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, by HALL David
Plenty of North Koreans drink, but their leader has now branded excessive alcohol consumption a breach of party discipline.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently chaired a meeting of the Korean Worker’s Party Secretariat, the body responsible for prescribing correct behaviour and ensuring (…)
, by MATHERS Jennifer
North Korea is believed to be preparing to send another group of soldiers to come to Vladimir Putin’s aid in the war in Ukraine, despite heavy combat losses already suffered by troops from the east Asian country.
When Ukrainian forces crossed the border into the Kursk region of Russia in (…)
, by Kap Seol
South Korea’s right-wing president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has finally been arrested after his attempt to stage a coup. But Yoon’s supporters are still mobilizing aggressively, hoping that Donald Trump will take their side over false claims of electoral fraud.
On January 15, law enforcement officials (…)
, by LEE Heejo
IBK Industrial Bank of Korea’s labor union, which is on strike over wage hikes, is raising its voice, asking “to lift IBK from other public institutions.” This is because the Industrial Bank of Korea can adjust employees’ wages without being controlled by the government only when they are (…)
, by Korea Times
Unionized workers of Industrial Bank of Korea, one of the key policy lenders in Korea, staged a strike Friday for a hike in wages and other benefits.
Some 3,200 workers joined the strike, slightly over 50 percent of the staff at branches nationwide, according to the labor union.
The policy (…)
, by CLARK Caitlyn
In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.
If the debut season of the Korean Netflix series Squid Game laid bare the ails of modern (…)
, par WALKER Yoon
On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.
It was a tumultuous end to 2024 for South Korea. On December 14, the country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached over his short-lived declaration of (…)
, by WON Youngsu
North Korea is an enigma in many senses of the word, but leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send troops to fight in Russia’s war on Ukraine shocked many in South Korea and internationally. Many are asking why Kim chose to take North Korea down this disastrous and dead-end path? The answer lies in (…)
, by CARVALHAES Ana C., DUTRA Israel
A military coup attempt (or self-coup, as some prefer) by an elected and unpopular president triggered, at the beginning of this month in the distant yet familiar South Korea, a mass mobilisation led by young people aged 20 to 30, to the sound of a hit by a female K-Pop group. And for now, it (…)
, by WON Youngsu
Eleven historic days of popular struggle between President Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed self-coup on December 3 and his impeachment on December 14 sealed Yoon’s fate. Yoon’s impeachment represents a tremendous triumph of people power amid a slow-motion political suicide committed by reactionary (…)
, by NG Kelly
Photo. Some observers now say we should not be too quick to dismiss North Korea’s military capabilities
When rumours first emerged in October that North Korean troops were about to start supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, it wasn’t immediately clear what role they would be fulfilling.
Their (…)
, by WON Youngsu
President Yoon Suk-yeol broke his silence on December 12, delivering a speech to the nation in which he claimed his declaration of martial law on December 3 was simply a warning to the opposition and not intended as a revolt. Unsurprisingly, his ridiculous excuses backfired, with the leader of (…)
, by ROUSSET Pierre
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law on 3 December was quickly defeated. Good news, but not the only news.
The reasons behind President Yoon’s ill-prepared putsch remain unclear (as does Emmanuel Macron’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly at a highly inauspicious (…)
, by SHIN Mitch
With the ruling party holding a meeting to avoid the vote, the National Assembly was short of a quorum.
On December 7, South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) succeeded in preventing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol from being impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial (…)
Kim (R) and Putin (L) toasted their friendship when they met in North Korea in June. Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception at the Mongnangwan Reception House in PyongyangGetty Images
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a (…)
, by WON Youngsu
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law has sparked outrage in the streets and concern among South Korea’s international allies.
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s self-coup failed within 153 minutes. Though the situation remains volatile, people are safe from the threat of military (…)
, by HYND Alexander M.
On Tuesday night, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sent shockwaves through the world by declaring martial law in the country.
Yoon’s opponents in the National Assembly immediately sought to mass at the legislature to block the decree. This led to a dramatic confrontation with soldiers over (…)
, by Crisis24
KCTU union launches indefinite general strike across South Korea Dec. 4; other strikes continue. Transport, business disruptions likely.
Workers represented by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) launched an indefinite nationwide labor strike on Dec. 4. Labor leaders assert that (…)
, by CHOO Chon Kai
Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea’s right-wing president, tried to emulate previous dictatorial leaders, such as Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan, to maintain his power through the implementation of martial law. But he failed within just six hours, because the Korean people rose up against him (…)
, by KCTU
The unimaginable has happened. Martial law has been declared for the first time in 44 years. On December 3rd, Yoon Suk-yeol announced an emergency statement at the Presidential Office in Yongsan late at night and declared martial law. While the stated reason for declaring martial law is “to (…)
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