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WHAT'S NEXT?: South Korea may go nuclear if Trump cancels the missile deployment and leaves the country alone facing the North's threats. With the President facing an impeachment vote and mass demonstrations on the streets political and economic turmoil may follow. Chinese markets has already shaken South Korea, where central bankers downgraded their forecasts for economic growth.

  • [New] In some countries like Japan and South Korea, they are so far below replacement rate that their population is going to rapidly shrink generation by generation. The New York Times
  • [New] The North's artillery drills come at a time of heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula as the United States and South Korea conduct their annual Freedom Shield exercise, which the South Korean military said will focus on deterring North Korea's nuclear threats. CNN
  • [New] North Korea is expected to further raise tensions with more provocative weapons tests as both the US and South Korea go for elections. India TV News
  • South Korea will maintain readiness to repel any provocation by North Korea, based on its solid military alliance with the United States. CBS News
  • Companies from Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States, which have lagged behind China in traditional lithium batteries, have pinned their hopes on next-generation battery technology, including solid-state batteries, to pull ahead. South China Morning Post
  • While THAAD aimed to reassure South Korea against North Korean threats, China perceived it as a direct challenge, heightening the perceived utility of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in East Asia. Oxford Political Review
  • Not only does Seoul have a strong record on reforestation itself, but at COP26 South Korea included cooperation on reforestation in third countries, including North Korea, as one of the means through which it expected to achieve 5% of its emissions reductions by 2030. United States Institute of Peace
  • North Korea could increase its weapons tests and dial up warlike rhetoric in 2024 as the United States and South Korea hold major elections. AP News
  • North Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement that it strongly denounces the reckless military drills of the U.S. and (South Korea) for getting more undisguised in their military threat to a sovereign state and attempt for invading it. Just Security
  • The U.S. economy is performing better than expected but the International Monetary Fund may further downgrade the outlook on consumer inflation, which poses uncertainty for countries including South Korea. MarketScreener
  • Trilateral security cooperation among Japan, South Korea and the United States is necessary to tackle missile and nuclear threats from the North. Kyodo News+
  • North Korea is expected to further raise tensions with more provocative weapons tests and fiery rhetoric in 2024 as the U.S. and South Korea head into major elections. The Washington Post
  • In 2024, North Korea is expected to step up its testing activities and belligerent rhetoric as both the U.S and South Korea head into elections. Winnipeg Free Press
  • The United States, South Korea and Japan have described their combined military drills as defensive in nature and necessary to cope with growing North Korean nuclear threats. The Independent
  • South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats after the North raised animosities with an extension of missile tests and belligerent rhetoric earlier in 2024. San Diego Union-Tribune
  • Once the indigenous satellite goes into its full mission phase, it is expected to help reduce South Korea's heavy reliance on U.S. satellite imagery on North Korea, which could boost Seoul's independent monitoring capabilities of North Korea. the korea herald
  • South Korea's spy agency said in a rare public statement in late December that it expects North Korea to launch military and cyber provocations as Kim's regime aims to attract attention before South Korea's parliamentary elections. Yahoo News
  • North Korea is developing ICBMs capable of holding the United States at risk and several intermediate - and medium-range ballistic missiles capable of targeting South Korea and Japan. National Defense University Press
  • Scientists in South Korea have developed a new type of sustainable hybrid food - a meaty rice that they say could help solve food crises and climate change. IOL
  • Researchers at Seoul's Yonsei University in South Korea have developed a new type of sustainable hybrid food - a meaty rice that they say could help solve food crises. IOL
  • With South Korea being a major supplier and importer to the United States and Japan, the opportunity for significant emissions reductions through coordinated efforts is enormous. Marine Insight

Last updated: 27 March 2024



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