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Every spring and autumn, inter-Korean relations are notoriously tested by the annual US-South Korea joint military exercises. Pyongyang has long criticized the South Korea-US military exercises, calling them a “rehearsal for an invasion of the North”, while Seoul and Washington emphasize their regularity and defensive nature. The level of escalation may vary depending on what […]
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Sex and Violence in the South Korean Army
August 25th, 2021 
Awake Goy During a meeting with the country’s top military leaders on August 4, 2021, South Korean President Moon Jae-in stated that the Republic of Korea’s armed forces must work to regain the people’s trust. The armed forces have been undermined by several recent incidents, most notably a high-profile sex scandal. Recall that it all began on May […]
Another US-ROK Joint Exercise – a New Reason for Inter-Korean Aggravation?
August 10th, 2021 Awake Goy Another event is approaching that may turn out to be a new reason for inter-Korean aggravation or at least a marker of the current state of inter-Korean relations. Yet another US-ROK joint exercise. Let’s recall: The United States and the ROK usually conduct major joint exercises twice a year in March and August and smaller-scale […]
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No Comments »Old and New Scandals Surrounding the South Korean Intelligence Service
July 31st, 2021 Awake Goy The Republic of Korea’s intelligence agency has changed its name and motto several times, but this has not boosted its reputation. The scandals associated with its previous leadership have not gone away, and new ones have piled on top of those. Let’s start with the old ones, because the “case of trolls in uniform”, and […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: INTELLIGENCE, korean, scandals, service, south, surrounding No Comments »Iran’s frozen money in Seoul to pay off Korean exports: ambassador
July 27th, 2021 Awake Goy TEHRAN – South Korea’s new Ambassador to Tehran Yun Kang-hyeon has said Iran’s frozen oil money in his country will be used to pay off Korean companies that had previously exported basic commodities to Iran. Speaking in a meeting with the Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Masoud Khansari, Yun noted […]
The North Korean workers in east Russia making money for themselves and Pyongyang
July 24th, 2021 Awake Goy On a popular advertising site in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok, there’s a separate page with listings devoted to North Korean workers available for home construction jobs. The contact information on one post led to a North Korean man who tells The Washington Post he has worked in Russia for “many years”. He said […]
Why Won’t the South Korean President Go to Tokyo?
July 24th, 2021 Awake Goy The author has repeatedly told his readers about the complexities of Japan-ROK relations and the role that militant nationalism and President Moon’s policies play in them. Here’s another story of how, on the eve of the Olympics, the South Korean President, pinned down by the situation, made an unsuccessful attempt at reconciliation and how it […]
Kimsuky or New Adventures of “North Korean Hackers”
July 21st, 2021 Awake Goy There is a lot of writing about North Korean hackers, and every six months or a year the author makes a kind of summary, pointing out how the stories about the Pyongyang trail have become a self-replicating myth, and the expression “Hackers believed to be linked to North Korea” – a proof. Moreover, spring-summer 2021 […]
British Influencer Comes Out As ‘Trans-Racial’ – Identifies as Korean
June 29th, 2021 Awake Goy White British influencer Oli London has come out as trans-racial and now identifies as Korean having undergone surgery to make him look Asian. “TRANSRACIAL is a thing! I invented it! If you can be transgender you can be TRANSRACIAL. Live your life to the fullest, be who you want to be and spread love,” Oli […]
Posted in News, us Tags: british, comes, identifies, influencer, korean, racial, trans No Comments »British ‘Influencer’ Now Trans-Racial, Identifies as Korean
June 28th, 2021 Awake Goy A deluge of ignorant trans-racial haters responded to Oli’s announcement by suggesting that trans-racial is not a thing. Follow on Twitter: Follow @PrisonPlanet ——————————————————————————————————————— Brand new merch now available! Get it at https://www.pjwshop.com/ Source
Yet Another Story Involving Rape and Suicide in the South Korean Army
June 16th, 2021 Awake Goy After one well-known story about “mass rapes in the DPRK Army,” the author is trying to keep track of how a similar situation looks occurring in the South Korean Army, and thankfully when describing that he does not have to solely rely on the tearful and unreliable stories told by defectors, but on more valid […]
North Korean woman defector says USA is a Crazy Anti-White Racist Communist Utopia
June 15th, 2021 Awake Goy [embedded content] As American educational institutions continue to be called into question, a North Korean defector fears the United States’ future “is as bleak as North Korea” after she attended one of the country’s most prestigious universities. Yeonmi Park has experienced plenty of struggle and hardship, but she does not call herself a […]
South Korean and US Military Drills 2020-2021
June 3rd, 2021 Awake Goy On March 15, 2021, Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, issued a statement condemning the staging of scheduled joint military exercises by the United States and ROK. She stated that whether or not relations between the DPRK and South Korea “return to the new starting point of peace and prosperity as witnessed in those spring days […]
Belgium Recalls South Korean Ambassador After Chinese Wife Slaps Shop Clerk
May 30th, 2021 Awake Goy Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea has been recalled after his China-born wife slapped a shop assistant in Seoul, causing an uproar across the country. On May 28, Belgium’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Foreign Affairs Minister Sophie Wilmes had decided to end Ambassador to South Korea Peter Lescouhier’s tenure this summer, a post he […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: after, ambassador, Belgium, chinese, korean, recalls, south No Comments »Joe Biden’s “New” North Korean Policy
May 14th, 2021 Awake Goy At the end of April 2021, the US administration finally unleashed the new concept of policy toward North Korea that the expert community had long awaited. The waiting period was, of course, accompanied by occasional statements by press secretary Jen Psaki that the process was underway, as well as analytical reports and statements by experts […]
Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated water
May 13th, 2021 Awake Goy Two South Korean fisheries associations have filed a lawsuit, demanding the Japanese government’s compensation over its plan to dump contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The court filing is seeking 10 million won ($8,850) per day from the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) due to the […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: fishers, government, japanese, korean, planned, release, south No Comments »South’s Moon hopes to restart N. Korean diplomacy with Biden
May 10th, 2021 Awake Goy South Korea’s leader said Monday he’ll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with North Korea saying that Biden favors a diplomatic, phased approach to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. The White House recently said officials completed a review of North Korea policy and suggested the Biden administration […]
The Goryeo Dynasty: Buddhist Unifier of the Korean Peninsula
April 18th, 2021 Awake Goy The Goryeo dynasty was a Korean dynasty that existed between the 10 th and 14 th centuries. The Goryeo dynasty was established following the unification of Korea’s Later Three Kingdoms and ended when it was overthrown by the Joseon dynasty. The history of the Goryeo dynasty is closely intertwined with events that took place in […]
Atlanta massacre sparks a political awakening in the Korean church
March 27th, 2021 Awake Goy Churches can no longer stay silent about racism, said Pastor Han Byung-chul from the Korean Central Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, who recently formed an anti-AAPI hate group in the city with 11 other religious leaders. “It should be a time that Asian Americans reflect on their indifference and irresponsibility,” Han said in an interview, using […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: Atlanta, awakening, church, korean, massacre, political, sparks No Comments »From prison camp to ballot box: North Korean defector seeks UK elex win
March 24th, 2021 Awake Goy Sixteen years after she was left to die unremembered outside a labor camp in North Korea, Jihyun Park will enter the British political history books if she wins office in local elections this May. Human rights activist Park said she wants to repay a debt of kindness shown by residents in the northern English town […]
North Korean embassy staff leave Malaysia as countries sever diplomatic ties over US extradition row
March 22nd, 2021 Awake Goy DPRK diplomats departed from Malaysia on Sunday, after Pyongyang cut ties with Kuala Lumpur over the extradition of one of its citizens to the US on money laundering charges. Before the two buses containing diplomats departed for the airport, North Korean Charge d’Affaires Kim Yu Song read out a statement on the porch of the […]
Outrage in South Korea after North Korean able to wander around for hours in high-security border area
February 25th, 2021 Awake Goy The incident of a North Korean man, who reportedly defected to South Korea after crossing the heavily guarded border and roamed around unchecked for hours, has sparked outrage in Seoul. The incident took place last week when the man crossed over to South Korea after swimming for several kilometres, a lapse in security the South […]
Facebook ‘behaving like a North Korean dictator’ in Australia
February 19th, 2021 Awake Goy Facebook is under fire in Australia after it blocked news content due to their ongoing tiff with the government over a new media code that would result in the social media giant paying local media outlets for news content. Facebook has said such a move is not acceptable as the proposed code “fundamentally fails to […]
‘Third wave is not over’: South Korean PM warns against easing anti-coronavirus restrictions as infection numbers grow
February 17th, 2021 Awake Goy South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun has warned against the loosening of social distancing rules as the country experiences a new surge in Covid-19 numbers. Seoul is set to begin its mass vaccination campaign next week. Speaking during a televised government meeting on Wednesday, Chung urged the public to strictly observe the existing rules. Earlier […]
North Korean Hackers Tried To Steal COVID Vaccine Technology: Report
February 16th, 2021 Awake Goy SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean hackers attempted to steal information about coronavirus vaccines and treatments, South Korea’s intelligence service said Tuesday, but it denied a lawmaker’s claim that vaccine maker Pfizer Inc. was targeted. Earlier Tuesday, Ha Tae-keung, a member of parliament’s intelligence committee, told reporters that the National Intelligence Service told him […]
‘Very risky behavior’: Indonesian seaman who escaped South Korean quarantine through hole under fence gets suspended sentence
February 10th, 2021 Awake Goy An Indonesian seaman who escaped from a South Korean Covid-19 quarantine center by digging a hole under a fence has received a suspended sentence after the judge said his behavior undermined the country’s coronavirus response. The unnamed 24-year-old man, who escaped from the center through a hole under a fence on his last day of […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: behavior, escaped, indonesian, korean, risky, seaman, south No Comments »Korean Pop Star ‘Heartbroken’ After ‘Offending’ Jews Worldwide By Posing With ‘Nazi’ Mannequin
February 3rd, 2021 Awake Goy Offended Jews worldwide are expressing their collective outrage and disappointment after they discovered that a Korean pop star posed for a humorous picture with a mannequin dressed in a “Nazi” uniform: Fans have demanded an apology from a K-pop star who was seen embracing a Nazi mannequin in a set of photos. Sowon, a member […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: after, heartbroken, korean, mannequin, offending, posing, worldwide No Comments »North Korean diplomat defects to South Korea -lawmaker
January 25th, 2021 Awake Goy SEOUL – North Korea‘s acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea, the latest in a recent string of high-profile escapes from the isolated country, a South Korean lawmaker said on Monday. Ryu Hyun Woo had led North Korea’s embassy in Kuwait since former Ambassador So Chang Sik was expelled after a 2017 U.N. […]
Jang Bogo: The Powerful Silla Kingdom Warlord And Korean Hero
January 17th, 2021 Awake Goy The ancient history of Korea is one of the more enigmatic historical periods of Asia and is still a subject of very active research by scholars. The surviving writings of the early medieval period tend to mix legend with fact, and the resulting combination left behind a rather mysterious narrative. Nevertheless, some real historical facts […]
Field Workers in China Continue to Serve North Korean Christians
January 17th, 2021 Awake Goy Photo Credit: Korea Style/Pixabay North Korea (International Christian Concern) – Despite being the most dangerous country for Christians to live in, North Korea still has tens of thousands Christians (though actual number is impossible to obtain). Some of them remain underground inside, while others escaped to other countries to seek freedom. To serve the Christians […]
