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ANALYSIS: The Kang Kon, a Limping Symbol of North Korea's Naval Ambition
Few warships have inadvertently exposed the structural flaws of a military program as much as the North Korean destroyer Kang Kon.
COMMENTARY: Kim Jong-un Plays Grand Admiral With a Ship That Capsized
On July 3, 2026, reported the following day by several international news agencies, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw the test launch of…
This Japanese company survived 1,400 years before closing in 2006
In 578 AD, in Japan, a craftsman who had come from the Korean peninsula founded a company specializing in the construction of
Hangul, the Korean Alphabet Invented From Scratch in 1443
Most writing systems in the world emerged from slow historical evolution, gradually reshaped by generation after generation of scribes and speakers. Hangul,
To Seoul, which finally understands its security runs through Kyiv
As the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, draws near, South Korea is intensifying its diplomatic and
South Korea takes naval command of RIMPAC for the first time
For the first time in fifty-five years of the multinational naval exercise Rim of the Pacific, a South Korean officer is leading
Kim Jong Un, the dealer trading his soldiers for Russian missiles
On July 4, 2026, Kim Jong Un oversaw a strategic cruise missile test as well as evaluations of anti-ship, anti-submarine, and air
Kim Jong Un Reaffirms Nuclear Expansion Against American "Provocation"
At the second enlarged plenary session of the ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, held from June 20 to
South Korea Risks Running Out of Power for Its AI Chip Factories
According to a report published on July 1, 2026 by the Chosun Ilbo, Samsung and SK Hynix will need an additional 27.7