Seoul2020SummitTensions2017Country'sDefense2021Democratic PeoplKorea'sExportsDefectorsMissileNuclear weaponsTreatySovereign stateTravelerReporters WithoutRepublicTalksKoreansWorld'sKorean PeninsulaTradeMinistryJapanProvocationSanctionsTrumpOrganizationNorth KoreanContentChinaChairBlowFellowNewsDeveloped countriesGuideTimeSatelliteAgencyWatersLesserNotableAheadClaimsSouth
Seoul13
- Jayu Bukhan Bangsong ) is a radio broadcaster based in Seoul , South Korea . (wikipedia.org)
- Free North Korea Radio started broadcasting from Seoul in 2004. (wikipedia.org)
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Monday accused the United States of double standards, slamming it for letting rival South Korea launch a spy satellite from U.S. territory after condemning the North's earlier satellite launch. (ap.org)
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country's births in order to strengthen national power, state media said Monday, as his government steps up the call for the people to have more children. (ap.org)
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, officials said, days after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time. (ap.org)
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is restoring front-line guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, South Korea's military said Monday, after animosities spiked between the rivals over the North's recent spy satellite launch. (ap.org)
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Meeting for the first time in about four years, the top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to revive cooperation among the Asian neighbors and resume their leaders' trilateral summit - but without a specific timing. (ap.org)
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China are to gather in South Korea over the weekend to discuss resuming their leaders' summit, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Friday. (ap.org)
- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea has concluded that Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put a spy satellite into orbit for the first time this week, and it should be clear in several days whether it is functioning properly, officials said Thursday. (ap.org)
- Soldiers stand near the mock-up of a Scud-B missile displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum near a U.S. military base in Seoul, June 16, 2006. (chinadaily.com.cn)
- However, the health ministry in Seoul insists that he is not guilty of any moral or legal wrongdoing, as the eggs were given voluntarily, without the professor's knowledge, and before South Korea introduced a bioethics law in January. (bbc.co.uk)
- The rocket crashed in a sea that separates the Korean peninsula from China off the west coast of South Korea after flying 120 km (75 miles) from its launch site close to the Chinese border, officials in Seoul, Washington and Tokyo said. (ynetnews.com)
- a Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, Korea National Rehabilitation Center , Seoul , Republic of Korea. (bvsalud.org)
20203
- In July 2020, the Washington Times reported on a cyber attack targeting individuals involved with Free North Korea Radio, including its co-founder Suzanne Scholte . (wikipedia.org)
- As of 2020, Free North Korea Radio's English language website stated that it no longer received funding of any kind from the U.S. government . (wikipedia.org)
- On a country-by-country basis, France ($433 million) was the largest exporter to Korea in 2020, followed by the U.S. ($337 million) and Japan ($161 million). (trade.gov)
Summit2
- Hence the enormity of headlines this past June when leaders from the two Koreas held a summit meeting for the first time since the Korean War. (thenation.com)
- While the details of the unprecedented summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un begin to take shape, experts are reminding everyone that North Korea spent most of 2017 perfecting its missile arsenal. (cnbc.com)
Tensions3
- Tensions between the two Koreas resulted in North Korea invading South Korea and the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. (wikipedia.org)
- This status contributes to the high tensions that continue to divide the peninsula, and both states continue to claim to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. (wikipedia.org)
- VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - South Korea launched its first military spy satellite into space Friday, a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time as tensions rise between the rivals. (ap.org)
20171
- The Korea Policy Chair at RAND was created with gifts from the Korea Foundation in 2017. (rand.org)
Country's4
- Kim writes, "National pride is deeply ingrained, and in Korea the intense love for the country's heritage and traditions has its darker side of hatred for anything that taints the purity of that heritage. (thenation.com)
- The country's trade with North Korea has slowed for the second consecutive year. (voanews.com)
- Jeungdo Island (shown above), which contains the most extensive mudflat in South Korea, is home to the country's largest sun-dried salt producer. (nasa.gov)
- The U.S. has been pushing China to use its influence over Pyongyang to put a halt to the country's nuclear ambitions, with South Korea and Japan also calling for measures to be taken in response to a spate of recent missile tests. (thedailybeast.com)
Defense1
- 13:08 19/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 19 (RIA Novosti) - South Korea has put into service a new long-range cruise missile, capable of striking missile sites or nuclear installations in any part of neighboring North Korea, local news agency Yonhap said on Thursday quoting a general in the South Korean defense ministry. (globalsecurity.org)
20212
- According to the Korea Customs Service statistics, in 2021, skincare cosmetics (HS code 3304.99.1000) continued to be the largest import category representing 34.17 percent, or $560 million of total cosmetic imports. (trade.gov)
- Among 131 countries, Korea ranked 56th for the PM 2.5 concentration level in 2022, down from 41st in 2021.The PM 2.5 concentration level decreased to 18.3 ㎍/㎥ in 2022 from 19.5 ㎍/㎥ in 2021. (trade.gov)
Democratic Peopl2
- Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, now known as the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with South Korea (Republic of Korea) comprising its southern half and North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half. (wikipedia.org)
- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea , comprises a little more than half of the Korean peninsula. (encyclopedia.com)
Korea's10
- Asia Society Korea hosted a webinar on asymmetric weapons and countermeasures, inviting Dr. Youngjun Kim, Dr. Sangho Lee, and Dan Pinkston to discuss North Korea's CBRN capabilities. (asiasociety.org)
- Asia Society Korea invited two NK experts to discuss the future dynamics of the Korean Peninsula under North Korea's military threat. (asiasociety.org)
- Asia Society Korea's Senior Contributor Mason Richey talks with Melissa Hanham and David Schmerler about the open source intelligence on North Korea. (asiasociety.org)
- Refugees from North Korea's hermit kingdom overcome huge odds to escape to a new life in South Korea. (abc.net.au)
- It is designed to support a senior scholar who will manage a research agenda on Korea's international security relations and mentor Korea studies scholars. (rand.org)
- According to Air Korea, an affiliated organization of Korea's Ministry of Environment (MOE), the PM 2.5 concentration level has decreased for three consecutive years, starting from 2019 until 2022. (trade.gov)
- Although Korea's coal‐fired power plants are relatively modern and large, with newer steam parameters, in July 2022, the Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced further air pollution control measures by targeting the closure of 30 coal-fired power plants by 2034. (trade.gov)
- A demilitarized zone (DMZ) separates North Korea from the Republic of Korea , North Korea's neighbor to the south on the Korean Peninsula. (encyclopedia.com)
- Only a short portion of its length is in North Korea, but this section includes the scenic Kŭmgang-san ("Diamond Mountains") comprising the heart of North Korea's largest national park. (encyclopedia.com)
- The attempted launch today is a clear violation of North Korea's international obligations as stipulated by resolution 1874 of the Security Council, which requires North Korea to give up any ballistic rocket capabilities," Ashton said in a statement. (ynetnews.com)
Exports3
- Strong potential subsectors for U.S. exports to South Korea include clean/vegan beauty cosmetics, derma cosmetics, and organic/natural cosmetics. (trade.gov)
- The Beijing bureau of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) announced Tuesday that North Korean exports to China in the first half of this year amounted to $1.17 billion, a 10.6 percent decline from a year ago. (voanews.com)
- In the same time frame, Chinese exports to North Korea dropped 15.8 percent to $1.33 billion. (voanews.com)
Defectors2
- [1] The station is run primarily by North Korean refugees and defectors and frequently broadcasts shortwave transmissions of news and information to the general population inside North Korea . (wikipedia.org)
- The Defectors meets some of the North Korean women who are trying to make new lives for themselves in South Korea and asks them: Has their escape been worth it? (abc.net.au)
Missile4
- North Korea launched a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, two US officials said. (chinadaily.com.cn)
- North Korea has fired a mid-range ballistic missile in its latest test launch, South Korean and U.S. authorities said Sunday. (thedailybeast.com)
- North Korea prompted widespread alarm last weekend, when it said a medium-long-range missile it tested was capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. (thedailybeast.com)
- North Korea said it wanted the Unha-3 rocket to put a weather satellite into orbit, although critics believed it was designed to enhance its capacity to design a ballistic missile to deliver a nuclear warhead capable of hitting the continental United States. (ynetnews.com)
Nuclear weapons3
- North Korea remains the only nation to test nuclear weapons in this century. (cnbc.com)
- Kim Jong Un has repeatedly emphasized that nuclear weapons were a fundamental part of his national security and his nation's survival, and they even put nuclear weapons into their constitution,' Lisa Collins, a fellow with the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told CNBC. (cnbc.com)
- North Korea began pursuing nuclear weapons some three decades ago. (chicagotribune.com)
Treaty1
- Japan eventually succeeded in opening Korea with the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876. (wikipedia.org)
Sovereign state2
- Toward the end of the Later Three Kingdoms, Goguryeo was resurrected as Goryeo, which defeated the two other states and unified Korea as a single sovereign state. (wikipedia.org)
- South Korea , officially the Republic of Korea , is a sovereign state in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. (c-span.org)
Traveler1
- From Seoul's glittering nightlife to Seoraksan National Park's vertiginous hikes, South Korea offers the traveler a dazzling range of experiences, beautiful landscapes and 5000 years of culture and history. (lonelyplanet.com)
Reporters Without2
- Free North Korea Radio has received an award from Reporters Without Borders in acknowledgement of its efforts. (wikipedia.org)
- [7] In 2011 South Korea was included on Reporters Without Borders list of countries Under Surveillance . (wikipedia.org)
Republic2
- A leader in communication technologies, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is a liberal democracy which respects media freedom and pluralism, although tradition and business interests often prevent journalists from fulfilling their role as watchdogs. (rsf.org)
- The official website of Republic of Korea. (lu.se)
Talks2
- Are Talks With North Korea Nothing But a Good Show? (observer.com)
- In any case, Trump will have to confront an unpleasant prospect in the talks with North Korea. (chicagotribune.com)
Koreans1
- Why can't we have well-paying jobs in Korea for Koreans? (koreatimes.co.kr)
World's3
- Goryeo (also spelled as Koryŏ), whose name developed into the modern exonym "Korea", was a highly cultured state that created the world's first metal movable type in 1234. (wikipedia.org)
- Presently, South Korea is a regional power and a developed country, with its economy being ranked as the world's thirteenth-largest by nominal GDP and the fourteenth-largest by GDP (PPP). (wikipedia.org)
- CHEORWON, South Korea (AP) - To the steady rat-tat-tat of machine guns and exploding bursts of smoke, amphibious tanks slice across a lake not far from the big green mountains that stand along the world's most heavily armed border. (ap.org)
Korean Peninsula2
- Asia Society Korea discussed the U.S.-Korea relations and U.S.'s nuclear deterrence on the Korean Peninsula with SungJoo Han, Duyeon Kim and Vipin Narang. (asiasociety.org)
- Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan , between China and South Korea . (encyclopedia.com)
Trade3
- Will trade politics and White House infighting jeopardize peace with North Korea? (observer.com)
- An influential South Korean economic organization says trade and investment between North Korea and China has slid for the second year in a row. (voanews.com)
- China and North Korea have not commented on the state of bilateral trade relations. (voanews.com)
Ministry1
- In South Korea, cosmetics are regulated by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). (trade.gov)
Japan5
- It is separated from Japan to the southeast by the Korea Strait. (wikipedia.org)
- In 1945, Japan relinquished control over Korea after formally surrendering to the Allies, in the aftermath of World War II. (wikipedia.org)
- Japan vs South Korea: which impressive East Asian destination should you visit? (lonelyplanet.com)
- If you had to make the tough decision to visit either Japan or South Korea, which would it be? (lonelyplanet.com)
- To the west lies the Korea Bay and to the east the Sea of Japan . (encyclopedia.com)
Provocation1
- Maintaining military readiness with long-range missiles, our military will be able to decisively reply to any provocation from North Korea,' he said. (globalsecurity.org)
Sanctions1
- Even close ally China had warned against the launch and South Korean intelligence officials have said North Korea may be ready to follow it up with a nuclear test as it did after a rocket launch in 2009, even though it could face more United Nations sanctions if it did. (ynetnews.com)
Trump1
- On Twitter, Trump assured everyone, "Denuclearization will be a great thing for World, but also for North Korea! (chicagotribune.com)
Organization3
- The organization relies on a network of anonymous sources inside North Korea for this information, which it also publishes on its Korean-language website. (wikipedia.org)
- Ji-Young Lee has been hired as the inaugural holder of the Korea Policy Chair at the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization. (rand.org)
- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), fine dust or particulate matter (PM) in the air is a severe health threat in Korea as it contains nitrates, black carbon, and mineral dust with aerodynamic diameters of less than 2.5 micrometers (㎛) that can be inhaled to penetrate the cardiovascular system. (trade.gov)
North Korean2
- The radio was established by Kim Seong-min , a former North Korean military monitor for foreign broadcasts, who was influenced by the foreign broadcasts that he monitored and defected from North Korea in 1996. (wikipedia.org)
- Free North Korea Radio staff have been assaulted repeatedly by South Korean extremist groups who support the North Korean regime or fear the destabilizing effect of their broadcasts. (wikipedia.org)
Content2
- Get access to the best Korean content 24-hours-per-day on Korea Today Satellite Radio. (siriusxm.com)
- Korea Today's content is fresh and comes directly from Korea. (siriusxm.com)
China4
- Throughout this time, Korea was greatly influenced by the Chinese civilization, and various Korean states acted as tributary states under China. (wikipedia.org)
- North Korea took notice of the rising price of raw materials and continuously expanded its export of resources such as anthracite and iron ore to China. (voanews.com)
- China invested a record $110 million in North Korea back in 2012. (voanews.com)
- In the mid-1990s, China complained about Korea building the marine research tower. (koreatimes.co.kr)
Blow2
- North Korea about to blow? (foreignpolicy.com)
- North Korea admitted its much hyped long-range rocket failed to deliver a satellite into orbit on Friday while American and South Korean officials said it crashed into the sea a few minutes after launch, dealing a blow to the reclusive state. (ynetnews.com)
Fellow1
- Lee has previously served as a POSCO Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center, a non-resident James Kelly Korean Studies Fellow with the Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies, an East Asia Institute Fellow, and a Korea Foundation-Mansfield Foundation scholar of the U.S.-Korea Scholar-Policymaker Nexus program. (rand.org)
News3
- In response to news of the cyber attack, Col. David Maxwell, an analyst on North Korea, commented: "It's not surprising that [Scholte] would have been targeted. (wikipedia.org)
- Free North Korea Radio broadcasts a variety of news and information into North Korea, including news of current events happening within North Korea. (wikipedia.org)
- Start your day with a roundup of key stories from The Korea Herald with news and comment on all that's happening in Korea. (koreaherald.com)
Developed countries1
- South Korea is also one of the few developed countries where pornography is largely illegal , with the exception of social media websites which are a common source of legal pornography in the country. (wikipedia.org)
Guide1
- If you're looking to travel to South Korea on a budget, follow this money-saving guide, from advice on SIM cards to tips on transit. (lonelyplanet.com)
Time3
- Asia Society Korea hosted an online discussion with Marc Knapper and John Delury to look into the U.S.-Korea relations amid the time of the pandemic crisis. (asiasociety.org)
- With So Little Time, Can North and South Korea Combine Olympic Teams? (observer.com)
- From space you can observe an explosion of lights over time from the rapidly expanding economies in East Asia, with the notable exception of North Korea, which has remained largely dark. (lu.se)
Satellite2
Agency4
- COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Sweden's main adoption agency said Wednesday it was halting adoptions from South Korea, following claims of falsified papers on the origins of children adopted from the Asian country. (ap.org)
- The South Korean government passed a law that created a new agency called the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) to replace the ICEC, becoming the new South Korean Internet regulation and censorship body. (wikipedia.org)
- The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported that most of these deaths involved people in their 70s and 80s. (cdc.gov)
- operated by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion. (lu.se)
Waters1
- Ieodo is a rock under the waters in seas south of Korea, 149 km from Marado off Jeju Island. (koreatimes.co.kr)
Lesser2
- Internet censorship in South Korea is prevalent, and contains some unique elements such as the blocking of pro- North Korea websites, and to a lesser extent, Japanese websites, which led to it being categorized as "pervasive" in the conflict/security area by OpenNet Initiative . (wikipedia.org)
- West of the T'aebaek Range, the terrain of central Korea is characterized by a series of lesser ranges and hills that gradually level off into plains along the west coast. (encyclopedia.com)
Notable1
- Most notable of these invasions is the Japanese invasions of Korea, which brought great devastation to Joseon. (wikipedia.org)
Ahead1
- North Korea has gone ahead with the launch despite international protest," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said. (chinadaily.com.cn)
Claims1
- This study aims to analyze continuity of care according to complications and examine the relationship between the continuity of care and health outcomes ( hospitalization , emergency department visits, and complications ) using data of new hypertensive patients from Korea 's National Health Insurance Claims database. (bvsalud.org)
South22
- Korea (Korean: 한국, Hanguk in South Korea or 조선, Joseon in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia. (wikipedia.org)
- The Soviet Union and the United States had agreed to partition Korea along the 38th parallel, with the Soviets occupying the north and the Americans occupying the south. (wikipedia.org)
- Swedes have been adopting children from South Korea since the 1950s. (ap.org)
- From 1995 to 2002, the government of South Korea passed the Telecommunications Business Act (TBA), the first internet censorship law in the world. (wikipedia.org)
- The reason for the new law was to combat cyberbullying in South Korea. (wikipedia.org)
- The OpenNet Initiative classifies Internet censorship in South Korea as pervasive in the conflict/security area, as selective in the social area, with fewer evidence of filtering in the political and Internet tools areas. (wikipedia.org)
- [11] The South Korean government defended its decision by stating that the Korea Communications Standards Commission was an independent commission, a claim which turned out to be false, as most members of the commission were appointed by the president of the country. (wikipedia.org)
- South Korea is one of the top 10 beauty markets in the world, known for innovation, gentle ingredients, and pleasing packaging. (trade.gov)
- South Korea stands out as the country with the highest smartphone ownership rate/broadband penetration rate and fastest average internet speed. (trade.gov)
- South Korea has a rich media landscape with over 400 broadcasters and 600 dailies. (rsf.org)
- Located along the southwest coast of South Korea, Sinan County attracts people from many walks of life. (nasa.gov)
- From expansive tidal flats to purple-painted towns, southwestern South Korea features unique ecosystems for salt production, wildlife, and tourists. (nasa.gov)
- South Korea doused 2 tiny islands in a vibrant purple. (nasa.gov)
- The storm is heading for South Korea after winding its way through the Ryukyu Islands. (nasa.gov)
- Exciting South Korea has endless things to do, see, experience and eat. (lonelyplanet.com)
- Here are the must-do experiences in South Korea. (lonelyplanet.com)
- Before your trip to this cultural powerhouse, read our tips for navigating the etiquette, transportation options, safety concerns and more in South Korea. (lonelyplanet.com)
- Do you need a visa to enter South Korea? (lonelyplanet.com)
- South Korea might not leap out as the obvious place for a road trip, but the back roads reveal a different side to the peninsula. (lonelyplanet.com)
- Get to the heart of South Korea with one of our in-depth, award-winning guidebooks, covering maps, itineraries, and expert guidance. (lonelyplanet.com)
- South Korea and the United States are closely analyzing the launch for further information. (thedailybeast.com)
- As of October 26, CDC is aware of media reports of 59 deaths in South Korea following flu vaccination with flu vaccines distributed in South Korea. (cdc.gov)