Incheon stirs controversy with airport development plan in North Korea
Posted : 2021-05-11 17:01
Updated : 2021-05-12 09:19
A photo taken on Sept. 10, 2019, shows the terminal building of the airport in North Korea s northern city of Samjiyon, Ryanggang Province. AFP-Yonhap
By Nam Hyun-woo
Incheon Metropolitan Government has sparked a controversy for contracting out a study on developing airports in North Korea, drawing criticisms from conservative lawmakers over the plan s feasibility and political motivation.
According to Incheon Metropolitan Government s data submitted to Rep. Han Ki-ho of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), the city government contracted out the study to a consortium led by Korea National University of Transportation in May last year, at a cost of 135 million won ($120,000).
2018년 3월, 그가 메달을 따자 분위기가 확 달라졌다
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2018년 3월, 그가 메달을 따자 분위기가 확 달라졌다
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올림픽 컬링 은메달 팀킴 이 돈 밝힌다 소리 들으면서까지 구조적 갑질 폭로했던 이유는 후배들에게 더 나은 환경을 주기 위해서였다
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Moon s plan for inter-Korean talks at Tokyo Games thwarted
Posted : 2021-04-06 16:59
Updated : 2021-04-06 19:55
Athletes from both South and North Korea jointly enter the stadium under the Korea Unification flag during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in Gangwon Province, in this Feb. 9, 2018 photo. Korea Times file
By Nam Hyun-woo
President Moon Jae-in s plan to use the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games as a vehicle for facilitating talks with North Korea appears to have run aground, as Pyongyang has declared that it will not send its athletes to the sporting event.
The plan has been considered to be virtually the last chance for Moon to revive the stalled inter-Korean talks and Pyongyang-Washington negotiations on denuclearization, as the country will thereafter be engulfed in the presidential race, with Moon s term ending in May 2022.