A small group in South Korea has a big homophobic agenda. Read: nyti.ms/3JzvkC5

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North's KCNA news agency reported reut.rs/4ddmhUG

Asia is most climate disaster-impacted region, UN meteorological agency says reut.rs/3w5Jac8

We have a new fellowship available for next gen scholars interested in North Korea. See details below.

🚨 A Christian group that received attention for its role in the documentary Beyond Utopia pushed North Korean escapees to sign contracts agreeing to be filmed and attend classes on Christianity in exchange for being rescued, NK NEWS confirmed.

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Come for Ryan Gosling’s troll nose and stay for the unexpected North Korea and Kim Jong Un references youtu.be/iDtgChc7voY?si…

US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Joint Security Area in the DMZ this morning. 🇺🇳🇰🇷

At the building behind across the border, you can see a North Korean guard outside wearing a mask. 🇰🇵😷

Excited and honored to participate in ⁦Northwestern Medill⁩ inaugural summer intensive writing workshop. A little intimidating but I’m looking forward to experimenting with a different kind of writing. Stay tuned. medill.northwestern.edu/news/2024/medi…

Exit polls from South Korea’s legislative election today signal potentially big win for the Democratic Party, & big problems for President Yoon Suk Yeol. The DP already controls parliament but a resounding win could position it to further block his agenda for the rest of his term

South Korean partisan voters prioritize foreign policy, new study reveals dlvr.it/T5JQvb

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been on the warpath against the media since taking office, which I wrote about in my latest: latimes.com/world-nation/s…

SpaceX launches South Korea's second spy satellite amid race with North reut.rs/3vxchVG

South Korea's Yoon calls on the govt to allow foriegn students and spouses to work in childcare and housekeeping without minimum wage (currently about $7.14 per hr) protections as a way to encourage more Koreans to have kids. sedaily.com/NewsView/2D7S4…

Explainer: What's at stake in South Korea's election reut.rs/4aF2jQC

The ROK is not a party to the South China Sea issue. What the ROK has done lately does not contribute to peace and stability in the South China Sea, still less to China-ROK relations. We urge the ROK to stay prudent when it comes to the South China Sea issue.

Russia's move to effectively disband the panel of experts monitoring longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea points to a 'grim future' for the sanctions enforcement, three former members of the panel told Reuters. reuters.com/world/russian-…

(URGENT) UNSC fails to extend mandate of expert panel monitoring N.K. sanctions enforcement en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202403…

An ostrich was on the run this morning in the streets of Seongnam City, South Korea, after escaping from a nearby ecological experience centre.

South Korea consumer sentiment drops on worries about food inflation reut.rs/4aqyt2o

South Korean official resigns amid controversy over knife attack comment reut.rs/3TIzddG