Andrei Lankov, professor at Kookmin University in Seoul and director of Korea Risk Group, talks about the tension between the two Koreas. North Korea destroyed a liaison office with South Korea and …
South Korea’s Finance Minister Confirms Plan to Tax Cryptocurrency
Although scant on details, South Korea’s finance minister has confirmed that taxes will be imposed on cryptocurrency in the country …
South Korea Sends Tanks and Troops to DMZ
Korean liaison building on Tuesday, South Korea’s military deployed tanks and other heavy equipped to the border and warned they would “strongly respond” if necessary. Since the beginning of June, …
First North Korea, Now Iran Warns South Korea Over Its Ties to U.S.
Both North Korea and Iran have hit out South Korea over its perceived over-dependence on a decades-long alliance with the United States.
Kim Jong-un poised to send North Korea army back into buffer zone
North Korea has dismissed South Korea’s offer of diplomatic talks and is preparing to return troops to border areas. The move comes after a joint liaison office was demolished, bringing to an end two …
North Korea demolishes inter-Korean liaison office near border amid growing tensions
Korean liaison office in a town on the border with South Korea in an escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean state news agency, KCNA, reported Tuesday that the office was …
Esper says US ‘committed to a democratic Taiwan’
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper yesterday wrote on Twitter that the US remains “committed to a democratic Taiwan.” “Partnerships: we continue to build closer relationships with Japan, South Korea, …
South Korea’s Moon was once given VIP welcome by the North. He’s now mocked as Korean crisis deepens.
Kim Jong Un’s younger sister leads the attack with a volley of vitriol aimed at South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
North Korea broadcasts explosion video as tensions with Seoul and Washington escalate
North Korea has upped the ante even further by broadcasting footage of an explosion in the DMZ linking it to South Korea. North Korean state television has broadcast footage of the demolition of the …
North Korea rejects South’s offer to send envoys
North Korea rejected South Korea’s offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tensions on Wednesday and instead vowed to redeploy troops to the border. This comes a day after North Korea blew up …