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April 26, 2021

South Korean POW Who Was Held in North Korea for 50 Years Speaks

2021-3-12, Boda [TRANSLATION] [North Korean defector [former Korean People’s Army (KPA) soldier] Kim Jong-a (김정아) interviews Yu Yong-bok (유영복), a Republic of Korea (ROK) Prisoner of War (POW) held in...

Human Rights/Korean War/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

October 8, 2020

Using Tricks to Protect Money for North Korea…Im Jong-seok and GyeongMoonHyeop Blocked the South Korean Government Redemption of $210,000 (₩230 Million)

2020-10-5, Chosun Ilbo [TRANSLATION] The Foundation of Inter-Korea Cooperation [literal translation: South-North Economic and Cultural Cooperation Foundation, 남북경제문화협력재단; GyeongMoonHyeop (경문협) for short] is a private organization registered with the Ministry...

North Korea/Sanctions/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

July 8, 2019

The 4th Declaration of the State of Affairs by the Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service; South Korea Faces Crisis under the Moon Administration

2019-6-22, former senior officials of the Korean Foreign Service We must clearly acknowledge that unless the Moon administration’s anti-Korean and anti-constitutional actions are curtailed, Korea will only be further driven...

Alliance/China/Defense/Economy/Japan/North Korea/Statements from Korean groups

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South Korean POW Who Was Held in North Korea for 50 Years Speaks

Using Tricks to Protect Money for North Korea…Im Jong-seok and GyeongMoonHyeop Blocked the South Korean Government Redemption of $210,000 (₩230 Million)

The 4th Declaration of the State of Affairs by the Former Senior Officials of the Korean Foreign Service; South Korea Faces Crisis under the Moon Administration