The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights called on Pyongyang Wednesday to launch a “reform” process to enhance its rights situation, stressing promoting respect for human dignity in the reclusive state remains a “top” priority for Washingt…
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that first lady Kim Keon Hee failed to “cold-heartedly reject” a visitor armed with a hidden camera, speaking for the first time on allegations she accepted a luxury handbag from the man in 2022.
Yoon said in an…
The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights called on Pyongyang Wednesday to launch a “reform” process to enhance its rights situation, stressing promoting respect for human dignity in the reclusive state remains a “top” priority for Washingt…
Focus on North Korea’s economy and Russia
In recent weeks, there has been significant discussion of whether North Korea has made the fundamental decision to go to war with South Korea. But focusing exclusively on whether Pyongyang has made a strategi…
Diplomatic disaster and message management
Relations between South Korea and Russia are facing a severe crisis.
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry belittled the South Korean president’s remarks publicly. Under normal diplomatic relati…
KT Corp. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net loss of 41.7 billion won (US$31.4 million), swinging from a profit of 242.7 billion won a year earlier.
The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the October-December period…
