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.

September 10, 2019

Next Year’s $430 billion ‘Super Super Budget’…$50 Billion in Deficit Bonds

2019-8-29, TV Chosun (translation) South Korean government budget increases from ₩469 trillion (2019) to ₩513 trillion (2020) The government has proposed a super budget of ₩513 trillion ($430.7 billion) next...

Economy/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

September 9, 2019

South Korean President Moon Jae-in Forces Appointment of Cho Kuk

2019-9-9, PennMike on September 9, 2019, President Moon Jae-in pushed through his appointment of Cho Kuk as the Minister of Justice. Cho Kuk was unacceptable to the general public due...

Corruption/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

September 4, 2019

Without Park Geun-hye, Conservatives Cannot Survive

2019-8-31, SeongJaeJun TV (translation) A young YouTuber, Sung Jae-jun, talks about how to unify the conservatives in Korea and about the recent Supreme Court decision on August 29, 2019. The...

Disinformation/Impeachment/Lawfare/Rule of Law/South Korea/Tablet/Translation of Korean News

September 4, 2019

The Democratic Party of Korea Reviewing 198 videos for Legal Action to “Muzzle YouTubers to Save Cho Kuk”

2019-8-26, Freedom Press (Translated News) On September 26, 2019, National Assemblyman Park Kwang-on, Chairman of the Special Committee on Countermeasures against False Information (허위조작정보대책특별위원회) of the Deobureo Minjoo Party (Democratic...

Censorship/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

August 15, 2019

Chun Young-sik Unveils Former President Park Geun-hye’s Unpublished Remarks on Sewol Ferry

2019-8-14, PennMike Memer of the KBS Board of Directors Chun Young-sik (천영식), the last Secretary for Public Affairs of the Park Geun-hye administration, unveiled President Park Geun-hye’s (박근혜) unpublished remarks...

Lawfare/Translation of Korean News

August 15, 2019

Kim Kwan-jin, former National Security Adviser, Found Innocent

2019-8-14, Yonhap News Kim Kwan-jin (김관진), former National Security Adviser, is found not guilty on August 14, 2019. [Truncated] Source: https://m.news.nate.com/view/20190814n18270

Lawfare/People/Leadership/Translation of Korean News

August 15, 2019

Defector Mother and Son Found Dead in Seoul from Starvation; Groups Criticize Seoul City & the National Government in Funding Priorities

2019-8-14, NewDaily.com [article title] Seoul City’s Youth Allowance Benefit ₩33 billion ($27 million)…The budget for Defectors from North Korea is only ₩522 million ($428,000) Defector (from North Korea) groups criticized...

Defectors/Human Rights/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

July 31, 2019

Fire “Blazing” at a Military Supply Depot in Pocheon, South Korea

2019-7-28, Geumgang Ilbo A fire broke out at a military supply depot in Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. According to the fire department, a fire broke out at 7:15...

Defense/Military/Security/Translation of Korean News

July 29, 2019

No more Taboos on Gwangju Uprising (5.18) in the History of South Korea

2019-6-17, Taewoo Doe, VON News Note: Lawyer Taewoo Doe is the president of the NPK (New Paradigm Korea) Academy and Network. NPK is a research institution focusing on the Rule...

5.18/Censorship/Constitution/History/Liberal Democracy/Translation of Korean News

July 26, 2019

A Plea for Help from South Korea Facing Crisis

2019-7-25, KORGAD (Korea Retired Generals and Admirals Defending the nation) [대수장(대한민국을 수호하는 장성단)] KORGAD is asking veterans (and others) for help, including helping to publicize the critical situation in South...

Alliance/Military/South Korea/Subversion/Translation of Korean News/Video