North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says



News North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says Conservative lawmaker claims that DPRK state media articles criticizing the South increased six-fold in 2019 Jeongmin Kim October 8, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV Even though North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in recently exchanged flowery letters in September, new numbers suggest that the DPRK talked a lot of smack about its Southern counterpart this year. North Korean state media published at least 600 articles criticizing South Korea in 2020, according to unification ministry data recently submitted to South Korean lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon’s office. The largest spike was in June, when 239 anti-South Korea reports were published — and when Pyongyang blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office. Even though North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in recently exchanged flowery letters in September, new numbers suggest that the DPRK talked a lot of smack about its Southern counterpart this year. North Korean state media published at least 600 articles criticizing South Korea in 2020, according to unification ministry data recently submitted to South Korean lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon’s office. The largest spike was in June, when 239 anti-South Korea reports were published — and when Pyongyang blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says

Conservative lawmaker claims that DPRK state media articles criticizing the South increased six-fold in 2019

Jeongmin Kim October 8, 2020

North Korean media blasted Seoul at least 600 times this year, lawmaker says

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Even though North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in recently exchanged flowery letters in September, new numbers suggest that the DPRK talked a lot of smack about its Southern counterpart this year.

North Korean state media published at least 600 articles criticizing South Korea in 2020, according to unification ministry data recently submitted to South Korean lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon’s office. The largest spike was in June, when 239 anti-South Korea reports were published — and when Pyongyang blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office.

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