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South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea
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South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea

Medical Aid for Children (MAC) gets sanctions exemptions to send dental equipment to the DPRK within the next six months

South Korean NGO to send dental equipment to ‘vulnerable groups’ in North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 18, 2020
The best and the worst of reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.142
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The best and the worst of reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.142

Former NK News editor Oliver Hotham discusses his years reporting on the DPRK and how North Korea coverage is improving

The best and the worst of reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.142
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 18, 2020
ROK-US joint military exercises start after delay caused by COVID-19 infections

ROK-US joint military exercises start after delay caused by COVID-19 infections

Computer-simulated Combined Command Post Training was delayed due to a confirmed COVID case among ROK army participants

ROK-US joint military exercises start after delay caused by COVID-19 infections
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 18, 2020
Ryoo Kihl-jae, former South Korean unification minister, dies at 61

Ryoo Kihl-jae, former South Korean unification minister, dies at 61

Ryoo served as unification minister during a tumultuous time for inter-Korean relations and routinely pushed for talks

Ryoo Kihl-jae, former South Korean unification minister, dies at 61
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 17, 2020
How South Korea’s defense plan against the North could actually help relations

How South Korea’s defense plan against the North could actually help relations

The more self-reliant South Korea is militarily, the less vulnerable inter-Korean relations are to third-party pressure

How South Korea’s defense plan against the North could actually help relations
Henri Feron
Henri Feron August 16, 2020
75 years after liberation, are we slowly coming to terms with a divided Korea?

75 years after liberation, are we slowly coming to terms with a divided Korea?

Calls for a united homeland have become gradually quieter since liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945

75 years after liberation, are we slowly coming to terms with a divided Korea?
James Fretwell
James Fretwell August 14, 2020
South Korean group can now send $253,000 in face masks and COVID-19 aid to DPRK

South Korean group can now send $253,000 in face masks and COVID-19 aid to DPRK

Five times now, the unification ministry approved private group projects sending COVID-19 aid to North Korea

South Korean group can now send $253,000 in face masks and COVID-19 aid to DPRK
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2020
Seoul court suspends plan to revoke North Korean human rights group’s permit

Seoul court suspends plan to revoke North Korean human rights group’s permit

The decision is part of a greater, ongoing case between defector-led activist groups and the unification ministry

Seoul court suspends plan to revoke North Korean human rights group’s permit
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2020
Transcript: South Korea’s MOU addresses balloon and leaflet launch controversy
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Transcript: South Korea’s MOU addresses balloon and leaflet launch controversy

Full remarks from an Aug. 11 Ministry of Unification press tour reveal the government's logic behind recent crackdowns

Transcript: South Korea’s MOU addresses balloon and leaflet launch controversy
NK Pro
NK Pro August 12, 2020
Human rights groups condemn South Korean government’s border-area press tour

Human rights groups condemn South Korean government’s border-area press tour

Human rights groups accuse the unification ministry of painting their activism in a negative light to foreign reporters

Human rights groups condemn South Korean government’s border-area press tour
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim August 12, 2020