By Robert R. King The Hanoi Summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended abruptly in a disappointing failure in February of this year. During a brief, hastily prepared meeting, the two leaders, joined this time by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, met again briefly in June at Panmunjom on…
October 21, 2019
By Robert R. King In just over a week on April 27, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un will meet on the South Korean side of the joint security area at the inter-Korean border at Panmunjom. According to the latest reports, a few weeks later President Donald Trump will have…
April 17, 2018
By Nayoon Lee Two seemingly unrelated events point to a larger problem in Korea. In 2011, a prosecutor was caught for accepting a Mercedes Benz and a Chanel bag from the opposing lawyer. The lawyer and the prosecutor asserted that they were in a relationship, and the court decided the prosecutor was not guilty. What…