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Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace

Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace

Bernhard Seliger of the Hanns Seidel Foundation weighs in on how North and South Korea can reconcile

Decades later, a once-divided Germany still holds lessons for Korean peace
NK News
NK News December 22, 2020
Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.

Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.

A year has passed since the U.N. deadline, but North Koreans are thought to be stranded or illegally working overseas

Last year, North Korean workers were banned abroad. But some still didn’t leave.
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy December 21, 2020
South Korea picks new nuclear envoy to work with North Korea and the US

South Korea picks new nuclear envoy to work with North Korea and the US

Noh Kyu-duk to replace Lee Do-hoon, who served as Seoul’s top nuclear envoy since Sept. 2017

South Korea picks new nuclear envoy to work with North Korea and the US
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 20, 2020
Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches

Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches

Suh Ho, the vice minister at the Ministry of Unification, penned an exclusive op-ed about South Korea's leaflet bill

Unification ministry op-ed: Why South Korea had to stop leaflet launches
Suh Ho
Suh Ho December 20, 2020
Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says

Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says

North Korea tells remaining foreign missions they should leave soon, as no relief for staff rotations is planned

Don’t expect borders to reopen until COVID-19 ends, DPRK foreign ministry says
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 18, 2020
Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says

Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says

Former unification minister Kim Yeon-chul says Biden should be more “flexible” about easing sanctions against the DPRK

Trump was too stingy during North Korea negotiations, former Seoul official says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 18, 2020
A North Korean textbook shows that Pyongyang and Beijing are still ‘frenemies’
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A North Korean textbook shows that Pyongyang and Beijing are still ‘frenemies’

By all indications, Pyongyang and Beijing really cozied up in 2020. But a recent history book suggests otherwise.

A North Korean textbook shows that Pyongyang and Beijing are still ‘frenemies’
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 17, 2020
A new law will dramatically change ROK intelligence — mostly for the better
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A new law will dramatically change ROK intelligence — mostly for the better

Earlier this week, Seoul voted to transfer North Korea-related espionage investigations to the National Police Agency

A new law will dramatically change ROK intelligence — mostly for the better
Christopher Green
Christopher Green December 17, 2020
Seoul foreign minister defends leaflet law, says free speech is ‘not absolute’

Seoul foreign minister defends leaflet law, says free speech is ‘not absolute’

Kang Kyung-wha spoke up about a controversial new law that bans leaflets and other items from being sent to North Korea

Seoul foreign minister defends leaflet law, says free speech is ‘not absolute’
David Volodzko
David Volodzko December 16, 2020
Moon knocks on Biden’s door — and this time, he has a real chance to coax the US
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Moon knocks on Biden’s door — and this time, he has a real chance to coax the US

South Korea's president is already canvassing for a full-speed-ahead approach to inter-Korean relations

Moon knocks on Biden’s door — and this time, he has a real chance to coax the US
Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Ramon Pacheco Pardo December 16, 2020