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Tae-jun Kang
Tae-jun Kang is a correspondent and columnist for The Diplomat.
Tae-jun Kang was previously a journalist for The Financial Times for four years, working in both Seoul and Hong Kong. Follow him on twitter: @taejun_kang
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April 09, 2020
Billion-Dollar Divorce Drama Around South Korea’s SK Group Continues
By Tae-jun Kang
The divorce case involving Chey Tae-won could reshape the governance of one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates.
March 27, 2020
Suspicions Grow in South Korea Over China’s Online Influence Operations
By Tae-jun Kang
Claims about Chinese attempts to divide South Korean society are gaining increasing attention.
March 23, 2020
Telegram Sex Slave Video Scandal Hits South Korea
By Tae-jun Kang
Yet another disturbing example of “rape culture” in South Korea has the public demanding government action.
March 06, 2020
South Korea Grapples With Mask Shortage Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
By Tae-jun Kang
The government is taking steps to further control the supply and distribution of masks, but is it too little, too late?
February 28, 2020
Public Anger Swells in South Korea Over Coronavirus Outbreak
By Tae-jun Kang
South Koreans are growing increasingly irate toward President Moon’s handling of the epidemic.
February 14, 2020
North Korea’s Bizarre Strategies for Tackling the Coronavirus Outbreak
By Tae-jun Kang
Pyongyang claims there have been no cases of the virus in the country. So why is it taking increasingly desperate measures?
February 01, 2020
North Korea Beefs Up Measures to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak
By Tae-jun Kang
North Korea is undertaking unusually public efforts to combat the new disease.
January 23, 2020
The Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Korea
By Tae-jun Kang
A new virus from China is affecting South Korea economically and politically.
January 13, 2020
China Tightens Grips on North Korean Defectors
By Tae-jun Kang
Arrests of North Korean defectors in China are up, even while Beijing moves to control North Korean propaganda within the Great Firewall.
January 04, 2020
How North Korea Uses ‘Students’ and ‘Trainees’ Overseas to Bypass UN Sanctions
By Tae-jun Kang
A deadline for recalling North Korean workers has passed, but some have stayed or returned abroad by simply changing their visa type.
November 30, 2019
Is This the Next Baby Shark-Like Phenom?
By Tae-jun Kang
South Korea has a new mega-hit cartoon character: Pengsoo the giant penguin.
November 28, 2019
South Korean Conservatives, Seeking a Rebrand, Look to Media Mogul
By Tae-jun Kang
Former lawmaker Hong Jung-wook was seen as an attractive potential leader, but then a drug scandal ensnared his family.