Following a warning by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Canada’s Five Eyes allies of a “significant threat” from a state-sponsored actor associated with the People’s Republic of China, a cybersecurity expert says the rarity of the alert means it should be taken very seriously in Canada. “It’s a fairly rare thing to put…
Detailed Five Eyes Warning on China’s Cyber Attack Very Rare, Professor Says
Detailed Five Eyes Warning on China’s Cyberattack Very Rare, Professor Says
Following a warning by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Canada’s Five Eyes allies of a “significant threat” from a state-sponsored actor associated with the People’s Republic of China, a cybersecurity expert says the rarity of the alert means it should be taken very seriously in Canada. “It’s a fairly rare thing to put…
A Family of North Koreans Defect to South Korea by Boat, Defying All Odds Authorities Say
On a pitch-black stormy night, a small fishing boat appeared near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the disputed maritime boundary between North and South Korea in the Yellow Sea. Around midnight on May 6, South Korea’s military detected the boat heading toward the NLL from the North Korean side, according to ChannelA, a South Korean…
US, South Korea Issue Fresh North Korea Sanctions on ‘Illicit’ IT Workforce
May 24, 2023
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The United States and South Korea on Tuesday announced new North Korea sanctions related to thousands of IT workers, many operating in China and Russia, whose labors allegedly help fund weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, they said. One individual, Kim Sang Man, and the North Korea-based Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company were sanctioned…
South Korea Bets Arsenal Ships Will Give North Korea and China Second Thoughts
Commentary Threatened by North Korean nuclear weapons and communist Chinese conventional air and missile fires, South Korea has decided to spend serious money on an old but often spurned military concept: the arsenal ship. The concept is simple. Take a very large but comparatively inexpensive civilian commercial ship. Oil supertankers and huge container carriers fit…
The South Korea Imperatives
Commentary Callista and I recently visited South Korea to participate in Peace Summit 2023, an event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation. The federation is a remarkable organization with activities in nearly 140 countries, and the summit was an amazing experience. Visiting Seoul is always fascinating, and this year it was especially educational. We joined…
Japan’s PM Vows Stronger Cooperation in Landmark Visit to South Korea
May 8, 2023
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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Sunday to deepen cooperation with South Korea to tackle escalating global security challenges in the region as he became the first Japanese leader to visit the country in over a decade. Kishida met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a second time since their meeting in Tokyo…
China Ranks 2nd Worst in Latest World Press Freedom Index
May 6, 2023
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China joined other communist states—Vietnam and North Korea—at the very bottom of the latest Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index released on May 3, which was World Press Freedom Day. China ranked in 179th place on this year’s index of 180 countries and regions, one spot above North Korea and one place lower than…
North Korean Defector on the Fragility of Freedom
“The tactics used here to control people are the same tactics the North Korean regime used to control and enslave us,” North Korean defector Yeonmi Park says. In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek spoke with Park, author of the new book “While Time Remains: A North Korean Girl’s Search for…
Biden Says ‘Ironclad’ US-South Korea Alliance Founded on Shared Beliefs
May 1, 2023
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The United States and South Korea have maintained an “ironclad alliance” for more than seven decades due to their shared beliefs in democracy and freedom, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday. His remarks came after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s six-day visit to the United States ending Saturday. The two leaders met on April…
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