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  • 2020 has been especially tough for Rocketman between the weather/sanctions/Covid-19, Kim Yo-jong remains elusive, danger in the Taiwan straight, South Korea's liberals unleash their inner authoritarians, Tenet proves popular in the Korean movie market. 

    Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking

    Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica

    Sources: 

    https://www.nknews.org/pro/why-2020-is-kim-jong-uns-most-challenging-year-yet/?t=1598869775927

    https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/is-kim-jong-un-in-a-coma-again-will-kim-yo-jong-take-over-heres-what-we-know/

    https://twitter.com/nknewsorg/status/1298519166903701504?s=19

    https://www-thesun-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/12495624/kim-jong-un-dead-white-house-laughter-coma/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnews%2F12495624%2Fkim-jong-un-dead-white-house-laughter-coma%2F

    https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/border-08312020222343.html

    https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/border-08262020194153.html

    https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-koreas-top-seaport-eerily-quiet-after-rumors-of-a-closed-trade-route/

    https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-53848584

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/26/asia/china-us-u-2-spy-plane-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1327725/world-war-3-china-missiles-US-south-china-sea-latest-donald-trump-war

    https://www-washingtonpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/mike-pompeo-is-the-worst-secretary-of-state-in-history/2020/08/30/00515750-e869-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fglobal-opinions%2Fmike-pompeo-is-the-worst-secretary-of-state-in-history%2F2020%2F08%2F30%2F00515750-e869-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html

    https://www.france24.com/en/20200901-us-warns-nkorea-still-pressing-ballistic-missile-development

    https://amp.economist.com/asia/2020/08/20/south-koreas-liberal-rulers-unleash-their-inner-authoritarians?__twitter_impression=true

    https://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-trumps-chief-foreign-110013633.html

    https://www.nknews.org/2020/09/north-korean-statues-are-showing-up-in-africa-and-they-could-be-illegal/

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-southkorea-northkorea/at-least-two-people-killed-as-typhoon-maysak-hits-waterlogged-koreas-idUSKBN25U043

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/elon-musk-claims-brain-implants-22605906

    https://deadline.com/2020/08/tenet-korea-previews-box-office-coronavirus-cinema-closures-1203021320/

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  • The North's hacking group "Lazarus" is back at it again, rumors swirl around Kim's sister's role in North Korea, South Korea is still struggling with new outbreaks of COVID-19,  (TRIGGER WARNING) North Korea clamps down on 'decadent' pet dogs, "Peninsula" the sequel to the South Korean blockbuster "Train to Busan" is released, China's Xi is under fire in his own party, rumor's about Japanese Prime Minister Abe's health, and BTS's latest smash hit "Dynamite" is finally here. 

    Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking

    Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica

    Sources:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/world/middleeast/north-korea-hackers-israel.html?referringSource=articleShare

    https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2020/08/20/kim-jong-un-reportedly-hands-part-of-his-power-to-sister-kim-yo-jong/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2020%2F08%2F20%2Fkim-jong-un-reportedly-hands-part-of-his-power-to-sister-kim-yo-jong%2F

    https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/kim-yo-jong-still-missing-from-high-level-meetings-in-north-korea/?t=1597915537370

    https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN25G12T

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/world/asia/coronavirus-south-korea-church-sarang-jeil.html

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-harasses-defectors-with-calls-texts-are-you-having-fun-these-days-11597492800?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/arFyus04SU

    https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN25A0QH?taid=5f368076d7d51b00018b6dbb&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-biden-and-taiwan-11597445459

    https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1295332482842271750?s=19

    http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2020081200634&utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=unknown&utm_campaign=english

    https://io9.gizmodo.com/train-to-busan-sequel-peninsula-is-a-rip-roaring-post-1844531801

    https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/08/18/2020081801005.html

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/18/china-xi-jinping-facing-widespread-opposition-in-his-own-party-claims-insider4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg

    https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/08/19/2020081902408.html

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  • Kamala Harris is Joe Biden's pick and she's tough on North Korea, President Moon pulls a move straight out of the North's playbook, live executions and dangerous flooding in North Korea, South Korea's new defense plan, building a US military base in Taiwan, what will be China's great downfall, a red dress and blackface causes controversy in South Korea, plus how Korean businesses are still doing well during a pandemic. 

    Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking

    Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica

    Sources:

    https://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2020081300709&Dep0=news.google.com&docRefURL=https://news.google.com/

    https://youtu.be/eerX_geWY7w

    https://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2020081300027&Dep0=t.co&docRefURL=https://t.co/Z7lA6lVwFl

    https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/human-rights-groups-condemn-south-korean-governments-border-area-press-tour/

    https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/execution-08062020202000.html/ampRFA?__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.38north.org/2020/08/yongbyon081220/

    http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200810000502

    https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/08/13/2020081300514.html

    https://twitter.com/HuXijin_GT/status/1293843726788251649?s=19

    https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-worst-nightmare-us-military-presence-taiwan-48672

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa-idUSKCN2550DI

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xi-speeds-up-inward-economic-shift-11597224602?mod=flipboard

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-says-great-bond-with-chinas-xi-changed-after-covid-19-idUSKCN2571QM?feedType=mktg&feedName=topNews&WT.mc_id=Partner-Google

    https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1293948627073859590

    https://www.barrons.com/news/fantasy-film-new-trump-book-to-reveal-letters-with-kim-jong-un-01597299010

    https://abcnews.go.com/International/red-dress-creates-political-storm-south-korea/story?id=72209187

    http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200813000545

    https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/08/hyundai-will-launch-three-new-electric-cars-starting-in-2021/

    http://m.koreaherald.com/amp/view.php?ud=20200809000194&ud=20200809000194&__twitter_impression=true

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  • South Korean President Moon has some controversial new cabinet ministers, latest developments in Balloongate, North Korea is still full speed ahead on nuclear weapons development, Xi Jinping's hardline, the Hiroshma bombing turns 75, Japan and South Korea do not get along, new Samsung phones, Kim Jung-un's personal port-a-potty, and more!

    Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking

    Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica

    Sources:

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/from-scandal-to-accusations-of-disloyalty-south-koreas-new-point-men-on-north-have-dramatic-past-idUSKCN24U134

    https://eastasiaresearch.org/2020/08/02/unification-minister-hearing-thae-yong-ho-asks-lee-in-young-about-espousing-juche-ideology/

    https://news.joins.com/article/23840154

    https://m.chosun.com/news/article.amp.html?sname=news&contid=2020080600281&__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/north-korean-state-media-slams-south-for-deceitfully-enhancing-military-power/

    https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/north-korea-continuing-intense-development-of-ballistic-missiles-nukes-un/

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/north-korea-has-probably-developed-nuclear-devices-to-fit-ballistic-missiles-u-n-report-says-idUSKCN24Z2PO?feedType=mktg&feedName=worldNews&WT.mc_id=Partner-Google

    https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/kim-jong-un-cracks-down-on-travel-to-chinese-border/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/world/asia/china-hong-kong-national-security-law.html

    https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-china-53521589

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/08/04/hiroshima-bombing-turns-75-six-nuclear-arms-changes-under-trump/5533700002/

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-08-04/japan-south-korea-spat-to-hit-u-s-plans-video?sref=zDA0m5Nw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY

    https://www.cnet.com/news/everything-samsung-announced-at-unpacked-galaxy-note-20-galaxy-watch-3-and-more/

    https://apnews.com/fac71359e6ad8bafb16493db141305c7

    https://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/510109-south-korean-prosecutors-arrest-leader-of-church-tied-to

    https://www.nknews.org/2020/07/north-korean-women-suffer-gender-specific-abuses-new-un-report-says/

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kim-jong-un-travels-around-22466663?ICID=ref_fark

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  • North Korea isn't as tough as they'd like you to believe, the plan to move the South Korean capital away from Seoul, potential for draw-down of US troops in Korea, the aftermath of Pompeo's speech last week, Korea's 3% drop in GDP looks amazing compared to the rest of the world, a green new deal in Korea, and the mustache that almost caused a diplomatic crises.

    Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking

    Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica

    Sources:

    https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/north-koreas-artillery-could-kims-big-guns-destroy-seoul-101837

    https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2020072414270003429?did=GO

    http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200724000562

    http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200724000524

    https://m.chosun.com/svc/article.html?sname=news&contid=2020072600264&Dep0=news.google.com&docRefURL=https://news.google.com/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/world/asia/south-korea-satellites-rockets.html

    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/24/pompeo-speech-will-have-the-opposite-effect-in-china-says-former-us-diplomat.html

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/asia/us-china-consulate-chengdu-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2020-07-24T04%3A27%3A17&utm_source=twcnnbrk

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/opinion/china-trump.html

    https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/30/huawei-is-now-the-biggest-smartphone-maker-in-the-world-as-samsungs-slump-worsens/

    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/economy-suffers-titanic-329-plunge-in-2nd-quarter-gdp-shows-and-points-to-drawn-out-recovery-2020-07-30

    https://electrek.co/2020/07/15/egeb-south-koreas-95b-new-deal-is-anchored-in-ev-investment/

    http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200720000868

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/world/asia/south-korea-ambassador-mustache-harry-harris.html

    https://www.soompi.com/article/1413918wpp/mnet-announces-launch-of-show-me-the-money-9

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  • US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes a landmark speech on China, the US is closing the Houston Chinese Consulate, China says US officials have "lost their minds", Taiwan warns the threat of military clash with China is on the rise, North Korea is back at trade with China, South Korea slumps into a recession, Trump says the Koreans are 'terrible people', South Korea launches a military satellite, Kim Jung-un fires officials in charge of building Pyeongyang's new general hospital, and our guesses about who Joe Biden's pick for vice-president will be.  

    Matt's Twitter | https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking

    Cody's Twitter | https://twitter.com/IntraPacifica

    Sources:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMAQC9MNY4U

    https://www.state.gov/communist-china-and-the-free-worlds-future/

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-consulate/us-tells-china-to-shut-houston-consulate-in-move-china-calls-unprecedented-escalation-idUSKCN24N0UW

    http://m.koreaherald.com/amp/view.php?ud=20200717000668&ud=20200717000668&__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Taiwan-says-threat-of-military-clash-with-China-15425487.php

    https://www.news18.com/news/world/china-succeeding-in-doing-what-hitler-failed-to-do-with-jews-historian-lifts-lid-off-atrocities-on-uighur-muslims-2720259.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/world/asia/north-korea-squid-sanctions-china.html

    https://www.nknews.org/pro/north-korean-coal-smuggling-route-to-china-rebounds-to-pre-covid-activity-levels/

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korea-slumps-into-recession-11595460878?mod=flipboard

    http://m.monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=H&nNewsNumb=202008100010

    http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200721000064&fbclid=IwAR2J9OgdBcrv48fHaNbXHXtpIozdEvtqCzOt5h442NaWMNUoTAfNsIc9hWI

    https://mnews.joins.com/article/23829448#home

    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200720000800325

    https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/seoulmal-07212020213256.html

    https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/coronavirus-07162020220021.html

    https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/south-korea-faces-criticism-crackdown-leaflet-launchers?amp&__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/joe-bidens-vice-president-powerful-history/614161/?utm_source=feed

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  • Park Wonsun the mayor of Seoul dead in an apparent suicide, more tit for tat sanctions drama, the coolest parents in the world, the good cop bad cop routine,  North Korean soldiers to breed more bunnies, and BALLOONGATE. 

    https://twitter.com/mrmatthewcking

    Sources:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53386165

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/world/china-world-coordinate-response-intl/index.html

    https://nypost.com/2020/07/11/north-korea-slams-britain-for-sanctions-aimed-at-prison-camps/

    https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-07-13/china-to-sanction-u-s-senators-rubio-cruz-over-xinjiang-moves?__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.voanews.com/usa/otto-warmbiers-parents-chase-north-korean-assets-eastern-europe?amp&__twitter_impression=true

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korean-leaders-sister-casts-doubt-on-future-of-nuclear-talks-11594368189?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/sKAEdcASzQ

    https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2020/07/10/north-korean-soldiers-ordered-to-start-breeding-more-bunnies/amp/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2020%2F07%2F10%2Fnorth-korean-soldiers-ordered-to-start-breeding-more-bunnies%2F

    https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/food-06232020164802.html

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/13/we-send-food-information-into-north-korea-why-is-seoul-trying-stop-us/#click=https://t.co/KZmSXimgCT

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-09/north-korea-military-conflict-fears-grow-on-south-korea-island?sref=zDA0m5Nw

    http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200713000579

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  • Not enough rice for government officials in Pyongyang, North Korea's beautiful beaches, a virus worse than the worst sanctions, China's cute statements, the end of Hong Kong, is North Korea going to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile, what the next US President is going to do about North Korea, and the Tesla Model 3's record sales in South Korea.

    https://www.instagram.com/uriminzok2017/

    A real actual North Korean official Instagram account. Please follow and leave snarky remarks. 

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  • Loudspeakers around the DMZ, Kim Jung-un is in hiding, what Xi Jinping thinks about before he falls asleep at night, North Korean economic meltdown, North Korea's bridge to nowhere, 3 year anniversary of Otto Warmbier's death, 70 years since the start of the Korean war, President Moon is mad bro, and more. 

    "Salute to the Heroes" Address by President Moon Jae-in on 70th Anniversary of Korean War(문 대통령 연설)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgaP0oJbSE0

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