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Kang Seung-woo is the Business Desk editor at The Korea Times. Prior to this position, he covered politics, national affairs, finance and sports.

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Japan's new leadership unlikely to resolve ties with Korea: experts

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, after being elected the LDP president. He will become next prime minister of the country. EPA-YonhapTokyo may wait for Korea's next administration to be launched By Kang Seung-wooThe leadership change in Japan with a new prime minister to be appointed next week is unlikely to reverse the current downward spiral of bilateral ties with Korea anytime soon, according to diplomatic observers, Thursday. On Wednesday, Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election and is set to be become the next prime minister, Oct. 4. Kishida is known here for his role in the now-scrapped “comfort women” deal in 2015 to resolve the thorny historical issue of sexual slavery.In response to Kishida's election, Cheong Wa Dae issued a statement, hoping for cooperation with the new Japanese Cabinet for the development of forward-looking relations between the two countries, which have

Sep 30, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Japan's new leadership unlikely to resolve ties with Korea: experts
Politics

Yoon Seok-youl, leading yet vulnerable presidential candidate

Yoon Seok-youl, the leading presidential contender of the conservative main opposition People Power Party, speaks, Sept. 10, during a party event where its presidential hopefuls answered voters' questions. Korea Times file This article is the third in a series on the major presidential contenders' leadership styles, campaign promises, strengths and weaknesses, as well as career histories ― ED. By Kang Seung-wooFormer Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl burst onto the political scene as one of the most promising presidential contenders of the conservative camp by riding a wave of sentiment against President Moon Jae-in. Yoon was the second prosecutor general of the incumbent administration, but his well-publicized tensions with the Moon government and the liberal ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), which were seeking to weaken the prosecution's authority under the judiciary reform plan, ironically resulted in the 60-year-old running for the presidency on the conser

Sep 29, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Yoon Seok-youl, leading yet vulnerable presidential candidate
North Korea

Will inter-Korean summit affect presidential election?

President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hold hands as they cross the military demarcation line during their first meeting at Panmunjeom, April 27, 2018. Korea Times fileConservative bloc criticizes gov't for using inter-Korean detente for political endsBy Kang Seung-wooNorth Korea's “unexpected” overture for talks, including a possible inter-Korean summit, is prompting speculation that another period of detente on the Korean Peninsula could be emerging that may have an influence on next year's presidential election here.Given that rapprochement between South and North Korea has historically favored the liberal bloc in elections, conservatives have already stepped up their criticism of the government and the North Korean regime for trying to work the political event to their advantage. President Moon Jae-in proposed declaring a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War in his speech at the United Nations last week, and Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, responded positively, Saturday, further hinting at the two countries ho

Sep 28, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Will inter-Korean summit affect presidential election?
North Korea

Kim Yo-jong pressures Seoul to negotiate with US: experts

Kim Yo-jong, second from left, talks with a North Korean official during her visit to Cheong Wa Dae in February 2018. Korea Times fileNorth Korean leader's sister expresses openness to another inter-Korean summitBy Kang Seung-wooNorth Korea's second straight day of positive statements concerning inter-Korean engagement are a means to get South Korea to advocate on its behalf with the United States for sanctions relief rather than a serious attempt at improving ties with Seoul, according to diplomatic observers. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued a statement Saturday night that said the totalitarian state was ready to mend ties with South Korea, and may even discuss another summit between their leaders if Seoul scrapped its “double standards” and hostility toward Pyongyang.The remarks came a day after she also described President Moon Jae-in's proposal to formally end the Korean War as “admirable,” while adding her country was willing to discuss this if certain conditions were met. Moon made the peace overture at last we

Sep 26, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Kim Yo-jong pressures Seoul to negotiate with US: experts
Defense

Monument for West Point graduates killed during Korean War

A ceremony unveiling a monument for 12 graduates from the U.S. Military Academy who were killed in action during the 1950-53 Korean War takes place at West Point Memorial Park inside the Korea Military Academy (KMA) in Seoul, Friday. A number of dignitaries, including KMA President Kim Jeong-soo, fourth from left, Major Gen. Patrick Matlock, fourth from right, and Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) Korea Chapter President Lee Seo-young, third from left, attended the event. Courtesy of KDVA

Sep 26, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Monument for West Point graduates killed during Korean War
North Korea

Ballistic missile from train

North Korea launches a short-range ballistic missile from a train during a live-fire exercise in a central mountainous area of the country, in this photo released by the North's Korean Central News Agency, Thursday. The country launched two ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, Wednesday, a violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. Yonhap

Sep 16, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Ballistic missile from train
North Korea

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles

A new type of tactical guided missile is launched from the North Korean town of Hamju, South Hamgyong Province, March 25. Korea Times fileSouth Korea successfully test-launches SLBMBy Kang Seung-wooNorth Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, Wednesday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Pyongyang watchers said given that the test-firings ― seen as a protest against a recent combined military drill between South Korea and the United States among others ― were carried out during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Seoul, they were a highly calculated move designed to get Beijing to urge the United States and South Korea to stop what the North calls “hostile” annual military exercises.The totalitarian state is banned from testing any ballistic missile technology under a set of U.N. resolutions. The missile launches, the first of their kind since March 25 when Pyongyang tested a new type of tactical guided missile, also came two days after the reclusive state announced that it had successfully tested a new long-rang

Sep 15, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles
  • North Korea keeps ignoring engagement efforts
Foreign Affairs

Andrew Yeo appointed as Brookings Institution's Korea chair

By Kang Seung-wooAndrew Yeo, a professor of politics and director of Asian Studies at the Catholic University of America, has been appointed as Korea chair of the Brookings Institution, a U.S. research group. Andrew Yeo / Courtesy of Brookings Institution“We are thrilled to welcome Andrew to Brookings,” Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Suzanne Maloney said in a statement. “He will be an important contributor to Brookings scholarship and a strong addition to the Foreign Policy program.” According to the U.S. think tank, Yeo will be affiliated with the Center for East Asia Policy Studies.“His expertise and research interests include the Korean Peninsula and East Asia, alliance politics, overseas basing strategy, civil society, social and transnational movements, and democratization,” the statement said, adding that Yeo's initial research projects there will include South Korean foreign policy and state-society relations in North Korea.It also said, “Yeo is currently working on a project that examines South Korea's role in the Indo-

Sep 15, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Andrew Yeo appointed as Brookings Institution's Korea chair
North Korea

North Korea keeps ignoring engagement efforts

Chief nuclear envoy Noh Kyu-duk, right, poses with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Sung Kim, left, and Takehiro Funakoshi, before their talks in Tokyo, Tuesday. YonhapUS still committed to inter-Korean humanitarian projects By Kang Seung-wooHumanitarian assistance-based efforts by South Korea and the United States to engage North Korea appear to be falling on deaf ears as Pyongyang is opting for confrontation over dialogue to seize some kind of initiative before returning to denuclearization negotiations. Under these circumstances, President Moon Jae-in's peace efforts, represented by his highly-hyped Korean Peninsula “peace process,” are increasingly losing their footing.On Monday, the reclusive state announced that it had successfully tested a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, putting a damper on repeated calls from Seoul and Washington for the country to return to dialogue. The missile launches were carried out before the top nuclear negotiators of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan held a trilateral meeting in Tokyo, Tuesday, to discuss ways to resolve

Sep 14, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
North Korea keeps ignoring engagement efforts
  • North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea: Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles
Politics

Yoon's alleged power abuse scandal spreads over to spy agency's election meddling allegation

Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, the floor leader of the main opposition People Power Party, drinks water before a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, Sunday. A picture standing next to him shows National Intelligence Service Director Park Jie-won and Cho Sung-eun, the whistleblower of a power abuse scandal linked to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, back in 2018 when the two were in the People's Party. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-hanBy Kang Seung-wooAn alleged power abuse and election meddling scandal linked to a leading presidential contender is taking a new turn as speculation is mounting over the possible involvement of the state-run spy agency. The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) insists that National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won is the mastermind behind the allegations, while the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is counter-claiming that the rival party is trying to avert blame for the issue.Yoon Seok-youl, a former prosecutor general and now one of the most favored opposition presidential hopefuls, has been accused of pushing the no

Sep 13, 2021By Kang Seung-woo
Yoon's alleged power abuse scandal spreads over to spy agency's election meddling allegation
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