U.S. Discovery of North Korean Missile Bases Lead to “Great Deception”
North Korea has moved ahead with its national ballistic missile program with 16 hidden bases identified in the latest commercial satellite imagery.
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South Korea
North-South Korean Peace Talks
In a crucial and historical time, the stage is set for the two leaders from North Korea and South Korea to meet at a summit that could bring permanent peace and security to the Korean Peninsula after decades of serious tensions. Furthermore, a joint statement regarding the “denuclearization” issue is also on the negotiation table,
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North and South Korea Move Towards Reunification
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in met on April 27 for face-to-face inter-Korea talks.
Read MoreNorth Korea Meets South Korean and U.S. Representatives in Finland
North Korean Officials met former diplomats and scholars from South Korea and the U.S. for a secretive meeting March 21, 2018.
Read MoreNorth Korea to Make an Appearance at Winter Olympics
This winter Olympics has brought special attention to itself, due to an announcement made by North and South Korean officials in early January stating that the two nations intended to march together during this year’s opening ceremony.
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U.S. Tensions Cause North Asian Superpower Synergy: Political tensions with the U.S bring North Asian superpowers closer together
The Asian superpowers, China, Japan, and South Korea, have strengthened diplomatic ties in response to the Trump administration. Japan, specifically, hopes to create a stable relationship with both superpowers by securing economic ties with China and security ties with the United States.
Read MoreSouth Korea Hosts ITU Telecom World 2017 Conference
This year’s ITU Telecom World Conference will serve as a follow up to the 2014 meeting in Busan aimed at setting and revising the UN agency’s general policies.
Read MoreSouth Korean President Park Geun-hye Leaves the Presidential Blue House
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, impeached over corruption and a cronyism scandal, has stepped down from the presidency. She then left the presidential Blue House on Sunday.
Read MoreProtests in South Korea Call for President Park’s Resignation
November 19 marked the fourth week of the protest in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul, where hundreds of thousands of South Korean citizens took to the streets calling for President Park Geun-hye’s resignation.
Read MoreSouth Korea Promises Open Road to Northern Defectors
For the first half of 2016, the number of detections totaled 814, an annual increase of 15 percent. The plethora of defections has followed an increase in tension between North and South Korea following the North’s nuclear testing. The number of defectors used to reach over 2,000 a year, but after Kim Jong-un reached power, the number of defectors was cut in half. It appears to have been due to more difficulty in escaping and increased punishment, rather than better conditions. Park said in her speech that the increase in 2016 has been due to an increase in oppression and widespread hunger.
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