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CNA
10 hours ago
- Politics
- CNA
US will strike North Korea if South attacked with nukes, South's spy chief nominee says
SEOUL: South Korea's nominee for spy agency director said on Thursday (Jul 19) he believed the United States would strike North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang launched a nuclear attack against South Korea. Lee Jong-seok made the comment during a nomination hearing in answer to a question if he believed Washington would strike the North and put Americans at risk from a country even if Pyongyang has deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles. "Yes, that is my belief," Lee said, after saying the hypothetical scenario of South Korea coming under the North's nuclear attack is directly related to the security alliance between the two countries. North Korea has for years pursued a nuclear programme and is believed to have stockpiled fissile materials to build atomic weapons although it has not tested a missile mounted with such a weapon.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
US will strike North Korea if South attacked with nukes, South's spy chief nominee says
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's nominee for spy agency director said on Thursday he believed the United States would strike North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang launched a nuclear attack against South Korea. Lee Jong-seok made the comment during a nomination hearing in answer to a question if he believed Washington would strike the North and put Americans at risk from a country even if Pyongyang has deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles. "Yes, that is my belief," Lee said, after saying the hypothetical scenario of South Korea coming under the North's nuclear attack is directly related to the security alliance between the two countries. North Korea has for years pursued a nuclear programme and is believed to have stockpiled fissile materials to build atomic weapons although it has not tested a missile mounted with such a weapon. Lee is nominated to lead South Korea's National Intelligence Service under new liberal President Lee Jae Myung who took office on June 4.
Forbes
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
New York Asian Film Festival To Feature Two Disruptive Korean Films
The theme of this year's New York Asian Film Festival is Cinema as Disruption, spotlighting films that challenge, provoke and reimagine. The collection of films—from unsettling horror and feminist thrillers to cosmic punk epics and political allegories— celebrates the ways Asian cinema defies convention. With over 75 premieres—including eight world premieres—and 17 directorial debuts from all over Asia, the 2025 program showcases its largest slate of premieres to date. 'This year's lineup dares to confront, question, and dream—exactly what cinema should do,' says Samuel Jamier, NYAFF Executive Director. 'With 19 Southeast Asian films—our strongest regional representation ever—we're witnessing a generational shift. Beyond the curation of films, we're redrawing a cultural map that urgently needs expansion. Many festivals treat Asian cinema like it ends at the Korean border—we're here to blow up that thinking. We mean business. Or chaos. Probably both.' Two Korean films have been included in the lineup so far. Korea's Lee Jong-seok (The Negotiation) detonates social mores in Forbidden Fairytale, a fearless satire on sex, porn and censorship. The film stars Park Ji-hyun (Reborn Rich), Sung Dong-il (The Tale of Lady Ok) and Choi Si-won (She Was Pretty). Kim Min-ha stars in 'Girl With Closed Eyes.' NYAFF Seventeen first-time filmmakers—nearly half of them women—featured this year, including Korean filmmaker Chun Song-young for her film A Girl with Closed Eyes. The murder mystery stars Kim Min-ha (Pachinko), Lee Ki-woo (Miraculous Brothers), and Choi Hee-seo (Now We Are Breaking Up). Both Korean films will screen at Lincoln Center. Celebrating its 24th edition in 2025, NYAFF showcases a diverse lineup of singular titles each year, ranging from mainstream blockbusters and art-house eccentricities to genre and cult classics. It was the first North American film festival to champion the works of Johnnie To, Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, and other auteurs of contemporary Asian cinema. Notable festival guests have included Lee Byung-hun, Ryoo Seung-wan, Masami Nagasawa, Sammo Hung, Lee Jung-jae, and Jackie Chan. The New York Asian Film Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the exhibition and appreciation of Asian film culture in all its forms, with year-round festivals and programs, and a view to building bridges between Asia and America. NYAFF is the New York Asian Film Foundation's flagship event. It has been presented in collaboration with Film at Lincoln Center since 2010. Film at Lincoln Center is a nonprofit organization that celebrates cinema as an essential art form and fosters a vibrant home for film culture to thrive. FLC presents premier film festivals, retrospectives, new releases, and restorations year-round at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The New York Asian Film Festival runs from July 11 to 27. The festival will present a selection of films from Asia at Film at Lincoln Center, SVA Theatre, LOOK Cinemas W57, and the Korean Cultural Center NY.
