South 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.
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South Korea
South 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.
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Protests 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.
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South 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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Focus on Political Systems: South Korea
At the beginning of South Korea’s politics following war, unification was the primary concern of political leaders.
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Colin Kimberlin: South Korea
I was recruited to educate young Koreans, ranging from elementary to high school students, about the United Nations’ mission and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), all while developing the students’ English-speaking skills.
Read moreKoreas Resume Family Reunion Talks
The New York Times reports that these reunions will take place between October 20 and 26, assuming nothing changes. As the Korean Herald reports, however, the North Korean government has warned that this next round of reunions are on “thin ice” and may be canceled if South Korea continues to oppose the North’s plans of a satellite launch and nuclear tests.
Read moreNorth, South Korea in Marathon Talks
High-level talks between North Korea and South Korea have resulted in a deal to lower tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to VOA News. It is expected that Pyongyang will relax its defense posture after the U.S.-South Korean drills end on August 28.
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