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...“Since our own security situation is grave, we are always ready to produce at scale and at speed,” said Moon Seong-mook, an analyst at the Korea Research Institute for National Strategy....
...“There is no way that the UN Security Council can impose any fresh sanctions on the two countries,” said Cheong Seong-chang, a researcher at the Sejong Institute think-tank in Seoul....
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...“They must be closely discussing these things at the moment,” said Cheong Seong-chang, senior research fellow at the Sejong Institute think-tank in Seoul....
...“For Hybe, acquiring SM can help it pick up the slack amid BTS’s hiatus,” said Park Seong-guk, an analyst at Kyobo Securities. “Hybe can increase its operating profit by 50 per cent by acquiring SM.”...
...and Russia over Ukraine offers the best chance for its new ICBM test without worrying about tougher sanctions while Yoon can’t take any meaningful action against it until his inauguration,” said Cheong Seong-chang...
...Her death sparked public uproar, forcing Lee Seong-yong, the air force chief, to resign....
...“With the tenders, North Korea is sending a signal to the outside world that it is serious about denuclearisation and economic development,” said Lee Seong-hyon, a director at the Sejong Institute, a think-tank...
...“Name: Lee Seong-hwan. Victim type: Korean war abductee. Current status: unknown.”...
...Their group chat showed that they just viewed women as objects of their sexual pleasure,” said Judge Kang Seong-soo. “Strict punishment is inevitable as the nature of their crimes is very serious.”...
...“The investigation seems excessive, making us doubt the prosecutors’ intentions,” said Song Mi-kyung, a 54-year-old housewife....
...“There are much lower expectations for North Korea’s denuclearisation now than last year as we are watching the same old movie again,” said Lee Seong-hyon, a researcher at the Sejong Institute, a think-tank...
...“Kim lost face internationally and came back home with no economic presents,” said Lee Seong-hyon, a researcher at the Sejong Institute, a think-tank. “Someone should take responsibility for it....
...Cheong Seong-chang at the Sejong Institute, a think-tank in Seoul, said: “Mr Choe will likely lead the talks with the US from now on. A breakthrough can be expected if he steps forward for the talks.”...
.... “%% (Eung Eung)” has a baffling video in which the sextet magic a disembodied male suit into life with the aid of a vat of pink liquid, but the song itself is an easy-going confection with dreamy hooks...
...What caught my attention in Seoul, however, were the staff at my local supermarket shouting “mai yi song yi” — buy one get one free, in Mandarin — in the hope of enticing Chinese customers strolling the...
...“Since the Hanoi summit, questions have been raised over Mr Moon’s role as an honest broker as the US doubts Kim Jong Un’s intention of denuclearisation,” said Lee Seong-hyon, a researcher at the Sejong...
...But Lee Seong-hyon, an analyst at the Sejong Institute, cautioned that Pyongyang could actually follow through with its warning. “I don’t think it is a complete bluff....
...“Given Trump’s political crisis at home and the re-election he faces, he will probably have no time to care about the North Korean issue any more,” said Lee Seong-hyon, an analyst at the Sejong Institute...
...Lee Seong-hyon of the Sejong Institute in Seoul said the outcome in Hanoi meant that the “experimental bromance [was] over”. “The window of opportunity for Kim is gone now....
...concrete action towards dismantling its nuclear programmes “Seoul has to decide carefully how much disagreement it is able to sustain without fundamentally undermining its alliance with the US,” said Lee Seong-hyon...
...Mr Kim thinks he has shown enough sincerity for his denuclearisation will by closing down the nuclear test site and the missile test site, but the US thinks they are just superficial gestures,” said Lee Seong-hyon...
...Lee Seong-hyun, an analyst at the Sejong Institute, said the North Korea leader had “successfully placed the bait for another meeting with Trump. Mr Kim is a shrewd negotiator....
...What Kim has said and done in Singapore will generate a lot of public debate over someone who was simply seen as a dictator before,” said Lee Seong-hyon, researcher at the Sejong Institute....
...Kim Hak-seong and Kim Sang-deok, both working for Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, were detained last year on suspicion of “hostile acts”....
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