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Park Chan-kyong
Park Chan-kyong is a journalist covering South Korean affairs for the South China Morning Post. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse's Seoul bureau for 35 years. He studied political science at Korea University and economics at the Yonsei University Graduate School.
Seoul’s envoy to Washington, Cho Hyun-dong, has urged the US to allow South Korea to run reprocessing facilities for spent nuclear fuel.
Pyongyang will sever all road and rail links with its southern neighbour, ‘fortify’ its side of the border with ‘strong defence structures’.
Analysts warn that the constitutional revision, which includes a new sea border, could usher in an ‘endless cycle of tit-for-tat exchanges’.
Equipped with unparalleled destructive capabilities and a 600km range, the Hyunmoo-5 is designed to deter North Korea’s nuclear threats.
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The US and the West are also accomplices for arming Ukraine ‘if we follow his logic’, Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister says.
With public safety at stake, the South’s response could include targeted actions against the balloons themselves, observers say.
Experts say the tests show North Korea will continue to strengthen its nuclear deterrence regardless of external pressures.
Many voters say they’re fed up with President Yoon Suk-yeol’s political mismanagement, his wife’s scandals and the high cost of living.
The missile launches come after Pyongyang warned Seoul and Washington of a ‘dear price’ for joint military exercises.
Experts warn that the Samsung case threatens South Korea’s economic security amid rising US-China tensions in the global chip market.
Ahn Chang-ho, who opposes anti-discrimination laws, also rejects the theory of evolution and wants creationism lessons in schools
Allegations President Yoon Suk-yeol would impose martial law to avoid impeachment carry echoes of past political crackdowns.
The fallout from espionage accusations against an alleged North Korean operative threatens to unravel years of intelligence collaboration with Western allies.
Foreign domestic workers will enjoy high wages under a government pilot project – raising affordability concerns among Korean families seeking care.
Disillusioned trainee doctors have abandoned hospitals in their thousands, leaving critical services in shambles and patients turned away.
President Yoon Suk-yeol has called for “proactive” steps in bringing about changes in the North through ideas of freedom.
President Yoon Suk-yeol shocked South Koreans by omitting mention of Japan’s wartime atrocities from his Liberation Day speech.
The official investigating allegations against First Lady Kim Keon-hee over a bag gift had reportedly accused his supervisor of a conflict of interest.
Selection of scholars to lead key research institutes sparks claims of history revision amid concerns over security ties with Tokyo, Washington.
Incident occurred amid a deepening rift within agency’s leadership, denting Seoul’s human intelligence capabilities.
A US commander suggested South Korea faces threats beyond Pyongyang, hinting at China, highlighting the gap between Seoul and Washington’s view of deployed US forces.
Opposition lawmaker Park Jie-won says he believes Ju-ae has a sibling studying abroad whose existence is kept secret.
Analysts say security framework could face challenges due to differences in priorities among the three countries involved.
Asian nations are watching the 2024 US election with trepidation, worried a Trump comeback could upend the geopolitical landscape once more.
Will Kamala Harris or Donald Trump win the US presidency in November? It doesn’t matter, Pyongyang says – the result will be the same.
Lawmaker Kim Joon-hyung says the opposition will introduce a bill to prevent South Korea from partnering with the US over Taiwan.
Ex-diplomat Ri Il-kyu’s claims about a colleague being executed for spying for the US should be taken with a ‘pinch of salt’, analysts say.
Seoul’s ‘unspoken’ message to Moscow is that it won’t supply lethal weapons to Ukraine and doesn’t want to escalate tensions, analysts say.
South Korea and three other countries are discussing closer security ties with Nato amid warnings of a possible response from Russia.
Ex-Trump security chief Fred Fleitz insists Seoul has nothing to fear. President Yoon Suk-yeol says he isn’t worried. But analysts beg to differ.
