https://www.scmp.com/rss/524422/feed The latest news and updates on Chung Dong-young, a seasoned South Korean politician, newly nominated as Unification Minister in June 2025. He previously served in this role from 2004 to 2005, advocating the Sunshine Policy and instrumental in establishing the Kaesong Industrial Complex. A former journalist and prominent news anchor, he also held multiple terms as a Member of the National Assembly and was a 2007 presidential candidate. His expertise centres on inter-Korean affairs, with a stated... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse North Korea on Friday threatened a “terrible response” if it detects any more drones buzzing across the border from the South. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sought to repair ties with North Korea since taking office last year, criticising his predecessor for allegedly sending drones to scatter propaganda over Pyongyang. But North Korea said it shot down a surveillance drone just last month, an incident which threatens to blight Lee’s efforts to patch things up. Kim Yo-jong, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3343409/north-korea-threatens-dire-consequences-if-seoul-doesnt-stop-drone-incursions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3343409/north-korea-threatens-dire-consequences-if-seoul-doesnt-stop-drone-incursions?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 04:40:08 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong On a day heavy with memory, South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung invoked the language of peace, urging restraint and dialogue even as the nuclear-armed North forges deeper ties with Russia and the Korean peninsula bristles with tension. “The surest way to secure our safety is to build peace – peace so strong that there is no need to fight,” Lee said in a solemn social media post, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the onset of the Korean war. The conflict from 1950–53 left millions dead and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3316137/south-korea-tries-different-tack-sway-its-nuclear-armed-neighbour-olive-branch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3316137/south-korea-tries-different-tack-sway-its-nuclear-armed-neighbour-olive-branch?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:13 +0000