During the administration of Donald Trump, North Korean denuclearization had been at the top of the list of US foreign policy priorities. Under Joe Biden, the North Korean problem has been relegated to the back burner. A recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) allegedly capable of striking targets …
Read More »South Korea’s outgoing and incoming leaders can’t agree to meet
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has grown frustrated over failed attempts to set up transition talks with his successor, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, reflecting deep political division in Seoul at a time when the country faces heightened tensions with North Korea. “I am an outgoing president and President-elect Yoon is an …
Read More »North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile
North Korea has launched an unidentified missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military and Japan’s coast guard reported on Thursday, with conflicting media reports regarding where the projectile landed. Japan’s coast guard issued a statement which claimed the missile fell inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, with the projectile …
Read More »North Korea fires multiple rocket launcher shots into Yellow Sea – reports
North Korea appeared to fire four shots from its multiple rocket launchers into the Yellow Sea early on Sunday, military officials in Seoul have said. “There were shots believed to be that of North Korea’s multiple rocket launchers this morning,” a South Korean military official told Yonhap news agency. “We …
Read More »South Korea seeks to continue trade with Russia despite sanctions
South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help local firms finance trade that’s been made difficult by international sanctions against the country over its military operation in Ukraine, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. The measure – to …
Read More »South Korea may punish Tesla
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is weighing imposing penalties against US automaker Tesla, after the regulator found out that the company had embellished the specifications of its batteries. The regulator sent a report to the electric vehicle (EV) producer stating that it had exaggerated the mileage of some of …
Read More »South Korea limits Covid-19 care
South Korea will limit Covid-19 care to those who are over the age of 60 or have underlying health conditions from Thursday, with the rest of cases forced to undergo ‘self-treatment’ at home as cases of the Omicron variant rise. ‘Low-risk’ cases – or those with Covid-19 who are under …
Read More »North Korea issues dire warning to US
North Korea claimed in a statement on Tuesday that it could “shake the world” by firing a missile at the United States and suggested that it had hydrogen bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and hypersonic missiles at its disposal. “In today’s world where many countries waste time dealing with the United …
Read More »North Korea developing nukes ‘through cyber means,’ has stolen cryptocurrency – secret UN report
North Korean hackers have stolen millions of dollars from international cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as obtaining intellectual property to be used for the development of nukes and missiles, according to a confidential UN report. Details of the alleged cyberattacks are contained in papers submitted to the UN Security Council on …
Read More »N. Korea confirms test of its most powerful missile in 4 years
North Korea confirmed on Monday that it fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan – its most powerful missile test in over four years and seventh since the start of the year. “The inspection firing test was conducted for the purpose of selectively inspecting the ground-to-ground …
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