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S. Korea Kicks Off Process to Draw Up New Vision for Inter-Korean Unification

S. Korea Kicks Off Process to Draw Up New Vision for Inter-Korean Unification

SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Friday it has started discussions to draw up a new vision for unification between South and North Korea as it pushes to unveil the blueprint this year that espouses the principle of freedom. The Unification Future Planning Committee, an advisory committee launched last year designed [...]

S. Korea to Draw Up New Unification Vision Based on Liberal Democracy

S. Korea to Draw Up New Unification Vision Based on Liberal Democracy

SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Friday it will draw up a new vision for unification between the two Koreas to include the principle of liberal democracy amid North Korea’s vow not to seek unification with the South. The government earlier said it plans to update the National Community Unification Formula, [...]

Unification Minister Says N.K.’s Vicious Cycle of Provocations, Rewards ‘No Longer Works’ under Yoon Administration

Unification Minister Says N.K.’s Vicious Cycle of Provocations, Rewards ‘No Longer Works’ under Yoon Administration

BERLIN, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho has warned that North Korea’s vicious cycle of receiving assistance and breaking off agreements will “no longer work” under the current administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kim made the remarks at a conference hosted by the Berlin chapter of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council [...]

Unification Minister Meets U.N. Rapporteur for N. Korea’s Human Rights

Unification Minister Meets U.N. Rapporteur for N. Korea’s Human Rights

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho met with the U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea’s human rights and vowed close cooperation to improve Pyongyang’s dismal rights records on Monday. Elizabeth Salmon has been visiting South Korea since last Monday for a nine-day trip to meet with government officials, North Korean defectors [...]

About 60 pct of Young People Say Unification with N. Korea Unnecessary

About 60 pct of Young People Say Unification with N. Korea Unnecessary

SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — About 60 percent of South Koreans in their 20s and 30s said unification with North Korea is not necessary, a survey showed Sunday, amid a prolonged impasse in inter-Korean relations and denuclearization talks. The survey, commissioned by a civic media group called Barun Media Citizen Action, found that 61 [...]

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 [...]

Only 44 pct of S. Koreans Think Unification with N.K. Necessary: Poll

Only 44 pct of S. Koreans Think Unification with N.K. Necessary: Poll

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 44 percent of South Koreans think that reunification with North Korea is necessary, a survey showed Tuesday. According to the poll of 1,200 adults by the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University, 44.6 percent replied that unification is necessary, recording the lowest percentage [...]

S. Koreans Grow Wary of Unification

S. Koreans Grow Wary of Unification

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 [...]