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Majority of S. Koreans Support S. Korea’s Possession of Nuclear Weapons: Survey

Majority of S. Koreans Support S. Korea’s Possession of Nuclear Weapons: Survey

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans support the acquisition of nuclear weapons either through indigenous development or the deployment of U.S. assets, a survey showed Tuesday. When asked to choose between the two options, an overwhelming majority of those surveyed favored South Korea developing its own weapons, according to [...]

N. Korea Massacred Over 1,100 Christians, Catholics During Korean War: Report

N. Korea Massacred Over 1,100 Christians, Catholics During Korean War: Report

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s military massacred more than 1,100 South Korean Christians and Catholics during the 1950-53 Korean War, a state reconciliation panel said Tuesday. The North’s Korean People’s Army killed 1,026 Christians and 119 Catholics during its retreat from the South following an amphibious Incheon landing operation by United Nations [...]

1 in 4 Students Think Unification with N.K. Unnecessary: Survey

1 in 4 Students Think Unification with N.K. Unnecessary: Survey

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of 4 South Korean students think that unification with North Korea is unnecessary, a survey showed Friday. In the online survey of 72,524 elementary, middle and high school students conducted by the education ministry and the unification ministry from Nov. 1 to Dec. 10, 61.2 percent replied [...]

Gov’t Launches Team to Support Vulnerable N. Korean Defectors

Gov’t Launches Team to Support Vulnerable N. Korean Defectors

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government launched an interagency team Monday tasked with helping North Korean defectors suffering from economic and psychological difficulties after resettlement here. The nine-member team, comprising officials from different government agencies, will provide support in fields ranging from education and employment to living and psychological counseling for [...]

Unification Ministry Gives Gifts to Young N. Korean Defectors Without Families

Unification Ministry Gives Gifts to Young N. Korean Defectors Without Families

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unification ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs has presented gifts to young North Korean defectors without families on the occasion of the Lunar New Year holiday, officials said. The government delivered daily necessities and other items to North Korean defectors aged 24 or under without families ahead [...]

N.K. Missile Frenzy Highlights ‘Go-it-alone’ Drive for Weapons Buildup: Analysts

N.K. Missile Frenzy Highlights ‘Go-it-alone’ Drive for Weapons Buildup: Analysts

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s weekend launch of an “intermediate-and long-range” ballistic missile underscores the intransigent regime’s stated arms buildup in progress under a go-it-alone approach and its eagerness to tighten internal solidarity ahead of key political events, analysts here said Monday. In its seventh show of force this year, Pyongyang launched [...]

N. Korea Fires Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea

N. Korea Fires Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) into the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, raising fears that Pyongyang has inched toward its threatened suspension of a self-imposed moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the missile, [...]

Lee, Yoon Offer Diverging Views on Dealing with N. Korea

Lee, Yoon Offer Diverging Views on Dealing with N. Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung has called for simultaneously pursuing North Korea’s denuclearization and sanctions relief, while his main opposition rival Yoon Suk-yeol has vowed to strengthen the extended deterrence provided by the United States. Lee of the liberal ruling Democratic Party and Yoon of the conservative People [...]

Gov’t to Launch New Team to Support Vulnerable N. Korean Defectors

Gov’t to Launch New Team to Support Vulnerable N. Korean Defectors

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is preparing to launch a new team to step up support for North Korean defectors suffering from economic and psychological difficulties after resettlement here, officials said Thursday. The team — which will comprise of officials from different government agencies, including the unification ministry and the [...]