It appears the authoritarian block is sending a message to South Korea about supporting Ukraine:
South Korea scrambled fighter jets Friday after six Russian and five Chinese military aircraft entered the country’s air defense identification zone. The foreign aircraft approached the zone between 9:35 a.m. and 1:53 p.m., crossing into the buffer near the southern and eastern coasts, according to a statement from the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. Air defense identification zones are buffers designed by some nations to monitor and identify approaching aircraft before they enter national airspace.
The missing context for this viral post is actor Jung Woo-sung IS being cancelled for having a baby out of wedlock & it was unclear until last minute if he was going to attend the show.
He was also being criticized for being silent in the run up to this moment. https://t.co/mcVxAeIGB7
Anti-gov’t protest in Seoul Protestors against the Yoon Suk Yeol government stage a candlelight vigil in central Seoul on Nov. 30, 2024. (Yonhap) (END)
It is ironic that North Korea is claiming imperialists are threatening Russia’s territory when it is the imperialist Russians that have taken Ukrainian territory:
This photo, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 30, 2024, shows the North’s leader Kim Jong-un (L) meeting with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang the previous day.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met Russia’s visiting defense minister and expressed his support for Russia’s war against Ukraine, state media reported Saturday, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations.
Kim had a “friendly and trustworthy” meeting with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Pyongyang on Friday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Belousov arrived in North Korea the previous day for a visit that came as North Korea has sent thousands of its troops to Russia in support of Moscow’s war against Ukraine. (……..)
He affirmed that “the DPRK government, army and people will invariably support the policy of the Russian Federation to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity from the imperialists’ moves for hegemony,” the KCNA said, using the acronym of North Korea’s official name.
Snow in Seoul Mount Bukak and Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office, in downtown Seoul are blanketed with snow on Nov. 27, 2024, amid a heavy snow alert in the capital. (Yonhap)
It looks like Korea may be in for a very snowy winter season this year:
The heaviest snowfall for November in 117 years blanketed Seoul and the surrounding regions Wednesday, causing injuries, disrupting traffic and cutting off power supplies, as authorities are on high alert for more snow later this week.
As of 3 p.m., the capital city had received 18 centimeters of snow, marking the biggest snowfall in November since modern weather observations began in 1907, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).
The new record coincided with the first snow of the season in Seoul.
Secret Garden in Gangwon Province The Secret Garden, a mountainous area in Inje, about 120 kilometers northeast of Seoul, is seen in this photo provided by the county office on Nov. 24, 2024.
Workers set up the “Thermometer of Love” at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Nov. 25, 2024, as part of a two-month donation drive by the Community Chest of Korea. This annual nationwide charity campaign encourages people to donate to the needy, with the thermometer rising by one degree for every 1 percent of the target donations collected. (Yonhap)
