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Seoul calls North, South Korea ‘two states’ for first time in unification white book
How does the sub feel about the direction of policy? Given North Korea’s harden stance, and with the failures of…
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‘Tearing down barriers’: North Korean footballers arrive in Seoul for first time in eight years | South Korea
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Misinformation about May 18 Democracy Uprising rises despite new law
Misinformation and disparagement of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement increased significantly last year, despite a 2021 law aimed at…
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Gwangju Uprising distortions still prevalent despite punishment law
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With the 46th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising falling on Monday, false claims about the pro-democracy movement, including…
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US, N. Korea appear unprepared for summit, but possibility cannot be ruled out: Seoul official
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Preparations for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appear almost nonexistent on the…
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Real North Korean dishes
Spicy food is rare in North Korea. submitted by /u/logo23152 [link] [comments]
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Making North Korean Style Steamed Chicken
North Korean style steamed chicken, as the name suggests, originated from the Pyongan and Hamgyong provinces. This local delicacy settled…
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Nazi leader Richard Foerster passionately preached Hitler’s teachings to Korean schoolchildren and gifted them signed photos of Hitler as they gave him a “Heil Hitler” salute on a train to Seoul (May 11, 1939)
In May 1939, Imperial authorities selected 29 of the best and brightest elementary schoolchildren from across Korea and “rewarded” them…
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Is “North Korean food” actually a thing?
Genuine stupid question but does North Korean food have its own identity/style or is it mostly just older traditional Korean…
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DMZ – Have any Korean-born foreigners felt deep sadness or sorrow visiting the border?
DMZ – Have any Korean-born foreigners felt deep sadness or sorrow visiting the border? I was born in Seoul Korea…
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‘Hitler’s right-hand man’ Richard Foerster and Nazi editor Peter Winkelnkemper enjoy Korean cuisine and kisaeng entertainment at a Seoul press banquet, May 11, 1939
It is May 11, 1939 between 7 and 9 p.m. at a high-end restaurant in colonial Seoul hosted a banquet…
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North Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul
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North Korean women’s soccer team to play in South for first time in 12 years
As the title says, Naegohyang Womens FC from Pyeongyang is scheduled to play in Suwon on May 20th in the…
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I hired someone from North Korea…
TLDR: If you work remote do your due diligence. submitted by /u/TiChiKey [link] [comments]
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South Korea: North Korea revises constitution, drops references to reunification with South Korea – The Times of India
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North Korean side to make rare trip to South Korea
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북한 or 조선? South Korea debates what to call North Korea
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How different are the North Korean and South Korean languages?
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Why are there ‘two’ Koreas?
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Two decades ago, as I packed my bags to come to South Korea and begin a journey that would change…
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K-Drama & K-pop; Which Acts are which Drama?
Let’s pick a K-drama which best represents a K-pop act. Here are my attempts Squid Game – BTS : Global…
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S. Korean envoy stresses commitment to ‘peaceful coexistence’ on peninsula, denuclearization
in NewsWASHINGTON — South Korea’s top envoy to the U.N. reaffirmed Seoul’s commitment to “peaceful coexistence” on the Korean Peninsula and…
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‘New neocons’ influence Trump as North Korea faces increased risk
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As a rift widens among Republicans over U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, a top Korean American leader said Seoul must recognize…
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Why nationality is more than a personal choice in South Korea
Should a man whose wife is American and whose two children hold British citizenship lead South Korea’s monetary policy? This…
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Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report
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N. Korea slams Japan PM’s offering to war shrine
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North Korea criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Saturday, for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in…
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Korea, US divided on unification minister’s NK nuclear facility remarks: national security adviser
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HANOI — South Korea and the U.S. have different views on Unification Minister Chung Dong-young’s remarks on North Korea’s nuclear…
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U.S. Cuts Nuclear Intelligence Flow to Seoul Six Days After IAEA Warned of Pyongyang’s Weapons Push
The United States partially restricted satellite intelligence sharing with South Korea on North Korean nuclear technology, Seoul military officials confirmed…
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USFK chief lodges protest against unification minister for leaking US intelligence: lawmaker
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The commander of the U.S. military stationed in South Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, has lodged a protest against the unification…
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Unification minister regrets leak claim related to his reference to Kusong as NK nuclear facility site
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Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Monday his referring to North Korea’s Kusong region as one of the sites hosting the…
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Neolithic, Bronze Age relics of salt-producing facilities found in N. Korea: KCNA
in NewsRemains of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found in North Korea’s southwestern city of…
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North Korea shows rare civility toward South after President Lee expresses regret over drones
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[MORNING CALM TALES] How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
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In the spring of 1994, a crisis erupted when a North Korean official declared, during a meeting with his South…
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S. Korea, Ukraine FMs agree to handle issue of N. Korean POWs in line with humanitarian principles
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The foreign ministers of South Korea and Ukraine have agreed to make efforts to resolve the issue of two North…
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The bloody brilliance of Park Chan-wook’s JSA
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Park Chan-wook is a genius. But more than being a master technician, he is also easily one of the most…
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Lee Geun-an, infamous torture interrogator, dies at 88
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Lee Geun-an, a former police investigator who became a symbol of state violence under Korea’s military dictatorship and was known…
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Ukraine pledges to consider non-refoulement for detained N. Korean soldiers: civic group
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The Ukrainian government has affirmed that it will consider the humanitarian principle of not transferring prisoners of war against their…
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