Tag: Korea
South Korea: gay pride, symbol of tensions between conservatives and progressives
Two streets, two atmospheres, a few hundred meters apart, in the heart of the South Korean capital, in the crushing heat of July 1st. On one side, posters announce hell…
South Korea: a tense pride march in Daegu
In Daegu, a historically conservative city in South Korea, Mayor Hong Joon-pyo called on 500 officials to take to the streets to block the parade. The police deployed on the…
S. Korea summons Chinese ambassador accused of criticizing Seoul
New tensions between Beijing and Seoul. The Chinese ambassador to South Korea criticized Thursday, June 8 the proximity between the United States and the country of Morning Calm, which did…
United States, Japan and South Korea will share information
The United States and its two Asian allies, Japan and South Korea, will share information on North Korean missile launches. This announcement was made after a meeting of their defense…
North Korea: the launch of a spy satellite sows panic in the region
Nearby countries were gripped by panic. While North Korea announced, this Wednesday, May 31, that it had tried to launch a “military reconnaissance satellite” which then “damaged at sea”, a…
North Korea launched a satellite, but the craft crashed into the sea
According to North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, the satellite launch failed due to a rocket malfunction. North Korea has launched what it claims to be a space satellite, the…
Huge border wall was built in North Korea during the pandemic
In 2020, a large-scale reinforcement of North Korea’s 142-mile-long border with China and Russia began, according to a new review that the news agency Reuters have done with the help…
He opened the door of the passenger plane in South Korea while it was in the air! The defense of the detained passenger made him say ‘give up’
A person on the Asiana Airlines passenger plane, which took off from Jeju Island in South Korea, opened the emergency exit door close to landing. According to Yonhap’s report, the…
Mexico announces agreement with China and South Korea against fentanyl trafficking
Mexico announced this Friday, May 26, an agreement with China and South Korea to fight against the importation of fentanyl, a synthetic drug which causes tens of thousands of overdoses…
South Korea could not send “Nuri” into space! Launch delayed due to technical reasons
According to Yonhap’s report, the launch date of the 200-ton rocket “Nuri”, which is planned to be launched from Naro Space Center, was postponed as a result of the meeting…