Michael Mitsanas

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South Korea's LGBTQ Community Confronts Crushing Headwinds in Fight for Equality

Same-sex marriage and civil unions are illegal. Consensual same-sex intercourse is a crime in the military. In an NBC News exclusive, meet the activists calling for change.

​By Michael Mitsanas / NBC News Worldwide · NBC Out
Published: Nov. 28, 2022 / Updated: Dec. 12, 2022, 7:58 AM PST

​Blinken to embark on a high-stakes trip to China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China in the coming weeks for talks, two U.S. officials told NBC News on Tuesday. 

By Abigail Williams, Megan Lebowitz and Michael Mitsanas / NBC Politics
June 6, 2023

South Korea considers the nuclear option as external threats mount

The U.S. allies' security concerns are expected to be high on the agenda when President Joe Biden meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington on Wednesday.

​By Michael Mitsanas / NBC News Worldwide
April 25, 2023

Protests sweep Seoul, days after Yoon announces forced labor agreement with Japan

In South Korea, thousands of protestors marched through the capital Saturday, calling for the resignation of the country's president, Yoon Suk-yeol, less than a week after his administration announced an agreement with the Japanese government aiming to settle their longstanding forced labor dispute.

By Michael Mitsanas
March 12, 2023

South Korea's LGBTQ community fights for equal protection, but legal equality is elusive
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대한민국의 LGBTQ 커뮤니티, 평등을 위한 싸움에서 엄청난 역풍에 맞서다

동성 결혼과 시민 결합 제도는 불법입니다. 군대에서의 합의에 의한 동성간 성관계는 범죄입니다. NBC 뉴스는 이와 관련하여 변화를 촉구하는 몇몇 활동가들과 이야기를 나누었습니다.
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Analysis: For South Korea's new president, challenges mount at home and abroad

North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. The China challenge. Social divisions at home. Just two weeks into office, Yoon Suk-yeol has a full plate.

By Michael Mitsanas / The Diplomat Asia-Pacific
May 25, 2022​

Photo: AP File

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Strong relationship with U.S. not hurt by recent leaks, South Korean president says

“This matter is no reason to shake the ironclad trust that supports the U.S.-South Korea alliance, because it is based on shared values like freedom,” President Yoon Suk Yeol tells NBC News.

By Lester Holt, Jennifer Jett, and Stella Kim
NBC News Worldwide / NBC Nightly News
April 25, 2023, 4:23 PM EST
Note: The report cites "South Korea considers the nuclear option as external threats mount."
Juwon Park, Asia Entertainment Editor, Associated Press
Congressman Sara Jacobs, D-CA, 51st District 
Dan De Luce, National Security Reporter, NBC News
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