Category: South Korea

August 31, 2019

“Korea Has Entered a State of Emergency”–The 5th Declaration on the Korean State of Affairs by Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service

2019-8-26, Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service “Korea Has Entered a State of Emergency” On August 23, the Moon Jae-in Government announced its decision to withdraw from the...

Categories Alliance/Japan/Liberal Democracy/Nuclear weapons/Sanctions/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

August 27, 2019

Justice Minister Nominee Cho Kuk Scandal in South Korea–Treason, Corruption, Hypocrisy, and More

2019-8-27, Tara O For the position of South Korea’s Minister of Justice, President Moon Jae-in nominated Cho Kuk, who has been mired in controversies.  Details follow. When Moon Jae-in became...

Categories Abuse of Authority/China/Corruption/Education/Japan/Law/Lawfare/Poll/Rule of Law/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Treason/Whistleblower

August 16, 2019

Large Scale Rallies Calling to Impeach Moon Jae-in on the Liberation Day in South Korea

2019-8-16, Tara O August 15, 2019 marked the 74th anniversary of Liberation Day in Korea and the 71st anniversary of the birth of the Republic of Korea.  Massive flag rallies...

Categories Impeachment/South Korea

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...

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

August 6, 2019

Street Polls in South Korea Show 33% Support for Moon Jae-in, Much Less than Realmeter and Gallup Korea

2019-8-5, Tara O Recent street polls in South Korea show that roughly 33% of the public approves and 62% disapproves of President Moon Jae-in’s job performance in the past couple...

Categories Poll/South Korea

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...

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

July 24, 2019

North Korean Military Occupies Hambak and Other Islands in the West Sea

2019-7-22, Weekly Chosun Ministry of Public Administration & Security; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transportation; Ministry of Maritime & Fisheries:  “South Korean territory” Ministry of National Defense:  “North Korean territory”...

Categories Defense/Military/NLL/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/West Sea

July 22, 2019

South Korea Considers Moon Chung-in as the Ambassador to the U.S.

2019-7-20, Zum News President Moon Jae-in is said to have taken the lead in the direction of replacing Cho Yoon-je [조윤제], the Republic of Korea (ROK) ambassador to the U.S....

Categories Alliance/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/U.S.

July 19, 2019

Special Equipment for South Korea’s “Decapitation Unit” Diverted to South Korea’s Peacekeeping Unit in South Sudan

2019-6-27, Chosun Ilbo It was discovered on June 26, 2019 that key equipment for the Special Forces Missions Brigade (Decapitation Unit) were diverted as training equipment to the Hanvit Unit...

Categories Military/South Korea/Translation of Korean News