South Korea

There is much that could be learned from the old Cold War playbook.

The former bodyguard of then–North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il, says he fears for his life if he is deported to South Korea, after being denied asylum in Canada.

The incident took place in Seoul, South Korea, where masks have been required on public transport since May.

Kim Yo Jong will be directing "overall state affairs," including relations with the U.S. and South Korea, according to the South's National Intelligence Agency.

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South Korea suffered one of the first major COVID-19 outbreaks outside of China.

The U.S. currently has the most confirmed cases and deaths in the world.

There are currently 166 potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed across the globe.

South Korea now has 13,771 confirmed virus infections, while the U.S. has more than 3.7 million.

Kim—the sister of dictator Kim Jong Un—oversaw the destruction of the building in June in retaliation for propaganda balloons floated into the North by defector groups in the South.

The exact cause of the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-sun remains under investigation.

The 64-year-old mayor was recently facing sexual harassment allegations, according to local media.

The mayor's cell phone signal was reported to have been last detected in the Sungbuk neighborhood of Seoul.

Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said on Saturday North Korea's policy wouldn't change and U.S. negotiations will not continue.

"Unification has meant, for both North and South, the return to the undivided past," Sang Sin Lee, who authored the survey, told Newsweek. "I think we are in need of soul searching."

Tensions are high on the Korean peninsula after months of failed negotiations and amid a spat over propaganda balloons floated North by defector groups.

North Korea's Central Military Commission "took stock of the prevailing situation and suspended the military action plans against the south."

South Korea has seen 30 to 50 new cases a day, mostly in the densely populated capital city.

South Korean officials on Monday encouraged North Korea to halt plans to send 12 million propaganda leaflets over the border, saying the act would be a violation of a 2018 agreement between the two countries.

The South Korean national security adviser said the publication of Bolton's book sets a "dangerous precedent" in international diplomacy.

The fliers aim to "inform North Koreans about the truth of the Korean War," according to the leader of a defector group.

The North Korean military had threatened to re-occupy areas demilitarized under a 2018 agreement as relations on the peninsula deteriorate.

Inter-Korean relations further deteriorated this week when the North blew up a joint liaison office near the border.

Both North Korea and Iran have hit out South Korea over its perceived over-dependence on a decades-long alliance with the United States.

The North Korean army issued a statement Tuesday warning that deteriorating North-South ties could produce a "total catastrophe" for cross-border relations.

"It makes sense for North Korea to build up the sister now. Kim Jong Un's kids are too young to succeed him over the next 20 years," Professor Sung-Yoon Lee said.

The empty office was destroyed on Tuesday amid a deterioration in North-South relations prompted by propaganda balloons sent across the border by defector groups in the South.

The North Korean People's Army's General Staff said Monday the move would assist in "fortifying the front line and further strengthening the military border with South Korea."

The BLM banner was removed after being displayed for just two days.

Kim Yo Jong referred to the defectors from North Korea as "human scum little short of wild animals who betrayed their own homeland."