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A Taiwan-born activist in Jeju Island’s anti-military movement reflects on the challenges of international solidarity. Date of interview: Nov. 14, 2019 Place of interview: Gangjeong Village, Jeju Island, South Korea Interviewee: Born in Taiwan and taking up residence on Jeju Island since 2011, (...)
Trade restrictions, an end to intelligence sharing, heated rhetoric—it’s all rooted in Japanese war crimes, papered over by a 1965 treaty in which Washington played a hidden hand.
Abitter dispute between South Korea and Japanover compensation for Korean victims of Japan’s war crimes escalated (...)
In 2019, the World Bank (WB) and the IMF will be 75 years old. These two international financial institutions (IFI), founded in 1944, are dominated by the USA and a few allied major powers who work to generalize policies that run counter the interests of the world’s populations.
The WB and the (...)
Today marks 100 years since the March 1st Movement began in Korea, a movement that helped to coalesce the burgeoning Korean resistance to Japanese colonial rule. In this article, Boduerae Kwon places the movement in the context of national liberation struggles of the years after the First World (...)
Seoul Peace Prize to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
Why should we feel embarrassed while they know no shame?
In October last year, the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation chose Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, as the 14th Seoul Peace Prize recipient. The ceremony is to (...)
Washington (CNN)The US and South Korea decided Friday to suspend another major joint military exercise to give the diplomatic process with North Korea “every opportunity to continue.”
“Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo decided to suspend (...)
A South Korean court has ruled the killing of dogs for meat is illegal, in a landmark decision that animal rights activists have said could pave the way to outlawing the eating of canines.
The meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, with about 1 million dogs believed to be eaten (...)
The day after the historic U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, South Korea made its own history as the liberal Democratic Party won landslide victories in nationwide local elections . Moon Jae-in’s party won 14 of the 17 contested provinces, as well as major cities including Seoul (...)
Jang Se-yong, 64, of the Democratic Party was elected major of Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, hometown of Park Chung-hee, former dictator and father of ex-president Park Geun-hye, and a traditionally conservative stronghold. Jang became the first Democratic Party member to be elected to head (...)
Moon Jae-in, of the liberal Democratic Party, won South Korea’s May 9 presidential election, winning 41% easily defeating his arch-conservative opponent Hong Jun-pyo who won about 24%.
The elections took place after the impeachment of conservative president Park Geun-hye after a huge corruption (...)
Former human rights lawyer vows to move quickly to solve national security crisis and bring lasting peace to peninsula.
Willing to meet Kim in North
South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, has said he would be willing to go to North Korea to meet the country’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, if it (...)
In the culmination of weeks of growing tension in the region, the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and a Navy carrier strike group is expected to arrive off the coast North Korea today , just as the reclusive nation celebrates the anniversary of its military’s founding.
Experts fear that (...)
The big issue here is the May 9 presidential election, which is expected to bring a progressive to power.
A street sign in Gwangju demands the immediate imprisonment of former president Park Geun-hye and her corporate supporters. (Tim Shorrock)
Gwangju, South Korea—When I arrived at Incheon (...)
At 11:22 a.m. on March 10, Lee Jeingmi, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, read the final sentence of the verdict, saying the court unanimously decided to dismiss President Prak Geunhye. That moment, after 92 days of the trial, the presidency of Park Geunheye immediately halted.
At (...)
Park Geun-hye: South Korean court removes president over scandal
Park loses immunity from prosecution over corruption claims after constitutional judges uphold impeachment vote.
Park Geun-hye has become the first democratically elected South Korean president to be forced from office, after (...)
International Forum in Korea:
Candlelights Won’t Die
Over 10 million people have mobilised in 10 consecutive weekend protests
The last day of 2016 witnessed another historic moment: once again, a huge mobilisation of 1 million-strong crowd, which added to over 10 million participation in 10 (...)
Dozens of MPs quit Saenuri Party and vow to start new party that observers say might try to recruit outgoing UN chief.
Dozens of politicians have split from South Korea’s ruling party over the corruption scandal involving impeached president Park Geun-hye.
Their move on Tuesday could shape (...)
Historically unprecedented mobilisations of South Korean indigados forced the parliament to impeach the incompetent and corrupt president, and this is a significant victory of the people power. However, with this historical triumph, the popular struggle is heading into the uncertain terrains. (...)
On December 9th, the Parliament voted for the presidential impeachment by 234 votes against 56, with 7 invalid votes and 2 abstentions. Over 30,000 protesters hailed the impeachment. The result was more votes than expected, though slightly lower than the 81 percent pro-impeachment of public (...)
An update of the article published the day before: Nationwide candlelights mobilisation: South Korea shaken by new civic revolution from the same author.
On December 3rd, another largest mega-protest hit hard Park Geunhye’s regime again. More than 2.32 million angry South Koreans joined (...)
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