National Security/Police/Psychological Operations

November 9, 2022

Moon Jae-in Regime Harassed Two Intelligence Colonels, Destroyed HUMINT Network, Severely Degraded KDIC Capability

2022-11-9, Tara O Two South Korean colonels, who had been working secret missions against North Korea for more than 20 years, and regarded as outstanding in their fields, were harassed...

Defense/Intelligence/Military/Moon Jae-in/National Security/Subversion

July 12, 2022

Intelligence on the Civil Servant Killed by North Korea Deleted from Defense Ministry’s Network, the 2 Defectors Sent back to North Korea After the Blue House Abruptly Halted Investigation, Former Intelligence Chiefs Park Ji-won, Suh Hoon, Others Charged

2022-7-12, Tara O On July 6, 2022, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) filed criminal charges against Park Ji-won and Suh Hoon, NIS directors in the Moon Jae-in administration, for violating...

Abuse of Authority/Defectors/Dictatorship/Human Rights/Intelligence/Moon Jae-in/North Korea

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