Articles by Jung Min-kyung
Jung Min-kyung
mkjung@heraldcorp.com-
South Korea's rush to North Korea
A new type of “gold rush” of sorts is unfolding, as the latest detente with North Korea grabs the imagination of enterprising South Koreans eyeing fresh opportunities in the North.The South Korean government, for one, is looking for the right moment to revive old business ties and form new ones with its communist neighbor rich in untapped natural resources. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in eat Okryugwan restaurant‘s signature naengmyon at the truce v
North Korea Nov. 11, 2018
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NK media criticizes allies’ working group, joint military drill
North Korea’s external propaganda media on Friday lambasted the South Korea and US decision to launch a working group to coordinate strategies for Pyongyang’s denuclearization and resume joint marine drills. “The US and South Korea have decided to officially launch a working group in November and plan to discuss relevant details on management and structure of the group,” said Uriminzokkiri, a website run by Pyongyang in Korean. (Yonhap)It also called the formation of the working group an arrogan
North Korea Nov. 9, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Kim Jong-un’s portrait start of own personality cult, message to US: experts
A giant portrait of Kim Jong-un has gone on display in public for the first time, in what analysts say could be a sign of a turning point in the current North Korean leader’s status within his country and a message to the international community. The portrait was spotted at events both welcoming and bidding farewell to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel at Pyongyang International Airport this week. It was hung next to Diaz-Canel’s portrait, painted in a similar style, according to photos released
North Korea Nov. 7, 2018
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Fine dust reduction measures to take effect Wednesday
Emergency fine dust reduction measures will go into effect for Seoul, Incheon and much of Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday, as fine dust in the atmosphere has shot up to unhealthy levels. The measures will kick in at 6 a.m. and last until 9 p.m., according to the Environment Ministry. (Yonhap)Civil servants are to follow “the alternate driving day system,” meaning civil servants’ cars with license plates that end in odd numbers will be allowed on the streets and even will not. Seoul is set to tem
Social Affairs Nov. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] NK leader talks with Cuban president in his office
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with his Cuban counterpart at his office in Pyongyang and discussed in-depth “ways to vitalize cooperation and exchange in various fields,” along with the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the North’s state-run news agency reported Tuesday. The meeting, which took place at the office building of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea on Monday, came during Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez’s state visit to North Korea. The office was the venue fo
North Korea Nov. 6, 2018
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Warmbier’s parents to attend hearing next month
Family members of an American university student who died last year after being detained in North Korea plan to attend a hearing next month, the Voice of America reported Sunday. According to Voice of America, the family of Otto Warmbier, who died days after he was returned to the US in a coma in 2017, filed documents to the US District Court in Washington for legal discovery with six witnesses. The documents were submitted upon court order and the Warmbiers’ attorney suggested hearing dates of
North Korea Nov. 4, 2018
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[Herald Interview] Carrying on the sunshine legacy
The first-ever inter-Korean summit in 2000 changed the course of history for the Korean Peninsula. Efforts to mend ties with North Korea by then-South Korean President Kim Dae-jung were recognized by the world, and earned him the Nobel Peace Prize – and today, his youngest son is seeking to continue his father’s legacy.“My late father in 1998 wanted to create a platform for civilian exchange between the South and the North, at a time when the two governments lacked any form of exchange,” Kim Hon
North Korea Nov. 1, 2018
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NK leader lambastes sanctions, inspects key economic zone
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticized international sanctions against his regime, pledging to prove to “hostile forces” that his country is capable of growing into a powerful nation, the North’s media reported Thursday. “The hostile forces are foolishly keen on vicious sanctions to stand in our way toward promotion of the people’s wellbeing and development and to lead us to change and submission,” the Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim as saying during a trip to the Wonsan-Kalma tourist
North Korea Nov. 1, 2018
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October timeline for inter-Korean cooperation pushed back
The timeline for a chain of inter-Korean projects is being pushed back with meetings and events planned for October failing to take place, amid Washington’s apparent concerns that the Koreas’ ties may be outpacing its denuclearization talks with Pyongyang. In early October, the two Koreas held high-level talks and drew a rough timeline to carry out the key projects mentioned in the agreement reached between their leaders in September. Among them, a joint survey for cross-border railway and sport
North Korea Oct. 31, 2018
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Top US nuke envoy reaffirms allies’ shared objective of denuclearizing NK
The top US nuclear envoy reaffirmed that Washington and Seoul were on the same page on achieving the denuclearization of North Korea, amid concerns about possible discord between the allies over the pace of developments in inter-Korean relations. “We want the same thing for the Korean Peninsula -- peace and stability, primarily denuclearization of North Korea,” Stephen Biegun, US special representative for North Korea, said before entering a meeting with Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon. Un
North Korea Oct. 30, 2018
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US envoy for N. Korea to visit S. Korea next week
US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will head to South Korea next week to coordinate efforts to bring about the full denuclearization of the communist nation, the US State Department said in a statement. The trip comes amid what experts perceive as a prolonged battle of nerves between Washington and Pyongyang over the timeline on talks related to the North’s denuclearization. (Yonhap)Biegun will travel to Seoul from Monday and Tuesday to meet with his South Korean counterpa
North Korea Oct. 26, 2018
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W10b investment in joint liaison office does not violate sanctions: ministry
South Korea did not violate international sanctions by repairing and remodeling the recently launched inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea, a Unification Ministry official said Thursday.Around 10 billion won ($8.8 million) from the Seoul government’s South-North cooperation fund was used in repairing and remodeling buildings and facilities for the liaison office that opened in the border town of Kaesong last month to bolster cross-border communication, according to an earlier report from t
North Korea Oct. 25, 2018
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Kaesong businessmen to visit now-shuttered factory park in NK
The Seoul government is working to earn visitation rights for South Korean businessmen who operated factories at the now-shuttered industrial park in North Korea, an official at the Ministry of Unification said Wednesday, and the trip could come as early as next week.The government is negotiating with the North on the businessmen’s visit to the border town of Kaesong to inspect their properties, Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told a press briefing. Kaesong Industrial Complex (Yonh
North Korea Oct. 24, 2018
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NK media report on forestry cooperation talks, but omit results
North Korea’s state media on Tuesday reported on the inter-Korean talks on forestry cooperation, held a day earlier, without mentioning the outcome. The divided Koreas held the meeting on Monday at the recently launched joint liaison office in the North’s border town Kaesong. They agreed to work together to combat pine-tree pests between now and March, with the South providing the necessary chemicals, and to modernize a number of North Korean tree nurseries within this year.“Inter-Korean talks f
North Korea Oct. 23, 2018
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Koreas hold talks on forestry cooperation
South and North Korea held talks on Monday to discuss cross-border forestry cooperation and reforestation of North Korea’s woodlands.The meeting kicked off at around 10 a.m. at the recently established joint liaison office in the North’s border town of Kaesong. Park Chong-ho, deputy minister of the Korea Forest Service, led the three-member South Korean delegation while North Korea also sent a three-member team led by Kim Song-jun, a senior official of the North‘s ministry of environmental prote
North Korea Oct. 22, 2018
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