by ZoominKorea | Sep 3, 2018 | Asia Pacific Region, News Headlines, NK-SK Relations, US-NK Relations, Weekly News
U.S.-N Korea Relations Trump nixes Pompeo’s trip to Pyongyang; N Korea blasts U.S. for “provocative” military maneuvers Trump called off Secretary of State Pompeo’s trip to North Korea last week reportedly after Pompeo received a letter from Kim Yong Chol, vice...
by ZoominKorea | Aug 17, 2018 | News, NK-SK Relations, SK News, Weekly News
NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS Moon and Kim to Meet again in September; U.S. Ambassador says “Too early” to End the Korean War The leaders of North and South Korea will meet for the third time, this time in Pyongyang in September, announced Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the North...
by ZoominKorea | Apr 26, 2017 | News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance, Weekly News
The residents of Seongju and Gimcheon were caught off guard when the United States Forces Korea and the South Korean Defense Ministry forced key parts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system into the former Lotte Skyhill Golf Course in the...
by ZoominKorea | Apr 24, 2017 | News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance, Weekly News
On April 22, 80 people, including residents of Seongju and Gimcheon, and Won Buddhists blocked two military vehicles carrying hazardous material from entering the former Lotte golf course, which is now the deployment site for the U.S. THAAD missile defense system. The...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 10, 2017 | Democracy, News, News Headlines, SK News, Weekly News
The South Korean Constitutional Court delivered a unanimous verdict to impeach Park Geun-hye on Friday March 10, 2017 after 92 days of deliberation. The Court had considered five grounds for impeachment as put forth by the National Assembly: Violation of the...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 9, 2017 | News, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance, Weekly News
On March 8, International Women’s Day, South Koreans across the country voiced their opposition to the U.S.’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. Earlier this week, just one week after the South Korean Defense Ministry acquired the Lotte...