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Kwak Yeon-soo is a digital editor at The Korea Times creating, editing and curating digital content for the newspaper’s website, mobile app and social media. She previously covered a diverse array of cultural, political and business topics.
The Democratic Party of Korea’s (DPK) assertion that the government is allegedly planning to declare martial law is undermining the party’s position, as it has failed to provide substantial evidence to support the claim.
The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) will invite members of its Municipal Chapter in America to Seoul to reach a global consensus on South Korea’s new unification policy.
North Korea expert Cheong Seong-chang's book "Why We Should Become a Nuclear Power," now has a Japanese translation.
The rules-based international order is facing challenges including the deepening rivalry between the U.S. and China, Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, upgraded ties between North Korea and Russia and the Israel-Hamas war, but it needs to be sustained because it’s beneficial to Korean unification, experts said Tuesday.
The 22nd National Assembly’s first regular session began with a belated opening ceremony, Monday, nearly three months after it was launched, due to a protracted standoff between rival parties.
Ruling People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Han Dong-hoon and main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Jae-myung failed to reach an agreement over contentious issues during their first official meeting, Sunday, amid expectations that it could signal a shift away from the prolonged political deadlock.
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that the questioning of first lady Kim Keon Hee outside the prosecution office was not due to preferential treatment and took place per relevant protocols.
South Korea, the U.S., and Japan should institutionalize their trilateral efforts to deter North Korea and discourage China from supporting the Kim Jong-un regime, political analysts said, Wednesday.
Tae Yong-ho, the former North Korean deputy ambassador to Britain who defected to South Korea in 2016, recently took office as the secretary general of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, a presidential advisory body responsible for developing a vision for peaceful unification based on national consensus.