by ZoominKorea | Jul 3, 2018 | Labor and People's Struggles, News, SK News
On June 30, one hundred thousand South Korean workers took to the streets in Seoul to call on President Moon Jae-in to keep his campaign pledge of creating “a world that respects labor.” Top among their list of concerns was the recent passage of a retrogressive...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 26, 2018 | N-S Relations, News, NK-SK Relations, Peace and Militarism
North and South Korea are discussing concrete steps to carry out the Panmunjom Declaration signed by President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong-un on April 27. On June 22, the two countries announced plans for the reunion of separated families at Mount Kumgang from...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 19, 2018 | Democracy, News, News Headlines, SK News, South Korean Elections
The day after the historic U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, South Korea made its own history as the liberal Democratic Party won landslide victories in nationwide local elections. Moon Jae-in’s party won 14 of the 17 contested provinces, as well as...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 12, 2018 | News, Peace and Militarism, Statement, Trump, US-DPRK, US-NK Relations, US-ROK Alliance
Following the DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore on June 12, the leaders of the two countries released the following joint statement: “President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic...
by ZoominKorea | Jun 11, 2018 | News, Peace and Militarism, Trump, Updates from D.C., US-DPRK
Less than a day away from the DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore, Representative Ro Khanna of California’s 17th Congressional District sent a letter today calling on the U.S. president to understand that diplomacy is the only option in resolving the conflict with...
by ZoominKorea | May 27, 2018 | News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-DPRK, US-NK Relations
This week, Donald Trump canceled what would have been a historic summit between North Korea and United States. This is a look at the sequence of events that led up to his unilateral decision: April 29 — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton appeared on CBS’...
