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Tag: DMZ

Posted inNorth-South Korea

N Korean defectors face discrimination in the South

by Christoph Bluth January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

The re-defection of a North Korean refugee, who had spent two years in South Korea after escaping the repressive communist country in 2020 before returning north on January 1, has shone a spotlight on the discrimination many northerners face in the richer and more sophisticated south. The defector has been identified as a 29-year-old former […]

Posted inNorth-South Korea

Frontier tourism confronts South Korean youth

by Andrew Salmon October 5, 2021October 7, 2021
Posted inNorth-South Korea

Deep politics behind Korean DMZ hotline reconnect

by Andrew Salmon July 29, 2021August 1, 2021
Posted inNorth-South Korea

Fiery defector raises finger to Pyongyang and Seoul

by Andrew Salmon April 30, 2021May 4, 2021
A South Korean soldier stands at an OP just south of the DMZ, with North Korea in the distance. Photo: Andrew Salmon
Posted inNorth-South Korea

Hardcore infiltrator breaches Korean DMZ defenses

by Andrew Salmon February 23, 2021February 26, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures towards South Korean President Moon Jae-In during a signing ceremony in Beijing. Photo: Reuters / Nicolas Asfouri
Posted inAT+

US alliance costs South Korea a chance with China

by Andrew Salmon October 9, 2020November 12, 2020
Posted inInterview

Domestic tourism keeps Korea’s playground afloat

by Andrew Salmon August 27, 2020August 31, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia

Korean frontline troops test positive for Covid-19

by Andrew Salmon and Agencies July 22, 2020July 22, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia

North Korea cuts all lines and links to the South

by Andrew Salmon June 9, 2020June 24, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border

by AT Contributor May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in wave as they drive through Pyongyang on September 18, 2018. Photo: AFP
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Is South Korea’s Moon determined, or delusional?

by Andrew Salmon January 7, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Seoul sends two mass murderers back to Nth Korea

by Andrew Salmon November 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United States, World

Trump knows that peacemaking is good politics

by Jefferson Morley July 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia, World

Trump steps into North Korea to meet Kim

by Sebastien Berger and Jerome Cartillier June 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting

by Richard Cartier and Jerome Cartillier June 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia, South Korea

 ‘DMZ Peace Train’ raises rock ‘n’ roll thunder

by Andrew Salmon June 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Inter-Korean relations hostage to US-North Korea relations: Seoul minister

by Andrew Salmon June 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United States, World

In South Korea, a UN Command that isn’t

by Andrew Salmon May 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia, South Korea, United States, World

Fortress America rises in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon April 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia, South Korea

War hero buried in Korean soil

by Ankur Tanwar February 20, 2019February 18, 2020

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