SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In North Korea, corporal punishment, which was previously allowed under the guise of “the punishment of love,” is gradually decreasing, according to a report. The report, based on testimonies from 150 North Korean defectors by the North Korean human rights group People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE), said that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans are supportive of government efforts to resume a long-suspended inter-Korean tour program at Mount Kumgang on North Korea’s east coast, a recent poll showed Wednesday, amid the North’s threat to end the cross-border project. According to the survey, conducted by the National Unification [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The parents of American student Otto Warmbier, who died soon after his release from 17 months of captivity in North Korea, called on South Korea’s government Friday to pressure North Korea on its human rights abuses. Fred and Cindy Warmbier made the appeal during a press conference in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is pushing to allow its citizens to make individual visits to the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, which separates the two Koreas, the unification ministry said Tuesday. The Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Promotion Council approved the 1.4 billion won (US$1.2 million) expenditure plan to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Koreans are also interested in luxuries instead of necessities when it comes to dining culture, according to a recent exhibition. From November 11 to 14, the Pyongyang International Agriculture and Foodstuff Exhibition took place at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium, shedding insight on food trends among North Koreans. According [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A famous writer has claimed that both the South and North Korean administrations are oppressing him and his well-known wife. Lee Ji-sung, a best-selling author, said in a recent post on social media that his wife, Cha Yu-ram, a professional pool player, is suffering because of his political orientation. [...]
YEONPYEONG ISLAND, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — An offspring of a pair of Pungsan-breed dogs gifted to South Korean President Moon Jae-in by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is growing healthily on an island just south of the inter-Korean sea border, the Incheon municipal government said Monday. The white female puppy, named Haetnim, is one [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean nationality is one of the least-valued citizenships in the world, a London-based citizenship consulting firm said in its Quality of Nationality Index report. According to the report from Henley & Partners, North Korea ranks 141st among 159 countries for 2018, with a quality of nationality score of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight of nine North Korean defectors suspected of being exposed to radiation came from the vicinity of the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site, an opposition lawmaker said Thursday, citing data from a government institution. A total of 40 defectors were tested for radiation exposure from 2017 to last year [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are less supportive of unification with North Korea than last year, a survey showed Tuesday, amid the protracted impasse in inter-Korean relations and denuclearization negotiations. According to the survey of 1,200 adults commissioned by the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University, 53 [...]