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S. Korean defense minister cautions against neighboring countries’ competition to pursue their own interests

S. Korean defense minister cautions against neighboring countries’ competition to pursue their own interests South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo said on Sept. 5 that the “competition [by countries] to pursue their own interests ahead of all else is becoming more intense than ever before.” “Recently, there have been worrisome activities around the Korean Peninsula in terms of [countries] stirring up security conflicts with neighbors to further their own interests,” he added, in an apparent reference to Japan instigating frictions with South Korea through measures including

S. Korean defense official and former Japanese defense minister argue over GSOMIA withdrawal during SDD

S. Korean defense official and former Japanese defense minister argue over GSOMIA withdrawal during SDD During the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD), which was held at the Lotte Hotel Seoul on Sept. 5, a senior official in South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense and a former Japanese defense minister got into an argument over the Moon administration’s decision to terminate its intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). “It’s regrettable that this decision was made in a situation in which North Korea continues to pose a

Trump says US spends “a lot of money” on allies

Trump says US spends “a lot of money” on allies

On Sept. 4, US President Donald Trump said that the US is spending a lot of money on behalf of South Korea and Japan while observing that “a lot of people throughout the world [. . .] have never appreciated it.” The remarks are yet another reminder that Trump only regards the US’ alliances in terms of cost. When Trump was asked by reporters during an event at the White House on Sept. 4 how the US would respond to potential friction with China in the South China Sea, Trump said he didn’t

S. Korean and Japanese legal experts discuss forced labor issue together

S. Korean and Japanese legal experts discuss forced labor issue together

Legal experts from South Korea and Japan sat down together to review the issue of forced labor during Japan’s colonization of Korea and the South Korean Supreme Court’s ruling on that issue and to discuss potential solutions. The guest speaker at the symposium, which was organized by the Seoul Bar Association and held in the Seocho neighborhood of Seoul on Sept. 5, was Kenji Utsunomiya, 73, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. “The Japanese government’s export co

Kim Jong-un does not meet with Chinese foreign minister during latter’s Pyongyang visit

Kim Jong-un does not meet with Chinese foreign minister during latter’s Pyongyang visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not meet with Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi during the latter’s visit to North Korea on Sept. 2–4. While it is not unheard-of for a North Korean top leader not to meet with a visiting Chinese foreign minister, it is quite rare. Kim did previously meet with Wang when he visited North Korea on May 2–4 of last year. According to a Sept. 5 report in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, Wang asked Workers’ Party of Korea Vice Chairm

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