Tag: South Korea
South Korean President Yoon arrested
On Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo’s detainment was extended. He had been arrested on Jan. 15, 2025 for his...
Six hours of emergency martial law
On Dec. 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law at 10:27 p.m. According to South Korea’s Martial Law Act,the...
The United States should not pull troops out of South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump has recently demanded that South Korea pay nearly 400% more in 2020 for the cost of keeping U.S. military troops...
North Korea’s recent missile test signals that they are running out...
On Saturday, May 4, Kim Jong-un fired “missiles” in the air. The U.S. government responded by stating that Kim’s action did not violate their...
Highlander World Cup Halftime
The 2018 World Cup in Russia is still months away, and some teams are still being put together. However, that’s not stopping The Highlander...
Highlander World Cup Halftime
The 2018 World Cup in Russia is still months away, and some teams are still being put together. However, that’s not stopping The Highlander...
The “Peace Olympics” and the possibility of diplomacy
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are now over. Clouding the atmosphere of the games were the tense relations between North Korea and the United...
UCR Around the Globe: Seoul, South Korea
Tina Kim
Year: Senior
Major: Entomology
Host Institution: International Summer School, Yonsei University
Chop! Chop! Chop! Here I am in Busan and handed an octopus that was chopped...
North Korea: a country filled with empty threats
I recently watched a documentary on the freelance journalism website VICE about the country of North Korea and how its economy, military and overall...