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Tag: Gwangju Uprising

Posted inSouth Korea

Calls for US apology, reconciliation over massacre

by Andrew Salmon May 18, 2022May 23, 2022

SEOUL – Every year, on May 18, Kim Tae-geun wakes up early on what is, for him, the worst day of the year. “It’s a day I cannot forget, ever,” Kim – not his real name – told Asia Times. “I wish I could delete it from my calendar.” Forty-seven years ago, in 1980, he […]

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Korea’s luckiest and most despised president dies

by Andrew Salmon November 23, 2021November 26, 2021
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Roh Tae-woo, Korean general and president, dies

by Andrew Salmon October 26, 2021October 30, 2021
Posted inNorth Korea

North Korea abandons South revolution plan: report

by Bradley K. Martin June 2, 2021June 7, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

Gwangju massacre deniers still seek comfort in North plot

by Bradley K. Martin May 18, 2021June 11, 2022
Posted inSouth Korea

Notorious ex-Korean leader gets off the hook again

by Andrew Salmon November 30, 2020December 2, 2020
Posted inSouth Korea

Moon vows justice 40 years after Gwangju Massacre

by Andrew Salmon May 18, 2020May 21, 2020
Posted inSouth Korea

Lasting trauma of South Korea’s Gwangju Uprising

by Claire Lee May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Gruesome find may shed light on Korea’s Tiananmen

by Andrew Salmon December 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia, South Korea

Another Korean ex-president faces the judge

by Andrew Salmon March 11, 2019February 18, 2020
General Vincent Brooks, the senior US soldier in Korea, briefs foreign correspondents in Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

US commander says South Korea not ready to lead alliance in war

by Andrew Salmon August 22, 2018February 18, 2020
South Korean troops carry out an anti-terrorist training exercise in Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

Sinister South Korean military unit under fire over martial law plan

by Andrew Salmon July 30, 2018February 18, 2020
Don Kirk at the Tiger's Nest Temple in Bhutan. Photo: www.donkirk.com
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Veteran journalist on the highs and lows of 50 years in Asia

by Andrew Salmon May 10, 2018February 18, 2020
The late Stephen Bradner, with his wife Shin-ja. Photo: Courtesy Andrew Bradner
Posted inEuropean Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Stephen Bradner: Ex-agent and silent voice behind US commanders in Korea

by Hank Morris January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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