April 20, 2024

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Won-Gi Jung

Won-Gi Jung is a reporter based in Seoul. He previously worked for the CSIS Korea Chair and East Asia Institute. Follow him on Twitter.

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South Korea to pay almost 14% more to fund US military presence in the country

South Korea to pay almost 14% more to fund US military presence in the country

Seoul accepts proportionate increase in payments until 2025 as defense budget grows

South Korea to pay almost 14% more to fund US military presence in the country
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 10, 2021
Sending leaflets to North Korea from third countries not banned, Seoul says

Sending leaflets to North Korea from third countries not banned, Seoul says

South Korea's unification ministry clarifies questions raised by so-called "anti-leaflet law"

Sending leaflets to North Korea from third countries not banned, Seoul says
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 9, 2021
Sanctions may be pushing North Korea to cut down trees for construction

Sanctions may be pushing North Korea to cut down trees for construction

Loss of tree cover appears to have jumped four times within a year, but questions remain: Experts

Sanctions may be pushing North Korea to cut down trees for construction
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 8, 2021
US and South Korea agree on ‘meaningful increase’ of Seoul’s defense share

US and South Korea agree on ‘meaningful increase’ of Seoul’s defense share

Seoul’s contribution to defense cost-sharing expected to grow but exact amount still under wraps

US and South Korea agree on ‘meaningful increase’ of Seoul’s defense share
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 8, 2021
US and South Korea to begin joint springtime military drill on Monday: ROK JCS

US and South Korea to begin joint springtime military drill on Monday: ROK JCS

Pyongyang has previously denounced the annual drills as rehearsals for an invasion of North Korea

US and South Korea to begin joint springtime military drill on Monday: ROK JCS
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 6, 2021
Kim Jong Un urges officials to bring about change North Koreans can appreciate

Kim Jong Un urges officials to bring about change North Koreans can appreciate

The North Korean leader wrapped up the country's first-ever "short course" for regional officials, state media reported

Kim Jong Un urges officials to bring about change North Koreans can appreciate
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 6, 2021
Sixteen years and 307,000 words later, the two Koreas draft a joint dictionary

Sixteen years and 307,000 words later, the two Koreas draft a joint dictionary

After 25 meetings and years of political turmoil, South Korea plans to soon submit its draft for North Korean approval

Sixteen years and 307,000 words later, the two Koreas draft a joint dictionary
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 4, 2021
North Korea to get 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through May 2021

North Korea to get 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through May 2021

The amount is about 0.3 million fewer than the latest estimate made by a global vaccine initiative

North Korea to get 1.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through May 2021
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 3, 2021
North Korea blasts Harvard professor for denying Japanese wartime sexual slavery

North Korea blasts Harvard professor for denying Japanese wartime sexual slavery

State-run outlet calls Ramseyer a “hideous money-grabber” and “pseudo-scholar," scholar declines response

North Korea blasts Harvard professor for denying Japanese wartime sexual slavery
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 3, 2021
New North Korean book on Kim Jong Un skips Trump’s dramatic Hanoi Summit walkout

New North Korean book on Kim Jong Un skips Trump’s dramatic Hanoi Summit walkout

The 621-page biography highlights one U.S.-DPRK summit, but not the other

New North Korean book on Kim Jong Un skips Trump’s dramatic Hanoi Summit walkout
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung March 1, 2021
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