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Four killed, seven injured in apartment building fire in Gunpo

Four killed, seven injured in apartment building fire in Gunpo

Four people were killed and seven others injured in a fire at a 25-story apartment building in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday afternoon, fire authorities said.

2020-12-01 19:39

Eight students honored at The Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest Awards

Eight students honored at The Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest Awards

The Korea Times and the Asia Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) awarded the winners of their inaugural essay contest for young people on issues of nuclear proliferation and disarmament, Nov. 27.

2020-11-27 17:16

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] Dangerous game between DPRK and US

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestDangerous game between DPRK and US

The second North Korea-United States Summit which took place in February, 2019 at Hanoi, Vietnam unfortunately ended earlier than expected without producing a deal. Many news agencies and academics analyzed the event as a weakening of denuclearization efforts within the Korean Peninsula. At the current point, with the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc globally and the U.S. pre...

2020-11-26 16:40

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestRepublic of Korea and Japan - Prospect for signing the TPNW

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestYouth, disarmament and non-proliferation

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] 2 constraints in front of South Korea and 3 new measures for a 'peace regime' on Korean Peninsula

Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest2 constraints in front of South Korea and 3 new measures for a 'peace regime' on Korean Peninsula

For the past 30 years, the denuclearization of North Korea has been one of the most critical issues in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula. Along with the denuclearization of North Korea, the issue of the Korean Peninsula is now decisively affected by the flow of U.S.-China relations since China has appeared as an emerging power over the decades. In that sense, in my v...

2020-11-26 16:39

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestRepublic of Korea and Japan - Prospect for signing the TPNW

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestYouth, disarmament and non-proliferation

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] Analysis of current stalemate in negotiations

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestAnalysis of current stalemate in negotiations

Against the backdrop of continued sanctions and international opprobrium, North Korea has cut all ties with Seoul, once again. After three decades of handshakes and grandiose rhetoric, not a single framework for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula has withstood the test of time. However, an old mechanism enshrined in the Korean Armistice Agreement, the only sustainin...

2020-11-26 16:38

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestRepublic of Korea and Japan - Prospect for signing the TPNW

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestYouth, disarmament and non-proliferation

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] Dangers of nuclear nationalism in North Korea

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestDangers of nuclear nationalism in North Korea

North Korea achieved comprehensive nuclear weapons capabilities by conducting its sixth nuclear test in 2017 and test firing numerous long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), including the Hwasong-15 that can reach the U.S. mainland.

2020-11-26 16:37

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestYouth, disarmament and non-proliferation

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] Exploring 'sweet spot' of nuclear latency of North Korea for effective denuclearization process

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestExploring 'sweet spot' of nuclear latency of North Korea for effective denuclearization process

Should the ultimate goal of North Korea's denuclearization be to abandon all of its nuclear capabilities? I would like to argue the opposite. In order for North Korea to achieve a nuclear deal in the form of abolishing its nuclear weapons, other countries should allow it to possess sufficient enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) capabilities and provide a nuclear power plant to ...

2020-11-26 16:37

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestRepublic of Korea and Japan - Prospect for signing the TPNW

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestYouth, disarmament and non-proliferation

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] North Korea and issue of denuclearization: lessons learned from peaceful negotiations

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestNorth Korea and issue of denuclearization: lessons learned from peaceful negotiations

On July 10, Kim Yo-jong, North Korea's deputy director of the United Front Department and younger sister of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, declared that North Korea will not denuclearize for the time being. She then qualified this statement by adding that denuclearization was a possibility in the future, just not possible “at this point in time.”

2020-11-26 16:26

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestYouth, disarmament and non-proliferation

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] Strengthening South Korea's non-proliferation norm

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestStrengthening South Korea's non-proliferation norm

At one level, efforts to contain, diminish and eventually eliminate possession of nuclear weapons must necessarily be global. Yet, for as long as nation states remain the dominant actors in world affairs, anti-nuclear advocates need to pay particular attention to those countries most at risk of horizontal proliferation.

2020-11-26 16:26

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestYouth, disarmament and non-proliferation

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest] Republic of Korea and Japan - Prospect for signing the TPNW

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestRepublic of Korea and Japan - Prospect for signing the TPNW

The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first legally binding multilateral agreement with the goal of “nuclear zero”: a world free of nuclear weapons. After Honduras ratified the treaty on Oct. 24, 2020, it finally reached the required 50 state parties for its entry into force, and will do so on Jan. 22, 2021. The Republic of Korea and Japan have been avid ...

2020-11-26 16:25

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestAnalysis of current stalemate in negotiations

Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest2 constraints in front of South Korea and 3 new measures for a 'peace regime' on Korean Peninsula

Korea Times-APLN Essay ContestDangerous game between DPRK and US

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