North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan
SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday (Jan 27), Tokyo said
North Korea's Kim views sculptures for memorial of soldiers who died in Ukraine
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited an art studio on Sunday (Jan 25) to guide the creation of sculptures to be displayed at a memorial for North Korean troops who died fighting overseas, state media KCNA said on Monday.
South Korea imposes travel bans on three civilians over alleged drone flights into North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea placed overseas travel bans on three people as part of an investigation into alleged drone flights over North Korea that have deepened animosities between the rivals, authorities said Friday (Jan 23)
North produces enough nuclear material a year for 10-20 weapons, says S. Korea president
SEOUL: North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday (Jan 21).
Lee calls for improved monitoring to avoid provoking North
President Lee Jae-myung said that there appeared to be a loophole in his country's monitoring system to detect drones operated by civilians flying into North Korea, warning that such incidents risked inflaming tensions.
Kim sacks vice-premier
Kim Jong-un dismissed a vice-premier in charge of the country's machine-building industry, state media reported, in an apparent bid to strengthen discipline among senior officials ahead of the upcoming ruling Workers' Party congress to establish new economic and other state objectives.
North Korea's Kim sacks senior official, slams 'incompetence'
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired a senior official tasked with economic policy and condemned "incompetent" apparatchiks for delays in the opening of an important factory, state media said Tuesday (Jan 20).
South Korea court acquits man executed 50 years ago in national security law case
A Seoul court on Monday posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago for allegedly attempting to rebuild an underground pro-North Korea organisation in a retrial of the case.
Former PM Yoon administration staff linked to alleged North Korea drone intrusion
SEOUL: Two civilians suspected of involvement in sending a drone into North Korea were found to have previously worked at the presidential office under the former Yoon Suk Yeol administration.
Trump-cut Radio Free Asia to go on air again – in Korea
Radio Free Asia, a US state-funded outlet that largely ceased operations last year amid a Trump administration cost-cutting drive, plans to revive its Korean content as a way to reach reclusive North Korea, a spokesperson said.
