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Post-US-China truce, wiser for Seoul, Tokyo to take the long road - Asia Times
The Donald Trump administration is pursuing a flurry of activities designed to convey the impression that a wave of trade deals is underway. The
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The National Association for Black Engagement with Asia #NABEA has officially launched in South Korea! 🇰🇷
If you’re Black expat looking for community in Korea, check out usnabea.org to learn about our network and opportunities!
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Also, the assessment here that North Korea will have *50* ICBMs by 2035 is notable to me.
Ankit Panda@nktpnd.bsky.social
New DIA graphic on "current and future missile threats" that Golden Dome might seek to address. (Sure looks like we might care about having a good relationship with Canada.)
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My view of trade policy for Korea, Japan, republished in AsiaTimes.
asiatimes.com/2025/05/post...
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South Korea votes June 3.
What do Lee Jae-myung, Kim Moon-soo, and Lee Jun-seok stand for and what issues could decide the race?
Find out on The Capital Cable #113 featuring:
🔹 Aram Hur
🔹 Scott Snyder
🔹 Mark Lippert
📆 5/22 • 9:30 am EDT
Register:
www.csis.org/events/south...
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Exposed: Satellite imagery reveals North Korea's second guided missile destroyer under construction.
What does this mean? @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social
beyondparallel.csis.org
Another Guided Missile Destroyer Under Construction on the East Coast - Beyond Parallel
Recent satellite image shows that a second vessel in the Choe Hyon-class of guided missile destroyers (DDGHM) is under construction at the Hambuk Shipyard in Chongjin.
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“I’ve talked to a lot of CISOs at Fortune 500 companies, and nearly every one that I’ve spoken to about the North Korean IT worker problem has admitted they’ve hired at least one North Korean IT worker, if not a dozen or a few dozen” said Charles Carmakal, CTO at Google Cloud’s Mandiant
www.politico.com
Tech companies have a big remote worker problem: North Korean operatives
Cybersecurity firms say that the intricate scam to amass funding for North Korea’s weapons program is happening “on a scale we haven’t seen before.”
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My look at a long road ahead trade policy for Korea and Japan, courtesy of the Peninsula blog of KEI.
keia.org/the-peninsul...
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South Korea Needs to Take the Long Road to Free Trade - Korea Economic Institute of America
Seoul's optimistic rhetoric belies deep skepticism about the prospects for a significant breakthrough on trade with the Trump administration.
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Russia Releases Videos Hailing North Korea Troops, this follows Pyongyang’s recent admission that North Korean soldiers were fighting for Russia in the war with Ukraine.
www.wsj.com
Russia Releases Videos Hailing North Korea Troops
The release of the videos follows Pyongyang’s recent admission that North Korean soldiers were fighting for Russia in the war with Ukraine.
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Kim Mun-soo pivots to the center on martial law and issues his first public apology as a member of Yoon Suk Yeol’s PPP. During the primaries he had consistently refused to apologize when challenged on it.
www.chosun.com/politics/pol...
www.chosun.com
김문수, 계엄 첫 공식 사과... “고통 겪은 국민께 죄송”
김문수, 계엄 첫 공식 사과... 고통 겪은 국민께 죄송
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Interesting article on the current domestic politics of South Korea’s space policy: thediplomat.com/2025/05/t….
thediplomat.com
The Politics of Regional Gravity: South Korea’s Space Future Caught in Domestic Politics
With less than a month to go until voters head to the polls, candidates from both major parties are aggressively courting aerospace industries beyond the Seoul metropolitan area.
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S. Korea's conservative ruling People Power Party nullified the outcome of its primary election in the wee hours & the leadership is replacing the candidate with an outsider (ex-PM) who they think has a higher chance of winning.
PPP often positions itself as a defender of liberal democracy.
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If you want to understand #Korea's contentious #gender issues better, please watch this video made by my class. It begins with history and moves through to the present day. #feminism #antifeminism #misogyny www.youtube.com/watch?v=u….
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Explaining Gender Tensions in Contemporary Korea
YouTube video by CBSaeji
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What, if anything, remains on the table for Trump to offer Kim Jong-un—now that Russia has deepened its ties with Pyongyang?
@csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social breaks it down.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/shorts/op….
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🇰🇵 Who is better for Kim Jong-un, Trump or Putin? #푸틴 #트럼프 #김정은 | The Impossible State
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Lutnick admits the truth re talks with Japan and South Korea -- no fast deals. Indeed, no real deals at all.
www.japantimes.co.jp/busi….
www.japantimes.co.jp
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
The U.S. has warned that comparing Japan with the U.K. was apples and oranges, and that getting over the line with many countries will be a slow and arduous process.
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How many more troops did North Korea send to Russia? 500? 1,000?
Hint: More.
@csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social reveals the number—and what it means.
Watch ⬇️:
www.youtube.com/shorts/y3….
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🚀 What has North Korea done in Trump's first 100 days? #트럼프 #김정은 | The Impossible State
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea, is shutting down its Women’s Studies grad program (one of only two independent departments in the country) merging it into Sociology, sparking strong backlash against an undemocratic move disguised as a response to low enrollment and financial strain.
www.pressian.com
"여성학과 죽이기 프로젝트"…계명대 대학원 여성학과 통합 결정 반발
계명대학교가 1990년부터 35년간 대구·경북 지역 성평등 연구의 거점이 돼온 대학원 여성학과를 폐지하고 사회학과 세부전공으로 통합한다. 대학본부가 별도의 학과를 유지해달라는...
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"Conservative South Korean presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo vowed to use nuclear weapons to counter North Korean weapons of mass destruction on Friday" www.nknews.org/2025/05/rok-...
www.nknews.org
ROK ruling party candidate Kim Moon-soo embraces nukes to counter North Korea | NK News
Conservative South Korean presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo vowed to use nuclear weapons to counter North Korean weapons of mass destruction on Friday, including through the development of…
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"What happens when a truth commission reopens wounds instead of healing them." This was my third and final feature as part of a series for The Korea Times on truth and reconciliation. I’m grateful to share these stories and help amplify voices still seeking accountability, recognition, and healing.
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As North Korea and Russia grow closer, Japan may need to reorient north. But with:
➤ An aging population
➤ Limited resources
…can it?
Yuki Tatsumi breaks it down.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/shorts/8i….
www.youtube.com
How worried is Japan about North Korea and Russia? #日本 #北朝鮮 #ロシア | The Impossible State
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Is Trump ready to re-engage with North Korea?
@victordcha.bsky.social, @sydseiler.bsky.social, and Yuki Tatsumi discuss:
➤ Trump's North Korea Policy
➤ Possibility of a Trump–Kim summit
And more on the latest @csis.org the Impossible State podcast.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E….
www.youtube.com
Is Trump Ready to Re-engage with North Korea? | The Impossible State
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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What is North Korea getting from Russia that it no longer needs to talk with the U.S.?
@csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social explains in just 60 seconds.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/shorts/op….
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🇰🇵 Who is better for Kim Jong-un? Trump or Putin? #푸틴 #트럼프 #김정은 | The Impossible State
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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What lies beneath Yongdok-tong—and could North Korea be hiding even more nuclear test and storage sites across the country?
Part 3 of the Yongdok-tong Nuclear High Explosive Test Facility investigates this and more.
Read now on @csis.org:
beyondparallel.csis.org
Yongdok-tong Nuclear High Explosives Test Facility: Part 3 - Beyond Parallel
The last of a three-part series on the Yongdok-tong Nuclear High Explosive Test Facility, a critical component in the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) of North Korea’s nuclear warhe...
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"North Korea has not been sitting by and waiting for the U.S. to reach out."
From missile tests to stolen cryptocurrency, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social explains what happened in the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency—in just 60 seconds.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/shorts/y3….
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🚀 North Korea has been very busy during Trump's first 100 days #트럼프 #김정은 | The Impossible State
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Love love love these little Tomica Ghibli toys. Can get them at E-Mart or Coupang here in Korea. So cool.
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Kim Sang-uk, one of the few PPP lawmakers to publicly support Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, has announced he is leaving the conservative party. He referred to the PPP as "far-right" and "extreme" and wants to "walk the path of democratic conservatism."
www.chosun.com/politics/ele...
www.chosun.com
김상욱, 국민의힘 탈당… “기회 되면 이재명·이준석 만나고 싶다”
김상욱, 국민의힘 탈당 기회 되면 이재명·이준석 만나고 싶다
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