Pro-North Korea groups ‘popping up like mushrooms’ in South, prompting conservative backlash
by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2018 More than a dozen groups have been formed in South Korea to welcome North…
Who is Im Jong-Seok? Former pro-Pyongyang activist runs ‘Blue House’ in Seoul
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct A pro-North Korea activist who was once imprisoned for his role in sending a South…
All aboard for Pyongyang: Rail links from Busan to Europe would be world-changing
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― Rail travel has a special fascination for me. My home in New…
Major U.S. Navy exercise in the Atlantic targets unmentioned Pacific power
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk NORFOLK, Virginia — The U.S. Navy is conducting new large-scale exercises from its naval…
South Korea soldier shot and killed in DMZ after dismantling of guard posts
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct A South Korean army soldier, with the surname Kim, was shot and killed by an…
Soldier in daring DMZ defection says 80 percent of younger North Koreans not loyal to Kim
by WorldTribune Staff, November 19, 2018 Most young people in North Korea feel no loyalty toward leader Kim Jong-Un, according…
‘My Crutches and Me’: Ji Seong-Ho’s amazing story
Special to WorldTribune, Nov. 18, 2018 by Michael Downey Even if you don’t recognize the name, you’ve surely seen his…
U.S. has far more troops in Japan than Korea; Okinawa governor rejects new Marine air base
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― We hear so much about North Korea’s secret bases that it’s sometimes…
U.S. think tank’s report on North Korean missile sites gets frosty reception in Seoul
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct South Korea’s presidential office downplayed a major U.S. think tank’s report which revealed 13 secret…
Another North Korean invasion of the South? Not so unthinkable
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Korean history over the past century has been so full of surprises that it’s…