South Korea's economy at risk as Trump throws it under bus
• https://asiatimes.com, by William PesekThe $350 billion Trump wants from Seoul equals roughly 18% of Korea's GDP – a sum large enough to push the economy back to the brink of collapse
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A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea just revealed how far digital control can go.
• https://www.linkedin.com, Alvin FooThe device auto-replaces everyday words like "oppa" with "comrade," turns "South Korea" into "puppet state," blocks the open internet, and secretly screenshots the user's activity every five minutes, all without their knowledge.
Zelensky Claims North Korea Sending Up To 50K Troops To Russia, Presses Seoul To Send Missiles
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenUkraine's President Zelensky has in fresh remarks warned North Korea against its deepening involvement with Russian in executing the war against Ukraine.
From Momentum To Mayhem: Korean 'Plunge Protectors' Meet As Leverage Unwind Sparks Chaos
• Zero Hedge'Leverage goes both ways...'
South Korea's AI Bubble Just Popped
• https://www.youtube.com, Andrei JikhSouth Korea's AI Bubble Just Popped
Putin Meets with Top North Korean Diplomat
• Armstrong Economics - Martin ArmstrongPeople continue to ask why Russia, North Korea, China, and Iran appear to be drawing closer together. They answer their own question without realizing it.
1.2 million Korean investors were hit with margin calls in a single market crash
• LinkedinThat's roughly 1 in every 30 working-age adults in the country.
I've rarely seen a divergence this violent. Foreign investors are dumping Korean stocks...
• Linkedin...at a record pace, and retail is buying nearly every share they sell.
South Korea's currency just hit its weakest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
• https://www.linkedin.com, Richard KeskkülaThe Korean won has fallen 7.5% against the U.S. dollar in just two months.
South Korea's stock market has been halted after falling -8.4% at the open.
• Linkedin
Xi heads to Pyongyang, Moscow on his mind
• https://asiatimes.com, by Francesco SisciNorth Korea's nuclear leap, fueled by Russia, has put China in a bind -- and Xi will be hard-pressed to untangle the Gordian knot
In South Korea, robots are building solar panels.
• LinkedinBut that is not the story. The story is what powers the robots.
North Korea has just revised its constitution to mandate an automatic and immediate nuclear...
• https://www.linkedin.com, Vincentius Liong/LeongNorth Korea has just revised its constitution to mandate an automatic and immediate nuclear strike if the country's Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un, is assassinated or incapacitated during a hostile attack.
Three ways South Korea can buy alliance insurance
• https://asiatimes.com, by Daniel Sneiderthe question for Seoul is not whether to create distance from Washington but how much, and on what terms
North Korea Fires 10 Ballistic Missiles, Flexing During US Regional Drills
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenIt's obvious that 'wars of choice' never get launched against nuclear-armed powers, and countries like North Korea want to keep it that way, given it is already treated like a 'rogue' state by the West.
KPop Clone Wars in South Korea, 6+ Million Copied Faces
• Next Big FutureStar Wars Clone Wars has become surprisingly real in Korea. The most popular plastic surgeries (V-line jaw contouring, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, facial fillers/Botox) are now nearly identical faces for men and women.
Nano Nuclear Enters The Asian Market
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenSMR developer Nano Nuclear announced a partnership with South Korean industrial company DS Dansuk to pursue the deployment of Nano's Kronos throughout Asia.
South Korea Seeks Death Penalty For Ex-President Yoon's Botched Martial Law Attempt
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenSouth Korea's special prosecutor has called for the death sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol in his rebellion trial, according to Yonhap.
'Massive Shift' In US-Korea Relations After Trump Gets Seoul To Stop Targeting Tech
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenLast month we noted that South Korea has been effectively running a racket to extract money from Big Tech through the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) - which, taking a note from the EU, has repeatedly targeted US firms with massive fines over vari
Landmark study of an ENTIRE COUNTRY (n=51 Million) finds C-19 vaccinated Koreans...
• Linkedin...suffered a dose-dependent increased risk of contracting the common cold and upper-respiratory infections - by up to +559%
Trump Says Willing To Extend Asia Tour For Meeting With North Korea's Kim
• Via The Libertarian InstituteAs President Donald Trump headed to Malaysia on the first leg of his Asia tour, he told the media to "put out the word" that he would like to meet with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.
North Koreans Ordered To Identify Women With "Un-Socialist" Breasts
• Zero HedgeUndercover agents are now groping for 'enhanced' women, as well as for doctors who perform the cosmetic procedures, primarily around the city of Sariwon, with perpetrators facing potential detention in the country's notorious labor camps.
'Standing Strong': South Korean Megachurch Pastor Who Defied COVID Lockdowns...
• Gateway Pundit...and Woke Laws Arrested and Jailed
Kim Jong Un Teases New 'Secret Weapons' To Deter US
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un is touting that his country possesses "secret weapons" developed domestically to bolster deterrence against the US and its allies, also at a moment Pyongyang is seeking rapid expansion of its strategic arsenal.
South Koreans Feel Betrayed Over Immigration Raid, Now Comes the Blowback
• https://mishtalk.com, By MishTrump made a big mess of things with his unwise immigration raid at a US Hyundai plant.
Charlie Kirk's death stems a rising Korean conservative tide
• Asia TimesSouth Korean activists who had cloned Kirk's US-based conservative youth movement hosted him in Seoul just days before his assassination
UPDATE: US and South Korea Reach Deal on Release of Hyundai Workers – South Korea to Send...
• by Jordan ConradsonUPDATE: US and South Korea Reach Deal on Release of Hyundai Workers – South Korea to Send Plane to Fly Illegals Home
South Korea Prosecutes Six U.S. Citizens for Sending Rice and Bibles Toward Oppressed North Koreans
• https://www.thegatewaypundit.com, By Jim HoftSouth Korea has formally referred six American citizens to prosecutors for the "crime" of sending rice, dollar bills, and Bibles to starving and oppressed North Koreans.
President Trump Announces Push for Global Peace with South Korean President from Oval Office...
• https://banned.video, War Room With Owen ShroyerPresident Trump Announces Push for Global Peace with South Korean President from Oval Office in Epic Press Conference
Tensions On Korean Peninsula Spike As Warning Shots Fired Along DMZ
• Via The Libertarian InstituteTensions on the Korean Peninsula are spiking as South Korean troops fired on North Korean soldiers near the demilitarized zone. The friction between Pyongyang, Seoul, and Washington has escalated due to large-scale US and South Korean war games.
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