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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

2 years

There will be questions, needless to say, about why there wasn't a bigger attempt to control crowds last night in Itaewon. The lack of crowd control was particularly striking, considering the massive police presence you routinely see at Seoul protests, even for small events.

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Ex-President Donald Trump delivered a video address at a Unification Church event in Seoul over the weekend.

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Been in Taiwan for a week. Have yet to meet anyone here who would like to be reeducated by the Chinese Communist Party.

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2 years

Biden statement on Seoul stampede:

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

4 years

Here's what the US Embassy in Seoul looks like these days:

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

2 years

At Korea University in Seoul:

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@GalloVOA

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NEW: South Korea's Unification Ministry confirms that North Korea has blown up the inter-Korean liaison office, which had served as a de facto embassy between the two Koreas.

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@GalloVOA

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The White House has released images of an alleged arms shipment from North Korea to Russia's Wagner Group:

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

2 years

Sad to hear Roh Ok-hee, Ulsan schools superintendent, died of a heart attack today. Will remember the way she stood up for Afghan children who were subject to bigoted attacks earlier this year. At right, Roh personally escorted Afghan kids to school on their first day.

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The iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper lit up with a welcome message for @SpeakerPelosi , local livestream shows.

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@GalloVOA

5 years

North Korea conducted a projectile launch toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military says. Fourth weapons test this month. Details to come.

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@GalloVOA

4 years

This seems like the best evidence so far that something is, indeed, going on with Kim Jong Un's health.

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

5 years

A lot could happen in the 12 months before the election. But North Korea has not given up a single nuclear weapon. Talks are stalled, again. Regular ballistic missile launches. Will be interesting to see whether Trump indeed treats this as a "win."

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@GalloVOA

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South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun warns that the fight against the coronavirus "might be much longer than we assume." Says South Korea is preparing for a "long-term battle with COVID-19."

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@GalloVOA

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Loud air raid sirens in Seoul as Japanese and South Korean media report North Korea has launched its first spy satellite. (I've never heard these sirens in Seoul, through dozens of prior DPRK launches)

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5 years

Worst mug in the world. How am I even supposed to use this

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@GalloVOA

2 years

Lots of missiles flying around today in Korea. North Korea launched three; in response, the US and South Korea launched two of their own. And it's not even noon!

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@GalloVOA

4 years

So a giant potato has appeared outside my office in Seoul

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@GalloVOA

2 years

A member of Biden's advance security team got drunk and assaulted a Korean citizen outside a Seoul hotel in a dispute that began over a taxi fare, reports TV Chosun.

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@GalloVOA

5 years

South Korea's military confirms that North Korea has launched a projectile this morning. From South Hamgyong Province. Japan's government reported it first.

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@GalloVOA

3 years

South Korea has "no other option" but to join sanctions against Russia if it goes ahead with a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine, according to a South Korean foreign ministry official.

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@GalloVOA

3 years

Video of South Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test today, courtesy of @ROK_MND .

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@GalloVOA

5 years

KCNA: "All the officials accompanying him were convinced with overflowing emotion and joy that there will be a great operation to strike the world with wonder again and make a step forward in the Korean revolution."

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4 years

South Korea's economy will contract by just 1.1% in 2020, says Fitch. It'll be far better off than other advanced economies, Fitch says, thanks to an effective coronavirus containment strategy that limited the need for strict lockdowns.

Fitch Affirms Korea at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings-Hong Kong-06 October 2020: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Korea's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA-' with a Stabl

www.fitchratings.com

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@GalloVOA

4 years

NEW: North Korea says it will today cut off communication lines with South Korea. Full text, via KCNA.

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@GalloVOA

2 years

At the event below, 11,000+ police were on hand to deal the mere possibility of a demonstration. I walked around for an hour, and could only find a handful of protesters.

William Gallo

@GalloVOA

4 years

What it's like walking around downtown Seoul today. Police have set up a truly massive number of barriers and checkpoints to prevent anti-government protests.

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

2 years

The US Air Force jet that *may* be carrying Pelosi's delegation is taking an interesting path around the Philippines. (We don't know Pelosi is actually on this plane, but it is the aircraft that brought her to Malaysia.)

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5 years

Trump campaign email, signed by the president, lists eight first-term accomplishments. Among them: "Initiated the denuclearization of North Korea."

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@GalloVOA

2 years

Just now, @W7VOA 's account was suspended

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Update: 146 dead, 150 injured in Seoul stampede, officials say at press conference just now.

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@GalloVOA

4 years

"They are the most potent online force in the world right now."

K-Pop Fans Show Organizing Prowess with Black Lives Matter Activism

'The most potent online force in the world right now,' says one analyst

www.voanews.com

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

5 years

@AbeShinzo North Korea is evidently upset at @AbeShinzo for saying their latest rocket launch, seen below, involved a "ballistic missile." The North says it is a "super-large multiple launch rocket system."

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@GalloVOA

5 years

Well, it's official. Thousands of Korean workers on US bases here will be furloughed starting tomorrow, since the US and South Korea couldn't reach a military cost-sharing deal. South Korea's foreign ministry today said they were informed of the furloughs by USFK.

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@GalloVOA

4 years

Biden's responses to the latest North Korea launch:

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

5 years

Update: South Korea's military now saying North Korea fired *three* projectiles from Sondok in South Hamgyong Province

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@GalloVOA

2 years

Twitter has deleted @HuXijin_GT 's tweet that urged China's military to shoot down @SpeakerPelosi 's plane.

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@GalloVOA

4 years

NEW: After months of denying it had any coronavirus cases, North Korea finally says it probably has an infection. From a “runaway” who went to South Korea three years ago and returned on July 19, according to KCNA.

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The US continues to roll out the big guns in Korea. The nuclear-capable B-52 did exercises Monday with South Korea over the Yellow Sea. Footage via @ROK_MND :

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@GalloVOA

5 years

North Korea has now conducted nine rounds of launches since early May. But this one's notable because it comes after Trump says Kim promised "this testing would stop when the exercises end." They did end Tuesday. And yet...

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

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....also a small apology for testing the short range missiles, and that this testing would stop when the exercises end. I look forward to seeing Kim Jong Un in the not too distant future! A nuclear free North Korea will lead to one of the most successful countries in the world!

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2 years

. @VP Harris was very critical of China in a speech aboard the USS Howard at Yokosuka Naval Base, about a 75-minute drive south of central Tokyo.

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@GalloVOA

3 years

A pretty firm US response to South Korean calls to acquire some sort of nuclear weapons, whether through the redeployment of US tactical nukes or a nuclear-sharing arrangement:

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@GalloVOA

3 years

Where the US has donated vaccines, per the White House. Total: 111,701,000

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@GalloVOA

5 years

To be honest, Trump hasn't mentioned North Korea very much at all since the latest breakdown in working-level talks. Other than this:

William Gallo

@GalloVOA

5 years

Trump on Kim Jong Un: "I like him. He likes me. We get along. I respect him. He respects me. You could end up in a war." Full comments:

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2 years

To summarize, North Korea has launched at least 27 missiles since yesterday, including a suspected ICBM. That's a record high, by far. The missiles have triggered emergency alerts and air raid sirens in Japan/South Korea. Japan this morning issued temporary take-shelter orders.

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@GalloVOA

5 years

Trump not saying much on the working-level talks with North Korea

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@GalloVOA

3 years

The Washington Post will soon have a team of 10 journalists in Seoul, focused on breaking news in the US, Asia, and the rest of the world, reports Nikkei.

Washington Post pivots to Asia with Seoul news hub

Company eyes global audience and picks Kendra Nichols to lead new station

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@GalloVOA

3 years

North Korea tested a "newly developed long-range cruise missile," according to its Rodong Sinmun newspaper. Tests allegedly happened Saturday and Sunday, but we never heard about them from US or South Korean authorities.

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2 years

By contrast, some anecdotal reports from Itaewon suggest a tiny police presence before the crowd surge began last night:

Kelly Kasulis Cho

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At this point, I have spoken with multiple people who say they were here near the alley or near Itaewon's main street last night. All said that they only saw a few police officers directing traffic before the stampede. The highest estimate I heard was 12.

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4 years

No masks or social distancing at North Korea's military parade among participants, leaders, or spectators.

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@GalloVOA

2 years

A considerable number of police had instead been deployed to another part of Seoul (the Gwanghwamun area) to deal with protests Saturday, Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min confirmed at a briefing today.

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5 years

We've at least tied a record for most North Korean missiles launched in a single month, says @Shea_Cotton .

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@GalloVOA

4 years

Kim Jong Un enters to fireworks:

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William Gallo

@GalloVOA

2 years

So to summarize, North Korea today launched at least 17 missiles and 100+ artillery rounds. Some landed close enough to prompt air raid sirens and TV alerts in South Korea. One landed south of the de facto inter-Korean sea border, for the first time since the 1950s.

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@GalloVOA

2 years

North Korean state media pictures of Kim Jong Un attending Friday's launch of the Hwasong-17 ICBM:

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South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with @VP Harris this morning in Tokyo. He confirmed Harris will tour the DMZ during her visit later this week to South Korea.

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3 years

North Korea has conducted a projectile launch, South Korea's military says in an alert.

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Below is debris from a North Korean missile that was recovered by South Korea's military. Photos via @ROK_MND .

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2 years

Mike Pompeo describes his first meeting with Kim Jong Un:

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@GalloVOA

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White House statement on Abe shooting: "We are shocked and saddened to hear about the violent attack against former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. We are closely monitoring the reports and keeping our thoughts with his family and the people of Japan."

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3 years

US announces new sanctions related to North Korea:

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5 years

This is a seriously wonky DC tweet, and sorry to be so positive here, but I really appreciate the Congressional Research Service. Their stuff is concise but substantive, non-partisan but surprisingly blunt for a government-funded publication. Frequently updated, too!

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3 years

North Korea has conducted a projectile launch toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military says in an alert.

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2 years

I raised some of these questions on @BBCWorld :

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From South Korea's military: "North Korea fired three ballistic missiles since 8:51 today. "The launch is very unusual and unacceptable as it fell close to our territorial waters in the NLL for the first time since division." "Our military will respond decisively."

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@GalloVOA

2 years

During her DMZ comments, Harris misspoke, referring to the "very important relationship, which is an alliance with the Republic of North Korea."

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@GalloVOA

5 years

NEW: North Korea has launched at least one projectile, South Korea's military says in a text message.

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KCNA says Kim Jong Un convened a politburo meeting to discuss emergency measures Saturday, after North Korea reported its first suspected coronavirus case.

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Also would be weird if I didn't point out that this comes as South Korea prepares to send the US badly needed coronavirus testing kits.

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2 years

A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman confirms China and US have been communicating about Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan: "China and the United States, at all levels and through all channels, have maintained close communication with each other in Beijing and Washington."

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4 years

NEW: @realdonaldtrump says he is open to another summit with Kim Jong Un. "I understand they want to meet and we would certainly do that," Trump told @Greta in an interview Tuesday for Gray TV.

Trump Says He'd Meet with Kim Jong Un Again

Third summit may be 'helpful,' Trump says, even as Pyongyang downplays another meeting

www.voanews.com

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@GalloVOA

4 years

South Korea's unification minister says 1) Seoul has enough intel to "confidently" say there are "no unusual trends" in North Korea, and 2) there are "no significant differences" between the US and South Korean assessment of the situation.

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4 years

South Korea's military says North Korea's missiles today traveled 450 kilometers at an altitude of 60 kilometers.

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Reports indicate about 200 police were on hand before the Itaewon stampede, but many of those were not on crowd control duty.

'핼러윈' 이태원 10만명 몰려...경찰 200명 마약·성범죄 집중단속(종합)

[서울=뉴시스]임하은 기자 = 거리두기 해제 후 3년 만에 '야외 노마스크' 핼러윈을 앞둔 주말인 29일 오후 서울 용산구 이태원 일대에는 경찰 추산 10만명 이상의 인파가 몰렸다. 경찰은 주변 클럽과 술집 등에서 마약 및 성범죄 관련 집중 단속을 벌이고 있다.이날 이태원역 인근과 거리 곳곳은 귀신, 캐릭터 등 각종 코스튬을 한 인파로 발 디딜 틈이 없이...

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@GalloVOA

4 years

Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in about three weeks, presiding over a central military committee meeting. "Set forth at the meeting were new policies for further increasing the nuclear war deterrence of the country," says KCNA.

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@GalloVOA

2 years

Another drill involving US "strategic" assets in Korea -- B-1B strategic bombers participated in the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise. Footage via @ROK_MND :

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@GalloVOA

5 years

"Chairman Un" may have reconsidered his Christmas gift, says Trump's national security adviser, but the US is still closely monitoring. "I don't want to speculate about what will happen. But we have a lot of tools in our toolkit."

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ICYMI: @seungminkim 's question for @President_KR :

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AND this just in: @DogFaceSoldier , top US commander in Korea, has just banned the display of the confederate flag on @USForcesKorea bases:

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South Korea agreed last month to lend the United States 500,000 rounds of 155 mm artillery shells, reports the Dong-A newspaper.

[단독]韓, 美에 155mm 포탄 50만발 대여 계약

조 바이든 미국 행정부가 한국산 155mm 포탄 50만 발을 대여 형식으로 제공받는다는 내용의 계약을 지난달 한국 정부·방위산업 업체와 체결한 사실이 뒤늦게 알려졌다. 50만 발…

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@GalloVOA

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Among those waiting to greet @SpeakerPelosi -- looks like Taiwanese FM Joseph Wu and American Institute in Taiwan Director Sandra Oudkirk.

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Update: North Korea attempted to fire an unknown projectile at 9:30am, but it appears to have failed immediately after the launch, South Korea's military says.

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. @statedeptspox response after China sent bombers and fighter jets into Taiwan's air defense identification zone:

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@GalloVOA

5 years

Kind of a weird time to be dealing with this - during a coronavirus pandemic that top US commanders have admitted could impact military readiness here. And North Korea just fired more missiles than it ever has in a single month.

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Does this just mean they have read the single-sourced, unverified Daily NK report, or do they have separate indications that KJU is in danger? What does "intelligence" mean here?

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Breaking: The US is monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health is in grave danger following a surgery, a US official with direct knowledge tells me.

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. @VP has landed in western Tokyo. She's attending Tuesday's state funeral for Shinzo Abe. She'll also meet with Japanese leaders, including @kishida230 .

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. @ROK_MND confirms a South Korean drone crossed into North Korean airspace. Officials say it traveled about as far into North Korea as the North Korean drones traveled into the South. The South Korean drone is now back in the South, officials say.

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@GalloVOA

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In response to North Korea's drone incursion, South Korea's military says it sent manned and unmanned reconnaissance aircraft near and *over* the inter-Korean border.

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Biden foreign policy advisor:

Antony Blinken

@ABlinken

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This is devastating. President Trump acknowledges he has only JUST NOW «really learned a lot about COVID » & « gone to school on it.” The time to do that was 200K deaths ago, not when it affected you. We all wish you well but also wish you had done your job. Please do it now.

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South Korean military footage of joint live-fire drills conducted this week by the US and South Korean air forces:

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North Korea confirms its test of a new ICBM - the "Hwasongpho-17." Via state media:

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North Korean state media release photos of/confirm Tuesday's launch of a SLBM:

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Donald Trump on Kim Jong Un: "You have a man that doesn’t smile a lot. But when he saw me, he smiled. He was happy."

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"No other U.S. president has insulted South Koreans like that.”

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South Korea's presidential office is fuming over @AmbJohnBolton 's new book, saying it improperly revealed private diplomatic conversations and could "very seriously" hurt future negotiations.

(LEAD) Cheong Wa Dae says much of Bolton's memoir on Korea 'distorted' | Yonhap News Agency

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photo) SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The office of Presid...

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NEW: Biden says the US is *not* discussing holding joint nuclear exercises with South Korea, per White House radio pool.

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"The United States is expected to become South Korea’s top trading partner for the first time in 20 years, replacing China."

US could become S. Korea’s top trading partner, replacing China

The United States is expected to become South Korea’s top trading partner for the first time in 20 years, replacing China, Korea’s current top export destination, government data showed Friday....

www.koreaherald.com

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South Korea's Minister of Interior and Safety: "We understand this was not a problem that could have been solved by deploying the police or firefighters in advance."

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"Japanese and South Korean defence authorities are set to agree early next month to link their radars via a U.S. system to share real-time information on North Korea's ballistic missiles."

Japan, South Korea to link radar systems to track N.Korea missiles -source

Japanese and South Korean defence authorities are set to agree early next month to link their radars via a U.S. system to share real-time information on North Korea's ballistic missiles, a person...

finance.yahoo.com

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South Korea's conservative presidential candidate, @sukyeol__yoon , has issued a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine:

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South Korea today also unveiled the development of a new supersonic cruise missile. Here's footage, courtesy of @ROK_MND . Details via Yonhap below:

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South Korea, which has seen an increase in imported coronavirus cases, is tightening its screening and monitoring of foreigners entering the country. Really serious steps here:

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