Donald Kirk - Hither and Yon

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Routledge has taken over the rights to three of my books, "Korean Dynasty: Hyundai and Chung Ju Yung"; "Tell it to the Dead: Stories of a War"; and "Business Guide to the Philippines"

JAKTEN PA NOBELS FREDSPRIS Sor-Koreas hemmelige etterretningskampanje mot Den norske Nobelkomite

"THE QUEST FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE South Korea's secret intelligence campaign against the Norwegian Nobel Committee," Kim Kisam and Donald Kirk, Norwegian edition, Spartacus, Oslo, https://www.spartacus.no/index.php?ID=Bok&ID2=922

Kim Dae Jung's presidency

DK answers questions about his book, "Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine," in lengthy interview on "Korea and the World"

Conversation at CSIS, DC

Talking about "Korea Betrayed"

Palgrave Macmillan

Oxford University Press

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Library of America

M.E. Sharpe, publisher

Anvil Publishing, Manila

Magazine Articles

Mostly Asia, 1973-1991

St. Martin's/Palgrave

Authors Guild

WSJ Commentary on Chaebol

Putting a stop to South Korea's Family Empires

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History

Kim Dae Jung and the Quest for the Nobel

Donald Kirk and Kisam Kim explain in detail the campaign of the president of Korea for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Okinawa and Jeju: Bases of Discontent

Caught between huge conflicting forces, people look with foreboding on the gathering clouds of war

1.Points of Crisis

Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine

The rise of Kim Dae Jung and the high price of his failed drive for reconciliation with North Korea

Encyclopedia of Human Rights, Oxford

Three contributions on Korea -- North, South and Kim Dae Jung -- for this massive five-volume work on human rights issues worldwide

I--Looted:The Philippines After the Bases; II--Philippines in Crisis: U.S. Power versus Local Revolt

Corruption and looting after the hasty pullout of U.S. forces from their historic bases

The Sinking of the Cheonan

Dispelling myths about the sinking of the South Korean navy corvette the Cheonan in March 2010

Tell it to the Dead: Stories of a War

Memories of the Vietnam War and its aftermath from the arrival of U.S. forces to the release of the last U.S. POWs

Wider War: The Struggle for Cambodia, Thailand and Laos

The Vietnam War as it spread through Cambodia and Laos into northern and northeastern Thailand

Viewpoint: Lambs to the Slaughter

Washington's pact with Pyongyang won't help the starving children

Remembering Murray Sayle, From Vietnam to Japan

2.Covering Korea

Conversation with the Author

Q&A, Asia-Pacific Businss & Technology Report

Old Pro, New World

Looking back to the Old Days: A Correspondent's Field Manual; A Reader’s Guide to Real News:

Korea Witness: 135 Years of War, Crisis and News in the Land of the Morning Calm

Korea through the eyes of correspondents who were there, 1871-2006

Reflections on Korea

Following the story

The Media and North Korea Under Kim Jong-eun

How the news goes in and out of the Hermit Kingdom

3. Business and Economy

Sons Rise in a Moon Shadow

The Rev. Moon's empire bouncing back in South Korea

Korean Crisis: Unraveling of the Miracle in the IMF Era

Play-by-play account of the meltdown that nearly bankrupted the South Korean economy

Grand Illusions

The story of North Korea's 105-story white elephant

Korean Dynasty: Hyundai and Chung Ju Yung

An unauthorized study of Korea's largest business group, its triumphs and failures, and the peasant's son who founded it

The Business Guide to the Philippines

The ultimate business reference to the Philippines, providing practical advice from leading experts

Economic Battles

Iraq and South Korea face contrasting economic problems and issues, as seen in these articles for Institutional Investor

4. Seoul-Searching

Seoul Food

I.--Heart and Seoul: From the ashes of war, Korea's capital rises like a phoenix to world-class. II.--Three Perfect Days: Wining, dining, sightseeing and strolling around one of the world's oldest and greatest capitals

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This n That

OPINION COLUMNISTS Kirk: China getting what’s needed for invasion of Taiwan

US, South Korea Differ on North Korea Nukes

Korean Presidential Favorite Moon Jae-In's Historic Chance

Or maybe not....probably not

Park Geun-hye's tragic downfall

Latest in long series of scandals surrounding S. Korean presidents

Trump will need more than rhetoric to deal with North Korea and China

Kim Jong-un is unlikely to give him time to consider his options

Korea's Samsung: Too Big to Jail

A chaebol boss skates again on corruption charges

Trump Appointees Rattle Rockets

Mattis soft-pedals North Korea, talks tough on South China Sea

Trump's Trip to Reality

Facing President Putin and President Xi

Korea's Park Isn't Going Easily

Impeachment or no, there's plenty of story to spin out yet

Trump's Korean Conumdrum

Trouble in both N. and S. Korea

Just How Far Can the New Friendship Between China and the Philippines Go?

President Duterte, sensing U.S. weakness, kowtows to China

What About a 'Peace Treaty'?

North Korea's fifth nuclear test raises the familiar question

Korea's President Park, US Pres Obama and China's Pres Xi

Sorting out the summits

On the road, Akagi Station, Gunma-ken, Japan

An Inside Look at Hyundai Motors

Don's "guest review" for forbes.com of "Seoul Man" by Frank Ahrens about his life and times as global PR manager for a huge Korean company

Lines Hardening in NE Asia

N. Korea's missiles heighten tensions

Lotta Shakin' at Lotte

Prosecutors' raids raise fears of slush fund as hotel IPO postponed

Muhammad Ali in Pyongyang

He witnessed pro-wrestling 'festival' but spurned regime

Tough Sell for Ambassador

Talking Koreans into TPP, removing barriers, regulations

Fear 0f Nuclear War Looming in Northeast Asia

Lesson of Obama's Hiroshima visit: Never again

Obama's Vietnam Visit

What about U.S. arms sales?

Chinese Yellow Dust or Korean Industry?

NASA scientists find they share blame for South Korean pollution

'Punisher' Davao Mayor Elected Philippine President

Duterte talks big, faces tough fight to carry out reforms

Park's Mission to Tehran

End of 'Axis of Evil'

Fears of North Korea nuclear and missile tests

They dominate conversation before upcoming party congress

Lotte Towering Inferno

Shin Brothers' Feud Shakes Korea's Fifth Biggest Chaebol

'Philippines' Donald Trump'

Davao mayor talking tough in campaign for president

'Korea's Bernie Sanders'

Software Tycoon Shocks Establishment at Polls

Tough Choice for North Korea Defectors from Vietnam

Paying for failure of restaurant

What's Worse? N. Korea Bluster or China's Bases?

Tough Questions for U.S. forces

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Talk up Nukes

Much to discuss at Obama's last nuclear summit in DC

Former CIA Chief Hayden

He's down on Euro intel

Playing the Trump Card?

U. Va. student as N. Korean hostage for negotiations

North Korea's Escalating Nuclear Threats

What are they really plotting?

South Korea's President Park Wins In UN, At Home

Anti-North Sanctions, Anti-Terror Law Buoy Her Government

What 'Korean Miracle'

For many, it's 'Hell Joseon'

Myanmar Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

She's negotiating fragile transition to democracy

Kaesong Complex Shutdown

Final blow to North-South Korea rapprochement?

Star Wars over Korea

U.S. presses for THAAD anti-missile system in wake of N. Korea rocket launch

Pressure on South Korea to 'Go Nuclear' For Defense

Raising fears of war with N. Korea

China Slow on Pressuring North Korea on its Nukes

Expert urges Xi to call Obama

South Korea's Warning on North Korea's Nukes

Urging China to join in tough response to fourth test

Comfort Woman Debate

Experts agree: keep the statue across from Japanese embassy

North Korea's Latest Blast

What was it -- if not an H-bomb?

Stephen Bosworth, 1939-2016, 'Consummate' Diplomat

Played key role as ambassador, negotiator on Korea, Philippines

Japan-Korea Come to Terms on Comfort Women

But what about that statue outside Japan embassy in Seoul?

Miss Canada Blasts China

Barred from Miss World pageant

Why was concert cancelled?

Putin Threatens Nukes

U.S. sees scary policy reversal

From Crusades to Vietnam

History keeps repeating itself

Korea's Textbook Controversy

Ammunition for leftist protest

Websites in North Korea

Off Limits, Little Used by Elite

N. Korea Missile Exports

China pressure isn't working

China Talks Peace not War

Xi Jinping's peace offensive

China's Vision of Riches

Japan, S. Korea Talking Again

Needed: 'Honest Broker'

To sort out U.S.-China impasse in South China Sea

South Korean Media Hassled

Covering North-South family reunions at Mount Kumkang

U.S Rebuff of Tech Transfer

Korea KFX Fighter Jeopardized

Kim Jong-Un's Big Show

What about nukes and missiles?

Fear of War, Sad Past

Together, they trigger anti-base protest on Okinawa, Jeju

China, Russia, U.S. Face-Off

TPP and Korea at the Vortex

Obama-Xi Summit Trade-Off

China's Power over North Korea, South China Sea

Korea's Lotte Debuts in NY

Historic New York Palace now a Lotte super-luxury lodging

Fields Avenue Rocks

But Clark Air Base is quiet

S. Korea's Park Star VIP

China's 'Victory' Bash

Why N. Korea Caved

Chinese told Kim Jong-un, 'Don't rain on our parade'

Korean Powder Keg

What's the Risk Of Explosion?

Abe's 'Remorse' Statement

Koreans aren't happy about it

On Anniversary of 'Liberation' from Japan

N-S Korea further apart than ever

SK Chairman Freed

Among 6,527 Granted Pardons For Korean Independence Day

Wall Street Journal

Putting a Stop to South Korea's Family Empires

Battle of Lotte Heirs

Rivalry between brothers typifies fights among chaebol heirs

Philippine Build-up at Subic

Will U.S. forces also base there?

Philippines versus China

Reviving historic Subic Bay base

Victory for Samsung Heirs

US fund fails to block merger

Old Enemies in Oval Office

Vietnam party chief's call on Obama shows times have changed

Blessing or Curse

Why should South Korea build its own jet fighter?

Japan, Korea Breathrough

They agree on UNESCO world heritge sites

Samsung Heirs Win Court Ruling in Battle for the Empire

Fight with U.S. hedge fund Elliott

Gay Pride in Korea

Christians protest rally

Korea's Pres Park, Japan's PM Abe Marching to Summit

Overcoming bitter legacy

North Korea's Worst Drought

Missile tests go on as usual

In Korea, Contagion of Fear

Mystery Mers virus spooks people

MERS Virus in South Korea

Memories of SARS Epidemic

MERS Spreads in Korea

Mysterious Disease Fuels Alarm

USS Shiloh at Subic Bay

As US faces down China

War Clouds Over South China Sea Amid Storm of Threats

USS Shiloh Arrives at Subic Bay

Women Peace Marchers

Their rather non-controversial crossing from North to South Korea

WomenCrossDMZ

Female activists talk about going from North to South Korea

India's PM Modi in Korea

He's After Arms and Investment

Brutal Execution of North Korea's Defense Chief

Signals High-Level Discontent

N. Korea Kills Defense Chief

From the Independent, London

Pacman Gears for Next Fight:

Election to Philippine Senate

Vietnam War 40 Years On

A brutal past and new beginnings

Saigon Shrugs Off Parade,

Prefers to Focus on Making Money

Meritz Chairman Cho Builds His Own Financial Empire

Last brother winds up first

Bittersweet (1.15 MB)

Meritz Chairman talks about his oldest brother: 'I hate him'

Two Koreas Focus on Nukes -- N. for Weapons, S. for Energy

U.S., Seoul Ink New Agreement

First Anniversary of Sinking of South Korean Ferry the Sewol That Claimed 304 Lives

Koreans protest official cover-up

Seoul Motor Show

More foreign imports, fewer gorgeous models

Iran Nuclear Deal

Israel, Republicans, N.Korea hate it

Singpore's Lee Kuan Yew, Korea's Park Chung-hee

Two Dictators With One Agenda

China's Infrastructure Investment Bank

Lures U.S. allies, including Korea

CNN Philippines Debuts with Talk of Anti-Aquino Coup

President taking flak amid massacre investigation

Pakistan's War On Terror

Regime resumes carrying out death penalties

U.S. Ambassador Attacked

....As War Games Go On

Pakistan's War on Terror --

'Good' versus 'Bad' Taliban

Iran's Long Partnership With North Korea

How it threatens any real deal on Iran's nuclear program

Korean Air 'Nut Rage' Lady

Let's Call Her 'Nutrageous'

Looking Back on Vietnam

When we went to war in the air, on the ground --50 years ago

Murder of Japanese Journalist

The Hazards of War Reporting

South Korean Leaders Have to Pay Big Bucks....

...to meet The Man in Pyongyang

As gasoline prices descend...

....Consumers love the benefits

Celebrity defector Shin Dong-hyuk revises details of his saga

Author needs to revise his book

North, South Korea Summitry

Talking About Talks, Not Nukes

U.S. Sanctions on N. Korea

Arms trade, not cyber terrorism

Why North Korea Hates Obama, Sony, 'The Interview'

Heavy-handed, on-target satire

N. Korea's Cyber Warriors

A Privileged Elite Above the Digital Divide in an Isolated Society

Korean Air 'Nut Rage'

Exposes Risks of Family Rule

Korea East Coast Free Economic Zone

Dreaming Big -- Shipping to Europe via Russia or Arctic Ocean

Incheon Free Economic Zone

Will casinos lure rich Chinese?

Broken vows: Samsung Heavy, Samsung Engineering --

They're not becoming one after all

Leading the cheers in Samsung Lions' lopsided "V" for victory over Nexen Heroes in Korea Series

China Promotes Asia Bank --

Did Obama forget about TPP?

Don't Repeat the Mistakes of Vietnam -- WSJ, April, 2005

Same plea reverberates today as U.S. battles ISIS in Iraq and Syria

Backstage Fixer --

N. Korea hears him

U.S. Intelligence Chief's Rescue Mission to North Korea

Are U.S.-N.Korea Talks Next?

N-S Korea Missile Rivalry --

U.S. Oks PAC-3's for South

North Korea's New Sub --

Clearly an old Soviet model

Vox Populi

America's political 'takeaway'

U.S. mid-term election drama

In Case of Korean War II

U.S. will take command

Hong Kong Protests Don't Excite Protesters Elsewhere

S. Korean leaders worry about China's heavy hand

Kim Jong-Un's Resurrection

Sparks Still More Questions

What's With Kim Jong-Un's Weird Vanishing Act?

Really, Who Knows?

U.S. Air War Against ISIS

Harks Back to Vietnam, Korea

Kim Jong-un's Illness

N. Korea Leadership Mystery

Seoul Mayor Park Eyes Sunshine

Soft Policy Toward North

Formula for Defeating Isis:

Memories of Vietnam Nightmare

For N. Korea, ISIS, Americans

Are Bait for Cruel Bargaining

High-Altitude Missile System

Raises Ruckus For S. Korea

U.S., South Korea Differ

On Air Defense Amid N.Korea Missile Tests, U.S. 'Pivot'

Pope's Plea For Peace Wows Korean Catholics

But Fails To Ease Tensions

S. Korea's Armed Forces Face Enemy Within:

Sagging Morale, Suicide, Murder

Pope's Visit to Korea....

....Raises Questions About Plight of Christians

Kerry Hits Stone Wall

After India Vetoes WTO Trade Pact

No Chorus for Korus

U.S. Chamber Chief Derides S. Korea on FTA

Mon Dieu!

Korea's Paris Baguette -- Now a Paree Boulangerie

A Year After the Gulf War (156 KB)

A Reporter Reflects on How the Media Have Changed

forbes.com

Analysis from the Indian subcontinent to NE Asia

WorldTribune columns

Window on the Real World

Future Korea Weekly

Window on the World

Columns for The Korea Times

Philippines Mired in Worst 'Plunder' Scandal

Aquino Battles 'Port Barrel' Claims

The Great Northeast Asia Power Game

South Korea Hosts China, North Korea Deals on Japan

Dancing to a new tune

Americans Jailed In North Korea Face Uncertain Fates

'NK Korea' Leads Fight Against Gulag

Japan Outrages S. Korea on Comfort Women....

Talks to N. Korea about Kidnap Victims

Iraq Onslaught Tests U.S.

From Ukraine To China And Korea

Tiananmen Anniversary....

Inspires Memories, Fears of New China

Modi, India's New Prime Minister....

....Dreams of Economic Reform, Reconciliation With Pakistan

Great Game-Changer ....

,,,,Comes Out on Top in World's Largest Democracy

Vietnam's Anti-China Protests...

...Reflect Grievances Far Beyond China's Oil Rig in South China Sea

N. Korea's Racist Attack On Obama --

What's Dennis Rodman Saying?

Samsung's Lee Kun-Hee Fights For Life --

With Son, Two Daughters In Line

On Forbes' Rich List

Chung Mong-Joon...

...wants to lead Seoul out of its funk

MJ Outside His Campaign Headquarters

Arrested Development

Obssesed with control, some Korean tycoons end up in handcuffs

The Sewol Tragedy

Three Wise Monkeys

Ties that Bind -- Weighing the Sewol Tragedy

What counts for more?

Future Korea Weekly

Tragedy of Ferry Evokes Volunteerism, Pride after Shame

Korea Times

Personal Tragedy, National Shame

Exploiting the Tragedy

Bereaved families waiting by the Jindo docks

Families search for names and news, Jindo ferry landing

Korea Times

Fixing a feudal system

Independent: South Korea ferry disaster

First the Tragedy, Now the Anger and the Shame

Independent: Families watch...

....as remains of victims returned to shore

CSMonitor: On scene in Jindo

Hope and Despair after S. Korea Ferry Disaster

The bereaved waiting in the Jindo gymnasium

Mourning at Ansan

Hither and Yon

Good guys, bad guys in NE Asia high tech war race: What could go wrong?

May 20, 2015

Tags: North Korea, THAAD, Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, F-35, Osprey, Star Wars, General Curtis LeMay

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
The stakes are escalating in the contest for Northeast Asia.
North Korea’s got nukes and lots of missiles, most recently maybe the SLBM for submarine-launched ballistic missile. The U.S. has glistening new hardware too. THAAD, Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, the missile system for Read More

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Irreconcilable differences: Let’s not go to pieces over peace

March 21, 2015

Tags: BenjaminNetanyahu, John Boehner, Palestine, two-state solution, Gaza strip, Israel, North Korea, Kashmir, India, Pakistan

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
Some of the terrible problems we read, hear and talk about so often are beyond solution.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated this week that as long as he was in office there would not be a Palestinian state. The two-state idea, he said, Read More

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Dealing with Iran: Give diplomacy a shot

March 7, 2015

Tags: Netanyahu, Iran, Persia, North Korea, Israel, ISIL

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s exhortations to the U.S. Congress to forget about a “bad deal” with Iran avoids one problem. Absent a deal, who believes Iran will scale down its nuclear program? Is Iran likely to give up on the whole idea Read More

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With all the angst over Netanyahu’s visit and Iran, why no mention of North Korea?

February 26, 2015

Tags: Netanyahu, Boehner, Iran, nuclear program, North Korea

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
President Obama faces a foreign policy predicament of gigantic proportions.
The leader of Israel is coming to Washington, doing an end run around the White House, taking his case to a Republican-controlled Congress that’s eager for just about any excuse to pillory the President.
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Journalism nightmare: How to confirm a defector’s story about surviving the kingdom of lies

January 24, 2015

Tags: North Korea, defectors, Shin Dong-hyuk, Tumen River, Blaine Harden, China, Jilin Province

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
Defectors from North Korea all have harrowing tales of suffering that are difficult to imagine in real life.
Their stories differ widely depending on the circumstances — some have spent time in prisons, most have not. Many have been hungry, or have seen relatives and friends Read More

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U.S. continues to tolerate N. Korean WMD, but can Pyongyang handle satire?

January 8, 2015

Tags: the interview, Kim Jong-un, Randall Park, North Korea, U.S. sanctions, China, Russia, Iran, Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
The rapid-fire sequence of events surrounding the film “The Interview” raises a familiar question: When will the world lose patience with the North Korean regime and toss out the “supreme leader” along with the flunkies and toadies and cronies surrounding him? Or do we need Read More

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And what is AP’s Pyongyang bureau reporting about ‘The Interview’? Absolutely nothing

January 1, 2015

Tags: the interview, Associated Press, Pyongyang. AP, KCNA, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Kim Jong-un, Sony, North Korea

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
By now so many people have seen “The Interview” that it almost seems ridiculous to think that Sony briefly banned its release. The film is so accessible that Sony’s main problem may be how to get people to pay to see it when anyone Read More

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Many motives for the cyber-attack on ‘The Interview’

December 26, 2014

Tags: the interview, Sony, Rogen, Franco, North Korea, Kim Jong-un

Special to WorldTribune.com
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com
Maybe we should all be thankful. No harm done in this Sony/North Korea flap; just a war of words. A torrent of them, in fact, but so far no fatalities, no injuries, merely hurt feelings, stunned outrage, routine mass media sturm and drang.
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The behind-the-scenes fixer who has North Korea’s ear

November 9, 2014

Tags: Tony Namkung, Kenneth Bae, Matthew Miller, North Korea, Jeffrey Fowle, prisoner release

MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2014
The Independent, UK
News > World > Asia
With no official position, Kun ‘Tony’ Namkung seems to have played a central role in the sudden release of three American prisoners
DONALD KIRK

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SUNDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2014
Few people know how or why Pyongyang decided to release two American prisoners over the weekend. Acts of leniency Read More

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Pope's Visit to Korea Raises Questions About Plight of Christians

August 20, 2014

Tags: Pope Francis, south korea, North Korea, korean christians

COMMENT›INSIGHT & OPINION
Pope's visit to Korea raises questions about plight of Christians
Donald Kirk says religious persecution is going on today in North Korea
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 14 August, 2014, 12:11pm
UPDATED : Friday, 15 August, 2014, 2:46am
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Pope Francis will spend five days travelling around South Korea and meeting some of the country's five million Catholics Read More

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