North Korea Suggests Joint Event Commemorating June 15 Declaration in Kaesong or Mt. Kumgang
North Korea contacted a South Korean organization in charge of implementing the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration* and proposed a joint event commemorating ..

Namyang Dairy Apologized for Abusive Business Practices, While Head Office Employees Pressured Distributors to Join New Association 
When the verbal abuses of a Namyang Dairy Products employee aimed at a distributor ignited public criticism, the CEO joined in a national apology for the compan..

3 Japanese Scholars Shout 'Dokdo Is Korean Territory' in Dokdo
Japanese scholars stood in Dokdo and cried, "Dokdo is Korean territory!" Three members of a group of scholars protesting Takeshima Day arrived at Dokdo on..

List Released! Koreans who Operated Paper Companies in the Virgin Islands, a Tax Haven 
245 Koreans have operated paper companies in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands. The impact of this latest news is expected to spread if signs of ill..

Preventing Sexual Harassment by Blocking Women from Social Participation? 
Prime Minister Chung Hongwon recently visited Thailand to attend the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit, and his entourage included three interns--all male. The P..

Korean Wave

Will North Korea's Envoy Bring Signs of Change in the Korean Peninsula?
Kim Jong-un, First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) has sent a military heavyweight Choe Ryong-hae, Director of the General Political Bureau in t..

What Kind of Website Is Ilbe? Anti-North Korea, Admires Chun Doo-hwan, Aggressively Derogatory about Roh Moo-hyun, Jeolla Region, and Women 
Members of the website Ilgan Best Jeojangso (Ilbe, storage space for the daily best) have strong anti-North Korean views and are at the center of controversial ..

Channel A Reporters Urge Company to Apologize for Derogatory Coverage of the May 18 Pro-Democracy Movement
Reporters of Channel A, which evoked criticism when it broadcast a suggestion that the North Korean military was involved in the May 18 pro-democracy movement, ..

Korean Firms Paid Google 120 Bn Won a Year: The Solution Is to Raise Software Experts
In the second half of last year, the mobile game, Anipang by SundayToz, a Korean firm, became a huge hit and was crowned "the" national game. Anipang was a su..

NIS Labeled Opposition Politicians as Pro-Pyongyang: The Intelligence Agency's Broad Range of Political Intervention Puts the Park Geun-hye Government in the Hot Spot
On May 19, a National Intelligence Service (NIS) document which classified opposition politicians as North Korean supporters was newly uncovered. And an NIS off..

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