South Korea vows military response to North’s balloons, stoking escalation fears
Incheon International Airport, one of Asia’s busiest, experienced temporary stoppages on Monday after a balloon was spotted nearby.
Park Chankyong in asian news
‘Show of force’: are North Korea’s missile tests a sign it has given up on diplomacy with US?
North Korea’s latest missile tests could be a bid to coincide with joint drills in the region between China and Russia, while also a sign that Pyongyang sees no alternative in diplomatic talks with the United States but to press on with developing its nuclear and conventional arsenal.
South Korea’s ‘bleeding duck’ Yoon hammered by poor ratings, mounting crises
Yoon’s approval rating has plummeted to just 20 per cent, the lowest since he took office in May 2022, a recent Gallup Korea poll published on Friday reveals. Respondents cited his mishandling of the ongoing doctors’ strike, rising living costs, and a perceived failure to communicate effectively as reasons for their discontent.
Was North Korea’s latest missile launch meant to sway US election, test weapons for Ukraine war?
Thursday’s launch, which involved multiple ballistic missiles, came a week after Pyongyang warned that Seoul and Washington would pay a “dear price” for joint military exercises.
South Korea’s China-linked US$4 billion tech theft triggers outcry for tougher penalties
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the 66-year-old Choi established a joint venture, Chengdu Gaozhen (CHIS), in collaboration with a district government in Chengdu city in 2020.
South Korea’s nominated human rights chief sparks uproar over his anti-LGBTQ stance
Ahn Chang-ho, 67, is under scrutiny for his statements in parliament suggesting that homosexuality is a tool used by communists to incite revolution.
In South Korea, claims of impending martial law inflame political ‘war of attrition’
The liberal opposition parties controlling the National Assembly accused the unpopular conservative president earlier this week of gearing up to use martial law to avoid being impeached for alleged abuse of power.
South Korea’s military intelligence faces overhaul after classified leaks to North
The South Korean defence ministry said in a statement to This Week in Asia on Monday that the “overall organisation, operations, internal culture, and other elements” of the Korea Defence Intelligence Command (KDIC) were “under review to identify areas for improvement and innovation”.