May 03, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Won-Gi Jung

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.

Analysis

China will speak up on North Korea issues with new ‘wolf warrior’ appointee

Experts say Liu Xiaoming, China’s new appointee for Korean Peninsula affairs, will be a strong voice on DPRK issues

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 13, 2021
COVID-19

North Korea claims zero confirmed COVID-19 cases after testing 23,121 people

A new World Health Organization report states that the DPRK tested more than 700 people over the course of a week

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 12, 2021
News

China appoints new special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs

Liu Xiaoming — formerly an ambassador to the U.K., Egypt and North Korea — will now handle both Seoul and Pyongyang

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 12, 2021
COVID-19

North Korea to receive 1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses later than expected

A World Health Organization official said the 1.7 million AstraZeneca doses will not make it to the DPRK by May 2021

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 12, 2021
News

US and South Korea sign military cost-sharing deal after years of heated talks

Some analysts say the deal marks a return to a strong U.S.-ROK alliance after contentious negotiations with Trump

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 9, 2021
News

US open to ‘some form of diplomacy’ with North Korea: White House spokesperson

U.S. Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Washington has a “clear objective” to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 8, 2021
News

First lawsuit between North and South Korean firms ends in loss for plaintiffs

Seoul court rejects claim by North Korea’s Myongji Corporation and others over $89,000 for zinc shipment

Jeongmin KimJeongmin Kim | Won-Gi JungApril 7, 2021
COVID-19

Still no COVID-19 cases, North Korea says after testing 22,389 people

North Korea has tested 44,504 samples since the beginning of the pandemic as of March 25, a new WHO report states

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 5, 2021
News

South Korea to expand facilities for video reunions of separated families

Existing centers unused since 2007, but Unification Ministry hopes for “early resumption” of exchanges

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 5, 2021
Analysis

In the twilight of their lives, Korean Americans push to see long-lost family

A new bill in Congress urges officials to work on reuniting Korean Americans with their relatives in North Korea

Won-Gi JungWon-Gi JungApril 5, 2021
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