Samsung prioritizes semiconductors, plans Texas site after escaping ‘paralysis’ in Seoul

Samsung prioritizes semiconductors, plans Texas site after escaping ‘paralysis’ in Seoul

by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2021 With an eye on competing for supremacy in the lucrative chip-making industry with a new facility in Texas, South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. has replaced the heads of its three major business units and merged the company’s mobile and consumer electronics businesses into a single unit. Samsung, the world’s […]

CCP, Team Biden hail proposal by leftist government in Seoul to ‘declare peace without peace’

CCP, Team Biden hail proposal by leftist government in Seoul to ‘declare peace without peace’

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, December 3, 2021 As the reign of South Korean leftist President Moon Jae-In approaches its end with scant accomplishments, so-called “Sunshiners” have moved to salvage what they can of the Moon regime by drafting a “peace declaration” to end the Korean War. “The goal is to rope the U.S. in,” Nicholas […]

South Korea’s ruling party candidate advocated pro-North, anti-U.S. positions

South Korea’s ruling party candidate advocated pro-North, anti-U.S. positions

FPI / November 10, 2021 Geostrategy-Direct The presidential candidate from [U.S. ally] South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party of Korea (Deobureo Minjoo Party) is steeped in pro-China, pro-North Korea, and anti-United States political stances, an analyst said. Lee Jae-Myung, who was the governor of Gyeonggi Province (which surrounds Seoul) until late October of this year, is […]

Former leftist’s tribute to South Korea’s President Park Chung-Hee, ‘industrial revolutionary’

Former leftist’s tribute to South Korea’s President Park Chung-Hee, ‘industrial revolutionary’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2021 On Oct. 26, 1979, President Park Chung-Hee was assassinated by his own KCIA Chief. His daughter, the conservative former President Park Geun-Hye was impeached and is still in prison. Former Gyeonggi Province Gov. Kim Moon-Soo, who opposed Park in his youth, paid tribute to Park with the following eulogy […]

Why a peace treaty poses a mortal threat to South Korea

Why a peace treaty poses a mortal threat to South Korea

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Time is running out for President Moon Jae-In. He has barely more than half a year to leave a legacy in Korean and world history as the leader responsible for bringing permanent peace at last to Korea, North and South. He would like nothing better than to step down […]

Press not free in once-democratic South Korea; Now YouTubers are being jailed

Press not free in once-democratic South Korea; Now YouTubers are being jailed

by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2021 The South Korean courts and the government of leftist President Moon Jae-In have stepped up their crackdown on press freedom by imprisoning YouTube commentators who are critical of the regime or entities which support it, a report said. “Freedom of speech continues to be suppressed,” East Asia Research Center’s […]

After Afghanistan, a nightmare scenario for South Korea

After Afghanistan, a nightmare scenario for South Korea

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk This nightmare scenario comes to mind: the Chinese have invaded South Korea in the name of the North Koreans, who are sort of an auxiliary force, and the wobbly, weak-kneed American president decides the South Koreans can fight on their own with no American troops, no U.S. air or […]

South Korean group issues powerful indictment of CCP, ‘the enemy of all mankind’

South Korean group issues powerful indictment of CCP, ‘the enemy of all mankind’

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2021 A South Korean group dedicated to shutting down the Confucius Institutes which China uses to spread its communist doctrine worldwide has issued one of the strongest condemnations on record of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP’s domination of “other countries’ education, culture, media and ultimately spirit” via […]

South Korean conservative warns China on ‘election interference’

South Korean conservative warns China on ‘election interference’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2021 A Chinese official committed a “clear violation of sovereignty” by writing an article critical of a South Korean opposition presidential candidate’s policy platform, a conservative lawmaker in Seoul said. In an opinion piece published by South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo on Friday, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming criticized […]

S. Korean prosecutor who sent former president to jail on bribery charges without evidence, accused of bribery

S. Korean prosecutor who sent former president to jail on bribery charges without evidence, accused of bribery

by WorldTribune Staff, July 9, 2021 A universal pattern with political forces of the Left — accusing foes of its own sins — has been evidenced in a once anti-communist U.S. ally in Asia. The special prosecutor who sent conservative South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to prison for 22 years on charges of bribery has […]

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