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N Korea’s transformation on reunification marks paradigm shift
Late 2023 marked a notable transformation in North Korea’s long-standing pursuit of peaceful reunification with South Korea after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un noted the failure of the policy in his end-of-year speech.
Diplomacy’s untimely death leaves Koreas on ‘extremely bleak’ brink — amid fears of a Trump redux
As part of the shift, the North has also abolished government agencies responsible for inter-Korean exchanges and dialogue, with the constitution being altered to say Pyongyang’s forces should “completely occupy, subjugate, and reclaim” the South in the event of war.
South Korea trainee doctors resign to protest plan to add more physicians
SEOUL — The South Korean government warned on Friday (Feb 16) that trainee doctors were putting public health at risk after more than 150 tendered their resignations to protest a government plan to admit more students to medical schools.
South Korean president's office says handling of heckler within law
SEOUL — South Korean security guards were acting within the law when they removed a man who was heckling President Yoon Suk-yeol as he was making a speech at a university graduation ceremony, the president's office said on Friday (Feb 16).
Kim Jong Un's sister seen shaking up Japan-U.S.-South Korea ties
TOKYO/SEOUL -- A rare overture for a summit with Japan by the sister of the North Korean leader is widely seen as an attempt to drive a wedge into the three-way alliance among Japan, the U.S. and South Korea.
Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister offers rare olive branch to Japan as Seoul-Pyongyang ties weaken
At a press conference, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi declined to elaborate on Kim Yo-jong’s statement, which was carried by North Korea’s state-run media on Thursday, citing the possible negative impact on negotiations regarding the past abductions of Japanese nationals by Pyongyang.
Japan's Nikkei approaches all-time high; Hong Kong leads gains in Asia
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