Articles by Jo He-rim
Jo He-rim
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Trump 5th US president to visit DMZ, first to cross to North
US President Donald Trump made history when he met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone on Sunday, becoming the first sitting US president to meet a North Korean leader at the DMZ and to cross into the North. Trump was the fifth US president to visit the border area separating the two Koreas, some seven years after Barack Obama’s visit in 2012. Every US president since Ronald Reagan has visited the border area, except for George H.W. Bush, wh
North Korea June 30, 2019
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President’s adviser calls on NK to take bold steps to resume talks
North Korea should take bold actions to resume the stalled denuclearization negotiations with the United States, a security adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday.Moon Chung-in, a special presidential adviser for unification, foreign and security affairs, suggested that the North should take bold actions, such as allowing open inspections of Punggye-ri nuclear test site and dismantlement of the Dongchang-ri missile launch site, if it wants the US to take its offer. &ld
North Korea June 27, 2019
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[Herald Interview] When your hometown is in S. Korea, but homeland is North Korea
The idea of a “fatherland” is not much thought or talked about, as it seems so obvious. But for many ethnic Korean residents of Japan, the yearning for the “fatherland” remains, as they strive to maintain their identity as Koreans.A documentary depicting ethnic Koreans in Japan who say their hometowns are in South Korea, but believe their fatherland is North Korea, was screened in Seoul as part of a three-day event starting Friday. Park Yeong-i, director of “The Sky
North Korea June 26, 2019
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Kaesong industrial park should reopen: UN human rights envoy
Kaesong industrial park should be reopened regardless of sanctions, as tens of thousands of North Korean workers suffer from jobs lost, which also cuts access to adequate health care and food, a UN envoy for human rights said Friday.Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN special rapporteur for human rights in North Korea also urged China to not repatriate North Korean escapees, as they face severe punishment when they return home. “Kaesong industrial park should be allowed to reopen because, what is
North Korea June 21, 2019
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Government under fire over suspected attempts to play down NK boat incident
Controversy over an incident involving a North Korean boat has continued following the revelation that a Cheong Wa Dae official attended closed-door press briefings at the Ministry of National Defense. Both Cheong Wa Dae and the Defense Ministry have been under fire over suspicions that attempts were made to play down the incident in which the military failed to detect a North Korean boat that crossed the inter-Korean maritime border and reached a coastal city in South Korea on Saturday. A
North Korea June 21, 2019
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Denuke talks likely to expand to include China, warns former unification minister
A former unification minister called for government action Thursday, as he raised concerns that the denuclearization talks may be expanded to a four-way dialogue that includes China in addition to the two Koreas and the US.Former Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyun made the statement during a conference at the National Assembly, saying Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Pyongyang attested to China’s intentions to play a bigger role in the denuclearization talks. &ldqu
North Korea June 20, 2019
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Pyongyang drawing up new plan for 3rd summit with US: former NK diplomat
North Korea is drawing up a new plan for its third summit with the United States, a Korean newspaper quoted a former NK diplomat as saying on Thursday. The two-day summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that begins Thursday signals that Pyongyang has chosen China over South Korea as a mediator for denuclearization talks with the US, Thae Yong-ho, a former deputy North Korean ambassador to the UK, said in an interview with Dong-A Ilbo, a South Korean daily
North Korea June 20, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Defense minister reprimands military for security failure over NK boat
South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Wednesday strongly reprimanded the military for its failure to detect a North Korean boat that crossed the de facto maritime border and reached a coastal city in the South. The boat carrying four North Koreans was found along the breakwater in Samcheok Port in Gangwon Province at 6:50 a.m. Saturday. The small wooden boat had moved at least 130 kilometers from the Northern Limit Line to reach the port city in four days, but the military and police
Defense June 19, 2019
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[News Analysis] Will Xi’s Pyongyang visit create momentum for stalled nuclear talks?
With Chinese President Xi Jinping set to visit North Korea this week, all eyes are on whether his visit will create new momentum to move forward stalled denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang. State-operated media outlets in China and North Korea announced Monday night that the Chinese president is scheduled to make a state visit to North Korea on Thursday and Friday. According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, the two leaders will discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea June 18, 2019
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[Diplomatic circuit] KOICA builds biggest national museum for Congo
The Korea International Cooperation Agency on Friday held a ceremony marking the completion of a national museum in Congo, a project that was begun in 2012. The construction of the Congo National Museum in the capital city Kinshasa was funded by KOICA, a state-run aid organization. The museum will be the biggest museum in the country when it opens, KOICA said. The South Korean aid group said it has funded $21 million for the project that is aimed at preserving cultural artifacts and to en
Diplomatic Circuit June 17, 2019
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Concerns raised over military surveillance after NK fishing boat drifts over sea border
Concerns have been raised over the military’s surveillance capability after a North Korean fishing boat was found adrift in South Korean waters, assumedly hours after it entered. The North Korean fishing boat was found drifting some 150 kilometers below the Northern Limit Line in territorial waters of the South on Saturday. The boat, carrying four fishermen, was reportedly drifting after its engine broke. South Korean fisherman first spotted the boat near waters off Samcheok Port in
Defense June 16, 2019
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[Eye plus] Cry for democracy still rings out in torture rooms
Right next to the railroad of Namyeong Station in Seoul stands a tall, dark gray building with peculiar-looking windows -- so narrow only a single beam of light passes through. While one would never know from its exterior view, it carries a portion of the turbulent history of South Korea’s democracy that was earned through sacrifice. Constructed in 1976, the seven-story building was the office for the anti-communism investigation division under the National Police Agency, disguised as
Politics June 14, 2019
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[News Briefs] Actress Yoon Ji-oh faces class-action suit for taking donation for false cause
Actress Yoon Ji-oh, who claimed to have been a witness in the sexual abuse scandal surrounding late actress Jang Ja-yeon, was sued Monday by donors who had given her money.According to the Seoul-based law firm Law & Us, 439 people who made donations to Yoon have filed a lawsuit for the return of about 10 million won ($8,500), claiming Yoon profited by deceiving them. The class action suit demanded compensation of 30 million won for other damages, according to the law firm. Yoon had tes
Social Affairs June 10, 2019
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[Diplomatic circuit] Africa, Korea to exchange cultural, business opportunities in 2019 Africa Week
African embassies in Korea will host events as part of 2019 Africa Week from Wednesday to Saturday in an effort to share their culture and exchange business opportunities. According to the Embassy of Egypt in South Korea, which holds chairmanship of the African Union, 19 embassies will participate: Algeria, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zambia. The events
Diplomatic Circuit June 10, 2019
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[Feature] ‘Contributing to South Korean society in the way we can’
PAJU, Gyeonggi Province -- Crossing armed borders alone to flee a poverty-stricken life in North Korea was one of the biggest challenges 29-year-old Lee Kang has faced. Starting life over in South Korea, entirely different from his former home, was another. In the beginning, everything was surreal, as if he were living in two different worlds. He would be in South Korea when awake, but he would return to the North in his dreams at night, Lee told The Korea Herald.But thanks to the help he receiv
North Korea June 10, 2019
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