Beginning of Production
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Agency (DAPA) has approved the production of the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae over the four years, from 2024-2028. The decision will cost USD 5.8 billion (7.9 trillion Won).
The initial number of aircraft in this batch isn't known, some suggest...
Test Launch
On March 19th, North Korean news outlet, the Korean Central News Agency, announced that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised an alleged test of a multi-stage, solid-state fuel engine for a new “medium-to-long-range hypersonic missile.” The ground jet test, conducted by North Korea’s Missile General Directorate...
Blackmailing Accusation
On March 17th, South Korean Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo leveled accusations of blackmail at medical professors of educational institutions who plan to submit resignations to protest the rising enrollment quota in medical schools. The National Medical Center (NMC) Chief, Joo Yeong-Soo, also disapproved of the decision of...
On January 28th, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a nuclear-powered submarine and watched a strategic cruise missile test. The Secretaries of the Korean Worker’s Party Central Committee, the Korean People’s Navy commander, and other senior officials also watched the missile test alongside Kim.
The test involved launching two...
People Power Party (PPP) interim Chair Han Dong-hoon said Monday that he has rejected a request from President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down, giving rise to signs of infighting in the ruling party.
Han Rejects the Request:
Han told reporters, the former justice minister and a close confidant of the...
What's Happening
The South Korean parliament today, January 9th, unanimously passed a bill which will outlaw the sale and slaughtering of dog meat, as well as the production of it and breeding of dogs for meat by 2027. When the law goes into effect in 2027, it can carry up...