Tag: Kang Dong Wan Columns
A mended plastic bag from North Korea tells the story the...
On April 15, the day North Korea marks the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung with elaborate state celebrations, I was combing through...
Calling North Korea a separate state raises a constitutional question
The South Korean government's unification minister touched off a controversy last week when he used the term "Han-Jo relations" — shorthand for a relationship...
North Korean POWs in Ukraine beg for South Korea’s help—will Seoul...
The release of interviews with North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war on the Ukrainian battlefield is causing shockwaves.
I found the testimonies of...
N. Korea drone incident shows peace talks are political mirage
North Korea's statements and rhetoric regarding the drone incident are once again roiling South Korea. Less than a day after the North Korean General...
Analysis: Kim Jong Un’s daughter not ready for succession spotlight
It would be no exaggeration to say that Kim Jong Un was the star of the military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory...
From Vladivostok: Witnessing the divide between North Korean leaders and laborers
I wrote this article at the departure gate of Vladivostok Airport in Russia. All direct flights to and from Vladivostok have been suspended due...
Why is N. Korea changing what’s inside the trash balloons?
North Korea's trash balloon provocations are going too far. I cannot help but condemn North Korea for using such underhanded methods, sending ten groups...
N. Korea’s recent exhibition in Russia only shows how backwards it...
An exhibition of North Korean products was held in Vladivostok on July 26, just one week after a summit between the leaders of the...
Five reasons the Korea Hana Foundation should not run Hana Centers
The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is promoting resettlement support for North Korean defectors as one of the central items on its political agenda. This issue...
N. Korean state media provides clues to actual conditions inside the...
Where are North Korean soldiers currently stationed, and what are their missions?
The answers to these questions can be gleaned, at least in part, from...
