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North Korea

Reviving multilateral negotiations emerge as alternative to breaking deadlock on North Korea

President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden talked on the phone earlier this month and discussed Korean Peninsula issues. Korea Times fileBy Do Je-haeDuring the previous U.S. administration under Donald Trump, talks on North Korea's denuclearization revolved primarily around the U.S. and North Korea. President Moon Jae-in has also put priority on mediating U.S.-North Korea talks, but the two summits between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not lead to fundamental progress on denuclearization. The lack of results during the Trump administration on North Korea and the urgency from Seoul to quickly resume peace diplomacy have resulted in renewed attention to the type of multilateral negotiating framework that was seen during in the late 1990s, such as the four-party talks with representatives from the two Koreas, the U.S. and China. Six rounds of negotiations were held in 1997 and 1998. The need for expanded talks has been highlighted particularly with the launch of the Biden administration. Two-way talks between North Korea and the U.S. are likely to remain sideline

Feb 18, 2021By Do Je-hae
Reviving multilateral negotiations emerge as alternative to breaking deadlock on North Korea
  • US charges North Korean hackers in $1.3 billion theft scheme
Politics

Is the Moon administration in internal dispute over prosecutorial reform?

President Moon Jae-in, front left, and Shin Hyun-soo, far right, senior presidential aide for civil affairs, show their respect for the national flag ahead of a Cabinet meeting along with other participants at Cheong Wa Dae, Feb. 16. Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seokBy Do Je-hae The conflict between the ruling bloc and the prosecution is showing no signs of subsiding even after the resignation of former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, with fresh feuds rising over the latest reshuffle of senior prosecutors conducted by new Justice Minister Park Beom-kye. The clash has expanded to Cheong Wa Dae, with Shin Hyun-soo, senior presidential secretary for civil affairs who oversees matters related to the prosecution, expressing his intention to resign in protest of being left out of the personnel decisions by the new justice minister. Shin is the first prosecutor to be appointed to the post under the Moon Jae-in administration.Shin was appointed to the post on Dec. 31, and it is considered extremely rare for a senior presidential aide to consider resigning only weeks after being appointed.Cheon

Feb 17, 2021By Do Je-hae
Is the Moon administration in internal dispute over prosecutorial reform?
Health

More workers struggling with weight gain amid pandemic

Moving less, eating more and ordering more take-out food is resulting in weight gain as an increasing number of people are staying home during COVID-19 pandemic. GettyimagesbankBy Do Je-haeMore Korean workers are struggling with weight gain due to the prolonged coronavirus outbreak. This is primarily due to reduced physical activity from working from home and more food delivery orders, according to a recent study. Albacall, a part-time recruitment service run by the job portal Incruit, surveyed 981 adults under the theme of “weight change after COVID-19.”According to the report, 32.7 percent said they gained weight due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. By status, 37.1 percent office workers said they had put on extra pounds, accounting for the highest proportion, followed by college students at 32.1 percent and housewives at 30.4 percent.By age group, people in their 30s (43.2 percent) comprised a much higher proportion than those in their 20s (33.9 percent) and 40s (26.9 percent). By gender, a larger ratio of women (36.1 percent) than men (29.8 percent) said they had g

Feb 17, 2021By Do Je-hae
More workers struggling with weight gain amid pandemic
North Korea

'Kim Jong-un wants Pope to visit North Korea'

Pope Francis meets with Korean Ambassador to the Vatican Lee Baek-man in this October 2020 photo. Korea Times fileBy Do Je-hae Former Korean Ambassador to the Vatican Lee Baek-man has claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wanted a papal visit to his country following President Moon Jae-in's meeting with Pope Francis in October 2018.In a recent contribution to a web magazine here, Lee recounted some incidents involving North Korean officials that indicated Pyongyang's intention to increase exchanges with the Roman Catholic Church. In December 2018, a few weeks after Moon's meeting with the Pope during which an invitation to North Korea was mentioned, Kim Yong-nam, then the nominal head of state of North Korea, met with representatives of the Rome-based Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic organization which has provided humanitarian aid to North Korea, during their visit to Pyongyang. During the visit, the delegation met officials at North Korea's foreign ministry, according to Lee.The former envoy also said that he met with North Korean diplomats during a reception at a church

Feb 16, 2021By Do Je-hae
'Kim Jong-un wants Pope to visit North Korea'
Politics

Korean American politician slams professor for claims on comfort women

Young Kim's tweet on wartime sex slavery YonhapBy Do Je-hae A Korean American politician in the U.S. has publicly rejected claims regarding the wartime sex slavery which were made by J. Mark Ramseyer, Mitsubishi professor of Japanese legal studies at Harvard Law School, in his paper “Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War.”Young Kim Korea Times fileYoung Kim, U.S. representative for California's 39th congressional district, criticized the paper in a recent tweet and urged him to apologize. “Professor Ramseyer's claims are untrue, misleading & disgusting. I worked on comfort women issues for years & his claims are offensive to victims. We must support victims of human trafficking & slavery, not tear them down. I urge him to apologize,” Kim's tweet read. “Comfort women” is a euphemism for sex slaves of imperial Japan. Kim served as an aide to veteran Republican politician Ed Royce, who served as the chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee and supported the 2007 passage of U.S. House of Representatives Resolution 121 (H.Res.121), ca

Feb 14, 2021By Do Je-hae
Korean American politician slams professor for claims on comfort women
North Korea

What will Pyongyang expect from return of Chung-Suh duo?

Then-national security adviser Chung Eui-yong, third from left, and then-National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon, second from left, hold a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Sept. 5, 2018, during their visit to Pyongyang as presidential envoys. A third summit between President Moon Jae-in and Kim took place about two weeks after their visit. Chung was sworn in as foreign minister, Tuesday, and Suh succeeded Chung as President Moon's national security adviser in July 2020. Courtesy of Cheong Wa DaeBy Do Je-hae President Moon Jae-in has rehired Chung Eui-yong, his first national security adviser from May 2017 to July 2020, as minister of foreign affairs with the hope of resuscitating inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea talks to bring new momentum for his peace process before the twilight of his presidency sets in later this year. It is Chung who met with former U.S. President Donald Trump in March 2018 and brokered the first summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore three months later.Chung's surprise appointment last month as foreign minister,

Feb 10, 2021By Do Je-hae
What will Pyongyang expect from return of Chung-Suh duo?
North Korea

'North Korea low on daily necessities after shutting down borders'

A staff member of the Pongnam Noodle House, right, disinfects the hands of a woman coming into its restaurant in Pyongyang, Feb. 5. AP-YonhapBy Do Je-hae North Korea seems to be struggling with acquiring daily necessities due to its shutdown of borders with adjacent countries to guard against the spread of COVID-19, according to the diplomatic community there. Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora said in a recent interview with Interfax that the prolonged border shutdown is leading to shortages of sugar and flour, among other basic items, according to the Korean website of Radio Free Asia, Monday.Ambassador Matsegora explained that North Korea has kept its borders closed since January 2020 to prevent entry from China and Russia in order to keep COVID-19 out of the country. No foreigners have been allowed to enter since. The North Korean authorities openly acknowledge that they are going all out to prevent the inflow of the coronavirus pandemic because they lack the medical infrastructure to cope with an outbreak. Many companies have been closed and many people have lost their jobs

Feb 9, 2021By Do Je-hae
'North Korea low on daily necessities after shutting down borders'
  • Over 60% of South Korean youth say unification with North Korea. necessary: survey
Politics

Former SMEs minister leading in polls for Seoul mayoral race

Former SMEs and Startups Minister Park Young-sun, right, a candidate from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea for the Seoul mayoral by-election, greets an elderly supporter in Gangseo District, southwestern Seoul, Sunday. YonhapBy Do Je-hae Former SMEs and Startups Minister Park Young-sun is leading in the popularity polls for the Seoul mayoral by-election to take place April 7, according to the latest polls.A survey conducted by Hankook Research at the request of the Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, published Monday, showed that 25.8 percent out of 800 Seoul citizens surveyed said the former five-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) was the most suitable candidate to become the next mayor of the capital.Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the minor opposition People's Party and a former presidential candidate, trailed Park with 19.5 percent. Other notable candidates, former main opposition People Power Party (PPP) floor leader Na Kyung-won and former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, followed with 12.9 percent and 9.2 percent, respectively.The survey came as A

Feb 8, 2021By Do Je-hae
Former SMEs minister leading in polls for Seoul mayoral race
Foreign Affairs

Korea faces growing calls to join Quad plus

The escalating U.S.-China strategic competition is resulting in unprecedented diplomatic challenges for Korea. One of the most pressing questions it faces is whether to join the Quad plus. GettyimagebanksKorea's bigger role for stability in Indo-Pacific region to be highlighted under the Biden administrationBy Do Je-hae Korea's reticence about joining a possible expansion of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), involving the U.S., Japan, Australia and India, is increasingly being called into question, and triggering concerns that the country could be isolated from the U.S.' Indo-Pacific strategy. According to White House readouts, U.S. President Joe Biden did not use the term “Indo-Pacific” during his first phone call since taking office with President Moon Jae-in, Feb. 4, instead describing Korea as a “linchpin for peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia.” Biden used the term Indo-Pacific in both his calls with the leaders of Japan and Australia.The need for Korea's participation in a possible “Quad plus” network is gaining attention in the

Feb 7, 2021By Do Je-hae
Korea faces growing calls to join Quad plus
Politics

'President Moon wants to communicate more,' says his new chief of staff

President Moon Jae-in, right, and his chief of staff Noh Young-min arrive at an event at Cheong Wa Dae, Jan. 29. Korea Times fileBy Do Je-hae New presidential chief of staff You Young-min relayed President Moon Jae-in's desire for more active communication with the public during an impromptu visit to the press center at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday. This was You's first visit to the press center since his appointment Dec. 31, 2020.“Due to the COVID-19 situation and many urgent issues, it has not been easy to arrange meetings with reporters. I will try to communicate more often,” You said. The announcement of his visit was made only minutes before he arrived at the center with several other key aides from the presidential office for public communication at 2:30 p.m. “The President also wants to get together with reporters more often,” You added. President Moon Jae-in meets children of shopkeepers during a visit to a "jeotgal" or salted seafood market in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, Feb. 4. YonhapThe visit comes amid rising criticism that Moon has gone against his cam

Feb 5, 2021By Do Je-hae
'President Moon wants to communicate more,' says his new chief of staff
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