TrendingAdvertisementLee Hae-chan (R), leader of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party, condemned politicians who "distort history," in reference to the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. File Photo by Yonhap/EPA-EFESouth Korea's ruling party is supporting new laws that could punish people for disseminating "fake news," according to multiple press reports.South Korea's Democratic Party leader Lee Hae-chan said Wednesday a new law designed to verify the truths of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising should also consider bringing to justice people who have conflicting interpretations of the events of 40 years ago,...…TrendingAdvertisementLee Hae-chan (R), leader of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party, condemned politicians who "distort history," in reference to the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. File Photo by Yonhap/EPA-EFESouth Korea's ruling party is supporting new laws that could punish people for disseminating "fake news," according to multiple press reports.South Korea's Democratic Party leader Lee Hae-chan said Wednesday a new law designed to verify the truths of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising should also consider bringing to justice people who have conflicting interpretations of the events of 40 years ago,...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementKim Jong Un's absence and reports of his health triggered wild speculation this week. File Photo by KCNA/UPI |may have left Pyongyang and could be sheltering in an undisclosed location on 's eastern coast, according to multiple press reports.The North Korean leader's absence triggered wild speculation regarding the state of his health this week, following unconfirmed reports Kim was in critical condition after receiving heart surgery.AdvertisementKim may have been evacuated to the coastal city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, where he may have been providing field guidance...…TrendingAdvertisementKim Jong Un's absence and reports of his health triggered wild speculation this week. File Photo by KCNA/UPI |may have left Pyongyang and could be sheltering in an undisclosed location on 's eastern coast, according to multiple press reports.The North Korean leader's absence triggered wild speculation regarding the state of his health this week, following unconfirmed reports Kim was in critical condition after receiving heart surgery.AdvertisementKim may have been evacuated to the coastal city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, where he may have been providing field guidance...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementNorth Korea's Korea Central Television aired on Friday images of Kim Jong Un in a Lexus LX 570. Photo by KCTVappeared in a luxury crossover SUV in images aired Friday, when state media reported the North Korean leader visited a village damaged by widespread flooding.Kim, who has mostly stayed out of the public eye since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, was seen in state-sanctioned photographs in the driver's seat of the vehicle believed to be a Lexus LX 570, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.AdvertisementThe export of luxury items to North Korea is...…TrendingAdvertisementNorth Korea's Korea Central Television aired on Friday images of Kim Jong Un in a Lexus LX 570. Photo by KCTVappeared in a luxury crossover SUV in images aired Friday, when state media reported the North Korean leader visited a village damaged by widespread flooding.Kim, who has mostly stayed out of the public eye since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, was seen in state-sanctioned photographs in the driver's seat of the vehicle believed to be a Lexus LX 570, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.AdvertisementThe export of luxury items to North Korea is...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementKim Yo Jong (L) has increased her political clout since the recent session of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, according to a South Korean parliamentary report. File Photo by Yonhap/EPA-EFE's powerful younger sister could be flexing her muscles in a critical period in , according to a South Korean parliamentary report published Wednesday.Seoul's National Assembly Research Service says in the new report, an analysis of the third session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, 's role in the leadership could be growing, local news service Newsis...…TrendingAdvertisementKim Yo Jong (L) has increased her political clout since the recent session of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, according to a South Korean parliamentary report. File Photo by Yonhap/EPA-EFE's powerful younger sister could be flexing her muscles in a critical period in , according to a South Korean parliamentary report published Wednesday.Seoul's National Assembly Research Service says in the new report, an analysis of the third session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, 's role in the leadership could be growing, local news service Newsis...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementJapanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he seeks to find a solution to the issue of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI |Japan's prime minister did not rule out a meeting with 's if she chooses to attend the , according to a Japanese press report.said Friday at a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors that he would consider "all possibilities" to resolve the issue of abducted Japanese citizens.AdvertisementSuga was responding to a lawmaker who inquired about a potential Kim visit to Japan during the...…TrendingAdvertisementJapanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he seeks to find a solution to the issue of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI |Japan's prime minister did not rule out a meeting with 's if she chooses to attend the , according to a Japanese press report.said Friday at a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors that he would consider "all possibilities" to resolve the issue of abducted Japanese citizens.AdvertisementSuga was responding to a lawmaker who inquired about a potential Kim visit to Japan during the...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementThe dust storm that covered Beijing (pictured) and northern China traveled to the Korean Peninsula, according to scientific data. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI |Beijing has denied dust storms behind seasonal pollution in South Korea originate from China, but satellite data from the U.S. space agency seems to prove otherwise.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian had said Tuesday the latest dust storms that covered northern China originated from a neighboring country, despite past evidence of the storms originating from China's Gobi Desert.Advertisement"The dust...…TrendingAdvertisementThe dust storm that covered Beijing (pictured) and northern China traveled to the Korean Peninsula, according to scientific data. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI |Beijing has denied dust storms behind seasonal pollution in South Korea originate from China, but satellite data from the U.S. space agency seems to prove otherwise.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian had said Tuesday the latest dust storms that covered northern China originated from a neighboring country, despite past evidence of the storms originating from China's Gobi Desert.Advertisement"The dust...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementA South Korean man in his 50s was arrested this week after a prank call incident, according to local police.File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI |A South Korean man who made a prank call to local police has been arrested after falsely claiming he was a North Korean spy "heading home."The Seoul Jungnang District police said Friday they are investigating the 58-year-old defendant after charging him of issuing a "false report," a misdemeanor under South Korea's Minor Offenses Act, SBS and EDaily reported.AdvertisementThe man made the call from his car in Yangpyeong County,...…TrendingAdvertisementA South Korean man in his 50s was arrested this week after a prank call incident, according to local police.File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI |A South Korean man who made a prank call to local police has been arrested after falsely claiming he was a North Korean spy "heading home."The Seoul Jungnang District police said Friday they are investigating the 58-year-old defendant after charging him of issuing a "false report," a misdemeanor under South Korea's Minor Offenses Act, SBS and EDaily reported.AdvertisementThe man made the call from his car in Yangpyeong County,...WW…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) appeared to agree publicly but the two sides struggled to reconcile differences amid Trump’s defense-cost demands. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI |The Trump administration's policies toward the two Koreas damaged the alliance with Seoul, according to U.S. and South Korean analysts.The administration of South Korean President -in also falls short on human rights, and Seoul remains a passive observer amid new U.S. efforts, the South's lawmakers and analysts said during the International Forum on One Korea's...…Former U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) appeared to agree publicly but the two sides struggled to reconcile differences amid Trump’s defense-cost demands. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI |The Trump administration's policies toward the two Koreas damaged the alliance with Seoul, according to U.S. and South Korean analysts.The administration of South Korean President -in also falls short on human rights, and Seoul remains a passive observer amid new U.S. efforts, the South's lawmakers and analysts said during the International Forum on One Korea's...WW…

TrendingAdvertisementNorth Korea could be strengthening its ties with China, its closest trading partner, after appointing a former trade minister to the top diplomatic post in Beijing. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI |has appointed a new ambassador to China for the first time in a decade, less than a month after reports suggested a new envoy to Pyongyang.North Korea's foreign ministry said on its website Friday Ri Ryong Nam, 61, a former trade minister, has been selected to the top diplomatic post in Beijing.AdvertisementRi is a veteran in the North Korea's external economic relations....…TrendingAdvertisementNorth Korea could be strengthening its ties with China, its closest trading partner, after appointing a former trade minister to the top diplomatic post in Beijing. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI |has appointed a new ambassador to China for the first time in a decade, less than a month after reports suggested a new envoy to Pyongyang.North Korea's foreign ministry said on its website Friday Ri Ryong Nam, 61, a former trade minister, has been selected to the top diplomatic post in Beijing.AdvertisementRi is a veteran in the North Korea's external economic relations....WW…

TrendingAdvertisementFormer South Korean comfort woman Lee Yong-soo has spoken out against Yoon Mi-hyang, head of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI |The former South Korean comfort woman who accused an activist of misappropriating funds said Monday she had been "betrayed overnight" after being "used" by lawmaker-elect Yoon Mi-hyang for three decades.-soo, 91, said Monday at a press conference in the South Korean city of Daegu her relationship with Yoon began in June 1992, Yonhap reported.AdvertisementYoon had requested former comfort women who had...…TrendingAdvertisementFormer South Korean comfort woman Lee Yong-soo has spoken out against Yoon Mi-hyang, head of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI |The former South Korean comfort woman who accused an activist of misappropriating funds said Monday she had been "betrayed overnight" after being "used" by lawmaker-elect Yoon Mi-hyang for three decades.-soo, 91, said Monday at a press conference in the South Korean city of Daegu her relationship with Yoon began in June 1992, Yonhap reported.AdvertisementYoon had requested former comfort women who had...WW…