by ZoominKorea | Jan 16, 2019 | News, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, US-NK Relations, US-ROK Alliance
North-South Korea Relations South Korea’s Defense Ministry’s Report omits language describing North Korea as “the enemy” The first defense white paper released during the administration of South Korean President Moon Jae-in deleted a phrase about the North Korean...
by ZoominKorea | Dec 30, 2018 | News, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, Peace and Militarism, SK News, US-ROK Alliance
SOUTH KOREA NEWS Taxi Drivers Stage Nationwide Strike On December 20, an estimated 250,000 taxi drivers staged a nationwide day-long strike, calling for a ban on Kakao’s ridesharing service. Around half the nation’s drivers rallied in front of the National Assembly...
by ZoominKorea | Dec 15, 2018 | News, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, SK News, US-ROK Alliance
US-ROK ALLIANCE Trump Wants South Korea to Pay More for U.S. Troops President Trump’s demand that South Korea increase its funding for U.S. troops deployed there has reportedly soured on-going negotiations over the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) between the two...
by ZoominKorea | Dec 4, 2018 | Korea-Japan Relations, N-S Relations, News, News Headlines, NK News, NK-SK Relations, Peace and Militarism, US-DPRK, US-NK Relations
NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS South Korea’s Moon Urges North Korea’s Kim to Visit Seoul South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered a message on December 1 urging North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to pay a reciprocal visit to Seoul within the year for the promised summit...
by ZoominKorea | Nov 13, 2018 | N-S Relations, News, News Headlines, NK News, NK-SK Relations, US-NK Relations
U.S.-DPRK Relations High-level Talks Postponed Talks between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean Workers’ Party Vice Chairman Kim Yong-chol scheduled to take place on November 8 have been postponed. Although the officially stated reason for the...
by ZoominKorea | Nov 1, 2018 | Korea-Japan Relations, N-S Relations, News, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance
NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS Two Koreas halt military exercises and close gunports once aimed at each other At 12:01 on November 1, North and South Korea began a halt to land, air, and sea military exercises and began the operation of a designated no-fly zone along the...
