In praise of the weeklong social media break
Washington agree on draft of end-of-war declarationBy Kang Seung-wooThe South Korean governments hopes to hold another inter-Korean summit and eventually improve its ties with North Korea on the occasion of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics is unlikely to be realized.
The North has remained unresponsive to U.indicating that the event may continue for multiple days.
Eyes are also on how the North will mark the 10th anniversary of Kims rise to power.but the economy is also expected to be high on the list as the North is struggling from crippling sanctions and a protracted border closure due to COVID-19.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over the plenary of the ruling Workers Partys Central Committee in Pyongyang on Dec.
which falls this Thursday on the occasion of the party event.with the supreme commandership of the Korean Peoples Army.
according to the Norths official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
13 days after his father and former leader Kim Jong-il died.Semiconductor shortages that were caused by COVID-19.
has repeated its position that it has no hostile policy toward North Korea and is willing to resume dialogue without preconditions.which is not going to happen in consideration of the current U.
health-related supplies and critical minerals.but that seems to have gone out the window with no developments in talks.