Articles by Jung Min-kyung
Jung Min-kyung
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‘Seoul offered maintenance support for US arms deployed here’
The South Korean government suggested offering maintenance support for US strategic military assets, seeking to have more deployed here, a government source said Sunday. The USS Ronald Reagan leaves the South Korean port of Busan. (Yonhap)“In regards to the expansion of the rotational deployment of US strategic assets, which is currently in talks to effectively counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, the government has expressed the intention to the US to provide maintenance service
Defense Oct. 29, 2017
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S. Korea to closely work with US to peacefully resolve NK issues: new envoy to US
South Korea will closely cooperate with the United States to bring about a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, South Korea’s new ambassador to the US said Thursday. He said it is crucial to find out North Korea’s true intention behind its moves and pointed to bilateral cooperation as key to the task. Ambassador to the US Cho Yoon-je (left) and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (right). (Yonhap)“Currently, we are in the process of seeking ways to solve the issue, as no one has a
Foreign Affairs Oct. 26, 2017
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Minister urges North Korea to allow Kaesong CEOs visit
Seoul’s unification minister urged Pyongyang to grant South Korean businessmen safe access to the now-closed joint industrial zone in North Korea to examine their properties. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (Yonhap)“The government has received the visitation request to North Korea submitted by South Korean firms behind the Kaesong industrial park on Oct. 12, hoping to get a firsthand look at the site,” Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon told a press conference Tuesday, which was embargoe
North Korea Oct. 26, 2017
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[Feature] Seoul pins hope on NK participation in PyeongChang
The official countdown for the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, has begun, with the lighting of the Olympic flame in ancient Olympia in Greece on Tuesday. Despite South Korean organizers’ determination to make the Winter Games a big hit, much of the event’s success may depend on the host country’s enigmatic neighbor, North Korea. North Korean figure skaters Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik compete during the pairs free program at the Figure Skating-ISU Challenger Series on Sept. 29 in Obe
North Korea Oct. 25, 2017
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Trump says ‘totally prepared’ for military action; North nixes six-party talks
US President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed the possibility of military action against North Korea, while the North‘s senior diplomat refused to return to long-stalled six-nation talks for denuclearization unless the US’ attitude changes. US President Donald Trump (AP-Yonhap)Trump said he is “totally prepared” to use military force against the rogue regime if necessary, in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. The remark follows a series of bellicose rhetoric between the US president and Pyongya
North Korea Oct. 23, 2017
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S. Korea does not have the right to talk about visits to Kaesong: NK
North Korea said Friday that South Korea is not entitled to permit its nationals to visit the inter-Korean complex in the North’s border city of Kaesong, amid signs of a unilateral resumption of its operation by the North. Meanwhile, Seoul’s Unification Ministry deferred a plan to deliver to the North the visitation request of a group of businessmen who ran factories at Kaesong industrial park. (Yonhap)“South Korea does not have the right, reason, nor honor to talk about the issues surrounding
North Korea Oct. 20, 2017
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S. Korea needs to secure pre-emptive strike capability against NK: expert
Seoul needs to actively pursue pre-emptive strike capability to maintain a balance of power with North Korea amid escalating military tensions on the Korean Peninsula, an expert said Thursday. “(South Korea) needs to actively pursue (measures) to secure various pre-emptive strike capabilities,” Choi Kang, vice president of research at the Seoul think-tank Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said at a forum. US President Donald Trump (Yonhap)The expert highlighted the rogue regime’s growing missi
Defense Oct. 19, 2017
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NK highly unlikely to give up nuclear weapons: minister
Seoul’s Unification Minister said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely that North Korea will relinquish its nuclear weapons, as it nears the completion of its weapons program.“The possibility that North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons is extremely low,” Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said at a forum hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap)“I used the term ‘extremely low’ to express it on a softer note. It would not be incorrect to say there is actually almost n
North Korea Oct. 18, 2017
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US pre-emptive strike on NK would greatly damage NK neighbors: Chinese expert
The US should refrain from making any pre-emptive military strike against North Korea, as it would inflict “huge casualties and damage” to the reclusive regime’s neighboring countries, an expert said Tuesday. “Ensuring diplomatic and political options remains a priority unless North Korea would unbelievably make (a) military provocation,” Zhu Feng, a professor in international relations at China’s Nanjing University, said at a forum in Seoul hosted by the South Korean Unification Ministry on Tue
North Korea Oct. 17, 2017
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Seoul reaffirms vows to bring NK to dialogue
South Korea will continue to make efforts to bring North Korea to dialogue for denuclearization, Seoul’s unification minister said Friday. “We will maintain a strong policy stance against North Korea’s provocations, while pursuing a fundamental and peaceful resolution for the North’s nuclear issues as a nation directly involved in the issues surrounding the Korean peninsula,” Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon told lawmakers during a parliamentary audit. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon sp
North Korea Oct. 13, 2017
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China asks S. Koreans to evacuate due to NK abduction risks
Chinese police asked South Korean citizens near the North Korea-China border to evacuate the area due to risks of an attack and abduction by the North, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “We are aware that Chinese authorities have suggested South Korean citizens there evacuate on the possibility of an attack by North Korea,” the ministry here said. Border bridge connecting North Korea`s Manpo and China`s Jian. (Yonhap)Local media reports said Tuesday that Chinese police warned around 10 So
Foreign Affairs Oct. 12, 2017
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US senior diplomat to visit Seoul to discuss NK
A US senior diplomat will visit Seoul next week to strengthen diplomatic alliance and talk about impending issues that concern both nations, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan (AP)US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan will hold a strategic dialogue with South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-han on Oct. 18. The two are expected to tackle issues involving North Korea’s nuclear and missile development along with its ongoing threats to
North Korea Oct. 11, 2017
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Kim Jong-un’s estranged nephew tired of life on the run: report
Kim Jong-un’s 21-year-old nephew has been expressing increasing frustration of his life on-the-run and has begun to develop a habit of daytime drinking, media here reported Tuesday.“According to various sources, Kim Han-sol is under ‘iron-like’ protection at his mother’s house. This keeps him safe, but also makes him frustrated at the same time,” TV Chosun, a media outlet here said Monday. A video released online in March features a man claiming to be Kim Han-sol (Yonhap)“He has been telling the
North Korea Oct. 10, 2017
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Signs of NK’s operation at Kaesong complex growing
Signs of vehicle movement and electricity use within the joint industrial park in the North Korean city of Kaesong have been detected since March, Seoul’s Unification Ministry revealed Tuesday, amid growing concerns over the North’s unilateral operation of the zone. The ministry warned that the North should refrain from operating the complex without Seoul’s consent, stressing that South Korean firms hold the property rights to all factories and machines there. (Yonhap)“The government takes the b
North Korea Oct. 10, 2017
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‘Kim Jong-un takes situation seriously’
North Korea’s recent large-scale personnel reshuffle appears to be an effort to deal with and navigate the current situation, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said.“Kim Jong-un is taking the current situation seriously and the personnel reshuffle is a way to overcome that,” it said in a report released Sunday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a meeting of Pyongyang`s Central Committee of the ruling Workers` Party on Saturday. (Yonhap)The personnel changes were announced Sunday, shortly after
North Korea Oct. 9, 2017
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