Activists may take China to UN
Activists said Thursday they would take China’s alleged torture of human rights activist Kim Young-hwan to the U.N. this month with evidence, embarking on a campaign to raise international awareness of Beijing’s human rights abuses. Choi Hong-jae, a spokesman of the committee, demanded China tell the truth about Kim, make an apology and promise not […]
NK leader’s sister takes role in regime
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s recent public relations makeover, including the emergence of his wife, has surprised some with its effort to drag the Stalinist state into modernity. But who is behind the slick new image? Some analysts suspect the role is being filled by the twenty-something leader’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, who is said […]
Kim visits military unit ahead of Ulchi drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a military unit, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday, amid a spate of harsh rhetoric against upcoming Seoul-Washington military drills. Kim’s inspection of the Korean People’s Army Unit 552 swings attention back to the military following the regime’s recent focus on economic matters. It was seen as a response […]
North Korean leader meets 1st foreign dignitary
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received his first senior foreign dignitary since taking power last December, state media said Friday, hosting a Chinese official to cement support from his chief ally. Kim met the previous day with Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of China’s Communist Party, the North’s Korean Central News Agency […]
DPRK’s top legislator to visit Vietnam to promote ties
HANOI, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Yong Nam will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 5-7, at the invitation of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. The visit, the second made […]
Ahn’s aide counters ‘hypocrisy’ allegation
An aide to Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul National University professor, strove to counter allegations Thursday that Ahn used double standards in corporate ethics. In a radio interview, Keum Tae-sup, a partner at the Seoul-based law firm Jipyong and Jisung, said Ahn’s signing of a petition to show leniency to then jailed Chey Tae-won, chairman of […]
China — ‘People’s republic of torture’
China has remained silent over the torture allegation made days ago by freed activist Kim Young-hwan, despite mounting calls to answer whether the allegations are true or not. The turning of a deaf ear to the alleged human rights abuses has prompted China-bashing here as bloggers and Internet users accused it and its seemingly unaccountable […]
Torture allegation raises concern about Korean detainees
Calls are mounting for the government to send a stern message to China that any abuse against hundreds of Koreans serving prison sentences there are not be acceptable. The concern about Korean detainees was raised after freed activist Kim Young-hwan disclosed his suffering at a detention center in the northeastern city of Dandong in great […]
[Nigeria Report] “Former president’s death could have been avoided”
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Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings has said that President John Mills’ death could have been avoided, the News agency of Nigeria reported. Rawlings said he was shocked about the death, but not surprised adding that, “he’s been battling the cancer for quite a while. Speaking from Congo Brazzaville where he and his wife, Nana, are […]
Ahn’s past record on corporate ethics causes stir
Ahn Cheol-soo, a Seoul National University professor, was under criticism Monday for his past joining of the campaign to save an embattled business tycoon who was put behind bars for fraud. His past record drew criticism as the potential presidential hopeful’s emphasis on corporate ethics revealed in a newly released book, dubbed “Thoughts of Ahn […]
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