by ZoomKorea | Aug 26, 2016 | News Headlines, US-ROK Alliance
Civil society groups in South Korea protested the start of the U.S-South Korean Ulchi-Freedom Guardian (UFG) joint military exercises on August 22. Peace and anti-war organizations gathered in front of the U.S. embassy to demand an end to the joint military exercises,...
by ZoomKorea | Aug 26, 2016 | News Headlines, NK News, Stop THAAD
In the midst of the U.S.-South Korean Ulchi-Freedom Guardian joint military exercises, North Korea successfully launched a missile from a submarine stationed on the coast of the East Sea. The Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) reached 500 km in distance...
by ZoomKorea | Aug 26, 2016 | News Headlines, SK News
The Special Investigation Commission on the Sewol Ferry Disaster (hereonout referred to as Sewol Investigation Commission) is preparing for a third public hearing on September 1-2. Despite the South Korean government’s efforts to shut down the commission and its...
by ZoomKorea | Aug 26, 2016 | News, Peace and Militarism, SK News, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance
On August 25, every household mailbox in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province was stuffed with a white envelope from the county chief. In each envelope was a single piece of paper entitled, “A Letter to County Residents regarding THAAD Deployment.” “I,...
by ZoomKorea | Aug 26, 2016 | News Headlines, NK News, SK News, US-ROK Alliance, Weekly News
US-ROK ALLIANCE Week 6 of THAAD Opposition – Betrayal Fuels Protest County Chief Kim Hang-gon became the target of Seongju residents’ ire when he held a surprise press conference on August 22 to propose the Defense Ministry choose an alternative site for the...
