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.

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

June 2, 2020

A Young Energetic IT attorney, Will Fraud in South Korea’s 2020 Election be Uncovered? Kim Moon-Soo TV

2020-5-26, Kim Moon-Soo TV (김문수TV, a YouTube Channel) [Translation] [Note: Kim Moon-Soo (김문수) is a former Governor of Gyeonggi Province and former National Assemblyman with the Saenuri Party, forerunner of...

Elections/Human Rights/Lawfare/Liberal Democracy/Media/Moon Jae-in/Rule of Law/South Korea/Subversion/Totalitarianism/Translation of Korean News/Whistleblower/Worship

May 29, 2020

Ministry of Veterans Tells Korean War Hero General Paik Sun-yup No Burial Plot at Seoul National Cemetery

2020-5-27, Chosun Ilbo [Translation] It became known on May 26, 2020 that the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs recently visited the hero of the Korean War, General Paik Sun-yup...

Disinformation/South Korea/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

May 21, 2020

Young People in Their 20s, 30s Held a “Black Protest” Against Election Fraud in South Korea

Resistance TV (정광용TV, 레지스탕스TV) (YouTube channel), 2020-5-20, [Translation, partial] On May 15, 16, and 17, 2020, young people in their 20s and 30s wearing black clothing and masks held a...

Demonstrations/Elections/Freedom/South Korea/Translation of Korean News