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2020 has been especially tough for Rocketman between the weather/sanctions/Covid-19, Kim Yo-jong remains elusive, danger in the Taiwan straight, South Korea's liberals unleash their inner authoritarians, Tenet proves popular in the Korean movie market.
Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking
Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica
Sources:
https://www.nknews.org/pro/why-2020-is-kim-jong-uns-most-challenging-year-yet/?t=1598869775927
https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/is-kim-jong-un-in-a-coma-again-will-kim-yo-jong-take-over-heres-what-we-know/
https://twitter.com/nknewsorg/status/1298519166903701504?s=19
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https://www-washingtonpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/mike-pompeo-is-the-worst-secretary-of-state-in-history/2020/08/30/00515750-e869-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html?amp_js_v=a3&_gsa=1&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fglobal-opinions%2Fmike-pompeo-is-the-worst-secretary-of-state-in-history%2F2020%2F08%2F30%2F00515750-e869-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html
https://www.france24.com/en/20200901-us-warns-nkorea-still-pressing-ballistic-missile-development
https://amp.economist.com/asia/2020/08/20/south-koreas-liberal-rulers-unleash-their-inner-authoritarians?__twitter_impression=true
https://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-trumps-chief-foreign-110013633.html
https://www.nknews.org/2020/09/north-korean-statues-are-showing-up-in-africa-and-they-could-be-illegal/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-southkorea-northkorea/at-least-two-people-killed-as-typhoon-maysak-hits-waterlogged-koreas-idUSKBN25U043
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/elon-musk-claims-brain-implants-22605906
https://deadline.com/2020/08/tenet-korea-previews-box-office-coronavirus-cinema-closures-1203021320/
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The North's hacking group "Lazarus" is back at it again, rumors swirl around Kim's sister's role in North Korea, South Korea is still struggling with new outbreaks of COVID-19, (TRIGGER WARNING) North Korea clamps down on 'decadent' pet dogs, "Peninsula" the sequel to the South Korean blockbuster "Train to Busan" is released, China's Xi is under fire in his own party, rumor's about Japanese Prime Minister Abe's health, and BTS's latest smash hit "Dynamite" is finally here.
Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking
Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/world/middleeast/north-korea-hackers-israel.html?referringSource=articleShare
https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2020/08/20/kim-jong-un-reportedly-hands-part-of-his-power-to-sister-kim-yo-jong/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2020%2F08%2F20%2Fkim-jong-un-reportedly-hands-part-of-his-power-to-sister-kim-yo-jong%2F
https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/kim-yo-jong-still-missing-from-high-level-meetings-in-north-korea/?t=1597915537370
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN25G12T
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/world/asia/coronavirus-south-korea-church-sarang-jeil.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-harasses-defectors-with-calls-texts-are-you-having-fun-these-days-11597492800?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/arFyus04SU
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN25A0QH?taid=5f368076d7d51b00018b6dbb&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-biden-and-taiwan-11597445459
https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1295332482842271750?s=19
http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2020081200634&utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=unknown&utm_campaign=english
https://io9.gizmodo.com/train-to-busan-sequel-peninsula-is-a-rip-roaring-post-1844531801
https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/08/18/2020081801005.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/18/china-xi-jinping-facing-widespread-opposition-in-his-own-party-claims-insider4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg
https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/08/19/2020081902408.html
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Kamala Harris is Joe Biden's pick and she's tough on North Korea, President Moon pulls a move straight out of the North's playbook, live executions and dangerous flooding in North Korea, South Korea's new defense plan, building a US military base in Taiwan, what will be China's great downfall, a red dress and blackface causes controversy in South Korea, plus how Korean businesses are still doing well during a pandemic.
Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking
Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica
Sources:
https://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2020081300709&Dep0=news.google.com&docRefURL=https://news.google.com/
https://youtu.be/eerX_geWY7w
https://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2020081300027&Dep0=t.co&docRefURL=https://t.co/Z7lA6lVwFl
https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/human-rights-groups-condemn-south-korean-governments-border-area-press-tour/
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/execution-08062020202000.html/ampRFA?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.38north.org/2020/08/yongbyon081220/
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200810000502
https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/08/13/2020081300514.html
https://twitter.com/HuXijin_GT/status/1293843726788251649?s=19
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-worst-nightmare-us-military-presence-taiwan-48672
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa-idUSKCN2550DI
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xi-speeds-up-inward-economic-shift-11597224602?mod=flipboard
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-says-great-bond-with-chinas-xi-changed-after-covid-19-idUSKCN2571QM?feedType=mktg&feedName=topNews&WT.mc_id=Partner-Google
https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1293948627073859590
https://www.barrons.com/news/fantasy-film-new-trump-book-to-reveal-letters-with-kim-jong-un-01597299010
https://abcnews.go.com/International/red-dress-creates-political-storm-south-korea/story?id=72209187
http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200813000545
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/08/hyundai-will-launch-three-new-electric-cars-starting-in-2021/
http://m.koreaherald.com/amp/view.php?ud=20200809000194&ud=20200809000194&__twitter_impression=true
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South Korean President Moon has some controversial new cabinet ministers, latest developments in Balloongate, North Korea is still full speed ahead on nuclear weapons development, Xi Jinping's hardline, the Hiroshma bombing turns 75, Japan and South Korea do not get along, new Samsung phones, Kim Jung-un's personal port-a-potty, and more!
Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking
Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/from-scandal-to-accusations-of-disloyalty-south-koreas-new-point-men-on-north-have-dramatic-past-idUSKCN24U134
https://eastasiaresearch.org/2020/08/02/unification-minister-hearing-thae-yong-ho-asks-lee-in-young-about-espousing-juche-ideology/
https://news.joins.com/article/23840154
https://m.chosun.com/news/article.amp.html?sname=news&contid=2020080600281&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/north-korean-state-media-slams-south-for-deceitfully-enhancing-military-power/
https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/north-korea-continuing-intense-development-of-ballistic-missiles-nukes-un/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/north-korea-has-probably-developed-nuclear-devices-to-fit-ballistic-missiles-u-n-report-says-idUSKCN24Z2PO?feedType=mktg&feedName=worldNews&WT.mc_id=Partner-Google
https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/kim-jong-un-cracks-down-on-travel-to-chinese-border/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/world/asia/china-hong-kong-national-security-law.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-china-53521589
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/08/04/hiroshima-bombing-turns-75-six-nuclear-arms-changes-under-trump/5533700002/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-08-04/japan-south-korea-spat-to-hit-u-s-plans-video?sref=zDA0m5Nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY
https://www.cnet.com/news/everything-samsung-announced-at-unpacked-galaxy-note-20-galaxy-watch-3-and-more/
https://apnews.com/fac71359e6ad8bafb16493db141305c7
https://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/510109-south-korean-prosecutors-arrest-leader-of-church-tied-to
https://www.nknews.org/2020/07/north-korean-women-suffer-gender-specific-abuses-new-un-report-says/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kim-jong-un-travels-around-22466663?ICID=ref_fark
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North Korea isn't as tough as they'd like you to believe, the plan to move the South Korean capital away from Seoul, potential for draw-down of US troops in Korea, the aftermath of Pompeo's speech last week, Korea's 3% drop in GDP looks amazing compared to the rest of the world, a green new deal in Korea, and the mustache that almost caused a diplomatic crises.
Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking
Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica
Sources:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/north-koreas-artillery-could-kims-big-guns-destroy-seoul-101837
https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2020072414270003429?did=GO
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200724000562
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200724000524
https://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2020072600264&Dep0=news.google.com&docRefURL=https://news.google.com/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/world/asia/south-korea-satellites-rockets.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/pompeo-speech-will-have-the-opposite-effect-in-china-says-former-us-diplomat.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/asia/us-china-consulate-chengdu-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2020-07-24T04%3A27%3A17&utm_source=twcnnbrk
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/opinion/china-trump.html
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/30/huawei-is-now-the-biggest-smartphone-maker-in-the-world-as-samsungs-slump-worsens/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/economy-suffers-titanic-329-plunge-in-2nd-quarter-gdp-shows-and-points-to-drawn-out-recovery-2020-07-30
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http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200720000868
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/world/asia/south-korea-ambassador-mustache-harry-harris.html
https://www.soompi.com/article/1413918wpp/mnet-announces-launch-of-show-me-the-money-9
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes a landmark speech on China, the US is closing the Houston Chinese Consulate, China says US officials have "lost their minds", Taiwan warns the threat of military clash with China is on the rise, North Korea is back at trade with China, South Korea slumps into a recession, Trump says the Koreans are 'terrible people', South Korea launches a military satellite, Kim Jung-un fires officials in charge of building Pyeongyang's new general hospital, and our guesses about who Joe Biden's pick for vice-president will be.
Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking
Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMAQC9MNY4U
https://www.state.gov/communist-china-and-the-free-worlds-future/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-consulate/us-tells-china-to-shut-houston-consulate-in-move-china-calls-unprecedented-escalation-idUSKCN24N0UW
http://m.koreaherald.com/amp/view.php?ud=20200717000668&ud=20200717000668&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Taiwan-says-threat-of-military-clash-with-China-15425487.php
https://www.news18.com/news/world/china-succeeding-in-doing-what-hitler-failed-to-do-with-jews-historian-lifts-lid-off-atrocities-on-uighur-muslims-2720259.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/world/asia/north-korea-squid-sanctions-china.html
https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-korean-coal-smuggling-route-to-china-rebounds-to-pre-covid-activity-levels/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korea-slumps-into-recession-11595460878?mod=flipboard
http://m.monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=H&nNewsNumb=202008100010
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200721000064&fbclid=IwAR2J9OgdBcrv48fHaNbXHXtpIozdEvtqCzOt5h442NaWMNUoTAfNsIc9hWI
https://mnews.joins.com/article/23829448#home
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200720000800325
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/seoulmal-07212020213256.html
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/coronavirus-07162020220021.html
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/south-korea-faces-criticism-crackdown-leaflet-launchers?amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/joe-bidens-vice-president-powerful-history/614161/?utm_source=feed
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Park Wonsun the mayor of Seoul dead in an apparent suicide, more tit for tat sanctions drama, the coolest parents in the world, the good cop bad cop routine, North Korean soldiers to breed more bunnies, and BALLOONGATE.
https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53386165
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/world/china-world-coordinate-response-intl/index.html
https://nypost.com/2020/07/11/north-korea-slams-britain-for-sanctions-aimed-at-prison-camps/
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-07-13/china-to-sanction-u-s-senators-rubio-cruz-over-xinjiang-moves?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.voanews.com/usa/otto-warmbiers-parents-chase-north-korean-assets-eastern-europe?amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korean-leaders-sister-casts-doubt-on-future-of-nuclear-talks-11594368189?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/sKAEdcASzQ
https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2020/07/10/north-korean-soldiers-ordered-to-start-breeding-more-bunnies/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2020%2F07%2F10%2Fnorth-korean-soldiers-ordered-to-start-breeding-more-bunnies%2F
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/food-06232020164802.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/13/we-send-food-information-into-north-korea-why-is-seoul-trying-stop-us/#click=https://t.co/KZmSXimgCT
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-09/north-korea-military-conflict-fears-grow-on-south-korea-island?sref=zDA0m5Nw
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200713000579
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Not enough rice for government officials in Pyongyang, North Korea's beautiful beaches, a virus worse than the worst sanctions, China's cute statements, the end of Hong Kong, is North Korea going to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile, what the next US President is going to do about North Korea, and the Tesla Model 3's record sales in South Korea.
https://www.instagram.com/uriminzok2017/
A real actual North Korean official Instagram account. Please follow and leave snarky remarks.
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Loudspeakers around the DMZ, Kim Jung-un is in hiding, what Xi Jinping thinks about before he falls asleep at night, North Korean economic meltdown, North Korea's bridge to nowhere, 3 year anniversary of Otto Warmbier's death, 70 years since the start of the Korean war, President Moon is mad bro, and more.
"Salute to the Heroes" Address by President Moon Jae-in on 70th Anniversary of Korean War(문 대통령 연설)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgaP0oJbSE0
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The bombing of the North-South Liason Office, Kim Yo-jong, Russia's reaction, China and Trump, and John Bolton's new book.
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