Korea Times Digital Content Reporter
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.
Rep. Park Jie-won of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Thursday caused a stir after he suggested that South Korea should recognize North Korea as a “nuclear state.”
Cheong Seong-chang, director of the Center for Korean Peninsula Strategy at the Sejong Institute, is a longtime observer of North Korea and has closely followed the reclusive regime's two previous successions: before and after Kim Il-sung's sudden death in 1994 and Kim Jong-il's sudden death in 2011.
U.S. President Donald Trump is well qualified to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in facilitating talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his first term and peace-building efforts during his second term, according to Rep. Park Sun-won of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK).
Korea’s data watchdog announced on Monday that new downloads of the artificial intelligence (AI) app from DeepSeek have been temporarily halted. The Chinese company voluntarily implemented the measure after recognizing that it had not fully considered domestic privacy laws, which led to user data being leaked to ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok.
South Korea’s establishment of diplomatic ties with Syria following the collapse of the Assad regime is likely to deal a blow to North Korea, according to experts.
North Korea is demolishing a reunion center for families separated by the Korean War, located in the Mount Geumgang resort. The center was originally built with funds from the South Korean government, the Unification Ministry said Thursday.
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Wednesday it is too early to talk about nuclear armament in South Korea during the National Assembly’s interpellation session on foreign affairs, unification and security affairs.
Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), proposed on Tuesday an amendment to the Constitution to limit excessive presidential power.
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), pitched political reforms, Monday, in an effort to appeal to the political center, rather than just focusing on strengthening his existing voter base.