Category: Translation of Korean News

Partial/full translation of news from Korean to English. The date is the date of the article in the original source. The original news link is usually found at the bottom of the page. The words inside the brackets are not in the original article, but used to clarify, if needed.

August 10, 2020

South Korean Justice Minister Choo Promotes Prosecutors Loyal to the Moon Administration?

2020-8-8, Freedom-Korea.com [TRANSLATION] Many prosecutors who were moved to key positions announced on August 7, 2020 were controversial figures, who either prevented investigations targeting the Moon Jae-in administration or forcibly...

Abuse of Authority/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

July 25, 2020

“Government Employees with More than 2 Houses, Block Promotions, Punish as Crime,” 5 Years Jail, in Democratic Party of Korea-Introduced Bills

2020-7-22, Seoul Shinmun [TRANSLATION] After Noh Young-min (노영민), Chief of Staff to the President, sold his house in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province followed by another residence in Banpo neighborhood, Gangnam...

Law/Private Property/Socialism/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

July 25, 2020

Housing Rent Amount to be Set by Mayors and Governors, the Ruling Party Introduces a New Proposal in South Korea

2020-7-20, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] [Truncated] According to the amendment to the Housing Basic Act (주거기본법) and the Housing Lease Protection Act (주택임대차보호법) posted on the National Assembly homepage on July...

Law/Private Property/Socialism/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

July 19, 2020

A Citizen Yelled “Moon Jae-in is a Communist,” Threw a Shoe After South Korean President Moon After He Left the National Assembly

2020-7-17, Sisa Focus A man in his 50s yelled “We must remove communist Moon Jae-in from the Republic of Korea” threw his shoe as President Moon Jae-in left the National...

Communism/Moon Jae-in/Translation of Korean News

July 17, 2020

Seoul Mayor Park’s Chief of Staff a Key Person in the Spy Case of North Korea’s Communist Party Branch in South Korea

2020-7-16, Media Watch [TRANSLATION] The last person who had contact with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon before he was reported missing (police say his body found and was a suicide) was...

Communism/Espionage/North Korea/Spy/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

July 6, 2020

[Opinion] Balloons Flying Northward are a Message of Life Informing the Koreans in North Korea of their God-given Human Rights

2020-6-24, The Word News [TRANSLATION] Note: This is a press article contributed by Joo Il-ryong (주일룡), the president of Korea University Truth Forum regarding the leaflets sent toward North Korea....

Censorship/Defectors/Freedom/Human Rights/Lawfare/Leaflets/North Korea/South Korea/Suppression/Translation of Korean News

June 27, 2020

South Korean Marines Ordered to Halt Rifle Training at Yeonpyeong and Baeknyeong Islands

2020-6-18, Dong-A Ilbo [TRANSLATION] ROK Marines patrol on Yeonpyeong Island, 2020-6-17 Controversy has arisen over the decision to halt the individual weapons proficiency training in the military units on the...

Defense/Military/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/West Sea

June 27, 2020

A Young Man Found Guilty for Placing Posters Critical of President Moon at a University Campus

2020-6-23, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] A man in his 20s who was accused of “breaking and entering” was fined after attaching posters criticizing President Moon Jae-in at a university campus. On...

Abuse of Authority/Censorship/China/Lawfare/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/Translation of Korean News

June 14, 2020

North Korea Uses “Center of Party,” a Term for an Heir, Perhaps for Kim Yo-jong

2020-6-10, Yoo Dong-ryul’s Front Line of National Security (유동열의안보전선) [Translation, summary] Dr. Yoo Dong-ryul (유동열), the president of the Korean Institute of Liberal Democracy and an expert on North Korea,...

North Korea/Translation of Korean News

June 3, 2020

Moon Jae-in Government is Making a Law to Allow North Korean Companies to Operate Businesses in South Korea

2020-6-1, Freedom-Korea.com [Translation] Moon Jae-in stands while Kim Jong-un signs, 2018 The Moon Jae-in administration recently released a draft amendment to the “South-North Exchange and Cooperation Act” (남북교류협력에 관한 법률). ...

Moon Jae-in/North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea/Translation of Korean News