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Students from North Korea defector families are twice as likely to leave school

Studies show that many students with North Korean backgrounds have difficulty adapting to the South Korean education system, particularly with the difference in school curriculum…

  • Published: February 3, 20268:34 am
  • Author Yoon Min-sik
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shifts towards fear-based leadership: Report

The move is widely seen as reaffirming the hierarchy of power.

  • Published: January 29, 202610:49 am
  • Author Hwang Joo-young
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Politics should not dictate scale of South Korea-US joint drills: think tank

The state-affiliated Korea Institute for Defence Analyses, said in a report released Monday that politicising joint exercises could heighten security uncertainty in Northeast Asia…

  • Published: January 20, 202611:27 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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Former Yoon staffers linked to alleged North Korean drone intrusion

According to local reports, a suspect believed to have made the drone, whom the police identified only as being in his 30s, previously served as a news monitoring staffer at the…

  • Published: January 19, 202611:46 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter next in line for power, or a tool in party symbolism?

A Unification Ministry official said her prominent presence in public events is more likely intended to reinforce the regime's "socialist great family" narrative — a propaganda…

  • Published: January 14, 20269:38 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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South Korea probes alleged North Korea drone intrusion

Pyongyang is unlikely to repeat trash-carrying balloons, but may explore other forms of pressure in 'grey zone,' experts say.

  • Published: January 13, 202610:12 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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Seoul issues denial as North Korea claims new drone incursions

South Korea’s Defense Ministry rejected the accusation, saying the drones in question were not models operated by the South Korean military.

  • Published: January 12, 20268:30 am
  • Author Hwang Joo-young
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Power without restraint: The Korea Herald

US President Donald Trump’s Venezuela gamble exposes new risks for Korea’s security and energy.

  • Published: January 8, 202610:53 am
  • Author The Korea Herald
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South Korean President Lee asks China to play mediator role in North Korea diplomacy

President Lee Jae-myung confirmed that the request was made during extensive discussions in Beijing focused on regional stability and ways to ease enduring tensions over North…

  • Published: January 8, 20268:25 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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Seoul needs strategy over toughness

The writer says: "Resolving problems through dialogue and negotiation should not be dismissed as appeasement. Rather, it should be understood as a creative exercise in…

  • Published: January 6, 202610:34 am
  • Author Wang Son-taek

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