Category: Moon Jae In

Former South Korean Security Adviser Arrested Over North Korea’s Killing of Fishery Official in 2020

December 5, 2022
Asia & PacificMoon Jae InNorth KoreaSouth KoreaWorld
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South Korea’s former national security adviser was arrested on Saturday in connection with North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fishery official in 2020, for which the former Moon Jae-in administration was suspected of covering up evidence. The Seoul Central District Court said it issued an arrest warrant for former national security adviser Suh Hoon…

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South Korea Eyes Australia’s Minerals To Surpass China As Battery King

December 14, 2021
Asia & PacificAustraliabatteryChinaChina Business & EconomycobaltInternationallithiumMoon Jae InNickelrare earth metalsScott MorrisonSouth KoreaWorld
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South Korea is making a beeline for Australia’s vast critical mineral deposits in a bid to reclaim the throne as the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker. With South Korean President Moon Jae-in becoming the first international leader to visit Australia since the reopening of its borders, the two nations have made significant bilateral strides—including…

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Samsung Expanding US Chip Manufacturing

October 8, 2021
Business & Economychip shortagechipsCompaniesLee Tae-KyuMoon Jae InSamsungsemiconductorShi ShanTaylorTexasWilliamson County
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To help avert the global shortage of semiconductor chips, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd is considering expanding its manufacturing operations in the southwest of the United States. The leading yet unconfirmed location for this new plant, contingent on subsidies and access to electricity and water, is the city of Taylor in Williamson County, Texas. South…

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620,000 Koreans Call for End to CCP’s ‘Cultural Aggression’ in South Korea

April 26, 2021
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Anti-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) sentiment among the South Korean people is rising. More than 627,000 Koreans have signed a petition demanding the government cancel a “Chinatown” project in the resort city of Gangwon following last year’s “Han clothing vs. hanbok” and “kimchi” incidents. On March 29, a petition was registered on the South Korean government’s…

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Moon Urges Biden to Learn From Trump’s N. Korea Diplomacy

January 18, 2021
Asia & PacificKim Jong UnMoon Jae Innuclear weaponsPoliticsUSWorld
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SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea’s president on Monday urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn from the failures of President Donald Trump’s diplomatic engagement with North Korea. A dovish liberal and the son of northern war refugees, Moon Jae-in had lobbied hard to help set up Trump’s three summits with North…

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