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Park Chan-kyong
Park Chan-kyong is a journalist covering South Korean affairs for the South China Morning Post. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse's Seoul bureau for 35 years. He studied political science at Korea University and economics at the Yonsei University Graduate School.
Park Chan-kyong is a journalist covering South Korean affairs for the South China Morning Post. He previously worked at the Agence France-Presse's Seoul bureau for 35 years. He studied political science at Korea University and economics at the Yonsei University Graduate School.
Fears over access to foreign AI models have accelerated Seoul’s push to control the systems used to defend critical infrastructure.
After losing bids in Canada and Poland, analysts say Korean shipyards are learning how strategic alignment can trump commercial merit.
As the army’s economic roles grow, Kim Jong-un seeks to remind the generals who really holds power in Pyongyang.
While the US has a technological edge, it lags behind China, which has the world’s largest commercial shipbuilding industry, in fleet size.
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Coming a close second to Germany shows ‘K-defence’ can hold its own on the world stage, military experts say.
Pyongyang’s new cruise-missile destroyers are built to project power far beyond home waters, analysts say.
Ukraine wants weapons in exchange for the soldiers, but analysts say South Korea fears provoking Russia and Pyongyang.
The goal faces potential hurdles, however, including workers’ reluctance to relocate away from Seoul and dispersed supply chains.
South Korea views its the North’s border fortifications as an armistice violation. The UN body disagrees.
One way to break the deadlock is to revive talks between the two Koreas, China and the US to end the Korean war, an analyst suggests.
Economists warn the narrow growth will leave sectors including construction, retail, services and small businesses struggling to keep pace.
Analysts say Lee’s outreach could help preserve prospects for future diplomacy, but Pyongyang has ‘little incentive’ to pursue dialogue.
The G7 summit could revive pressure on Seoul to join international efforts to safeguard freedom of navigation through the strait.
As the Iran conflict wanes, analysts say Pyongyang is trying to gain support from Russia and China to pre-empt denuclearisation pressure.
Kim’s Russia Day message seeks to reassure Putin that ties are evolving beyond transactional into a firm military alliance, experts say.
Jensen Huang’s dealings in Seoul may provide a road map for South Korea’s AI ambitions but experts warn against painting too rosy a picture.
President Lee Jae Myung says Tokyo must offer a genuine apology before a military logistics pact can move forward.
Kim Jong-un has vowed to ‘exponentially’ strengthen North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during a recent visit to a production facility.
The defeat in the Seoul election came after the incumbent mayor promised to act as a counterbalance to Lee’s administration.
A top commander’s blunt remark spotlights a fundamental disagreement over the true purpose of the 28,500 US troops based in South Korea.
The two allies are also expected to discuss the transfer of military control and a data breach involving a US firm at their talks next week.
The surge in demand for semiconductors is cyclical, while other sectors in the country are lagging, analysts say.
Delayed US talks, non-proliferation concerns and budget pressures stand in the way of Seoul’s bid to boost its defence, analysts say.
The president criticised Israel for ‘going too far’ in detaining two South Koreans who were at sea trying to send aid to Gaza.
Seoul is considering using a rarely used emergency power to halt a strike that could cost the economy US$67 billion.
The AI boom and SK Hynix’s profit-sharing arrangement with its workers have reportedly galvanised Samsung’s biggest union to take action.
Critics argue the Korean war memorial should not be in a space in Seoul long associated with pro-democracy protests and its imperial past.
Seoul has footage of the May 4 attack on the HMM Namu but analysts say it is biding its time, hoping ‘the dust will settle’.
Pyongyang has dropped references to ‘national reunification’ and redefined borders in its revised constitution.
