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.

March 12, 2020

Realmeter Charged with Public Opinion Manipulation…Fraud, Obstruction, Election Law Violation

2020-3-11, NewDaily [Translation] Young Law Professionals of the Future (미래를여는청년변호사모임) or MiraeCheongByeon (미래청변 for short) gathered on March 11, 2020 and filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office charging...

Disinformation/Elections/Moon Jae-in/Opinion Rigging/Poll/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

March 2, 2020

Unprecedented: South Korea’s Energy Firm KEPCO Plans to Allow Chinese Companies to Bid

2020-2-26, Seoul Economy [TRANSLATION] KEPCO [Korea Electric Power Corporation], which is struggling with deteriorating earnings, is pushing ahead with the plan to involve Chinese companies in bidding for electric power...

China/Energy/Security/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

February 27, 2020

Is the Blue House Hacking its own Website? Hackers Manipulate to Reduce the Number Supporting Moon Jae-in’s Impeachment Petition Posted on the Blue House Website

2020-2-27, 작스튜브ZAKSTUBE [Note: Starting 1:44, the person refreshes the website repeatedly during a 4 minute period to show what is happening to the support numbers. As time goes, the number...

Hacking/Impeachment/Opinion Rigging/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/Wuhan Virus

February 20, 2020

Seongju THAAD Base visit by Kim Moon-soo, the Leader of the Liberty Unification Party, “Strengthen the alliance with the US,” “Normalize the Operation of THAAD”

2020-2-18, PenNMike.com (Translation) On February 18, 2020, Kim Moon-soo, the leader of the Liberty Unification Party, visited Seongu, where the THAAD Base is located, to report on the situation. The...

Alliance/Security/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/U.S./Video

February 10, 2020

30,000 Chinese come to South Korea Everyday…Moon, Instead of Banning Entry, Emphasizes “Let’s Share the Suffering”

2020-02-23, NewDaily [translation] Citizens’ Petition to Prohibit Chinese Entry: 668,005 as of February 3 On February 3, 2020, President Moon Jae-in expressed his willingness to help China, where the epicenter...

China/Translation of Korean News/Wuhan Virus

December 21, 2019

Moon is the Worst President among Civilian Presidents with 87% of Votes, Seoul National University Poll

2019-12-21, Chosun Ilbo (translation) In the online voting of the Seoul National University’s (SNU) alumni and faculty members, Moon Jae-in took #1 place in the online voting for the worst...

Poll/Translation of Korean News

December 10, 2019

History Teachers Employment Exam Controversy in South Korea…3 of 11 Questions are About Socialism, also China

2019-12-9, Chosun Ilbo (Translation) Choi Seong-hoon (30, pseudonym), who wants to be a high school history teacher was at a loss after seeing the examination paper for hiring teachers on...

China/Communism/Education/History/Socialism/Translation of Korean News

December 1, 2019

South Korean Embassy told the Escapees to Wait…Ten Defectors from North Korea Arrested in Vietnam and Deported

2019-12-1, NewDaily (translation) Ten North Korean defectors headed for South Korea were arrested by Vietnamese authorities and deported to China, it became known. North Korean escapees support groups argue that...

Defectors/Human Rights/Translation of Korean News

December 1, 2019

South Korea’s Moon Administration Names Russia, Not Japan, as “Partner” in its White Paper

2019-12-1, Gong Byung-ho TV (공병호TV) (translation) “On November 29, 2019, the Diplomatic White Paper published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was publicized. Shockingly, it omitted the expression ‘Japan is...

Foreign Affairs/Japan/Russia/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/Video

November 15, 2019

157 South Korean Lawmakers, Excluding the Liberty Korea Party, Urged “Resumption of Gaesong Industrial Complex and Geumgang Mountain Tourism”

2019-11-13, TV Chosun (Translation) On October 13, 2019, 157 lawmakers from the ruling and non-ruling parties, excluding the Liberty Korea Party, jointly proposed a resolution calling for the resumption of...

Lobbying/Sanctions/Translation of Korean News