Today: October 22, 2024
Today: October 22, 2024

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North Korea says it discovered the remains of a South Korean drone in Pyongyang

North Korea says it found the remains of a South Korean drone during a search in capital Pyongyang

North Korea says it discovered the remains of a South Korean drone in Pyongyang
Asia|Political|World

Kim stresses to North Korean troops they should treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reminded his troops to treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy and insisted that the North wouldn’t hesitate to attack its rival if the South infringes upon its sovereignty, state media said Friday

Kim stresses to North Korean troops they should treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy
Asia|Crime|World

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush

A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
Asia|US|World

US warns of growing North Korean military support for Russia's war

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says Washington and its allies are “alarmed” by North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats as well as its increasing military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine

US warns of growing North Korean military support for Russia's war
Asia|US

US and South Korea sharpen deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat

The United States and South Korea have updated a bilateral security agreement to more effectively counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats

US and South Korea sharpen deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat
Asia|Sports

Park, 1st Korean to play in MLB, throws ceremonial 1st pitch in Dodgers-Padres season opener

Former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres pitcher Chan Ho Park threw the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the two teams’ season opening game in South Korea

Park, 1st Korean to play in MLB, throws ceremonial 1st pitch in Dodgers-Padres season opener
Asia|Political|World

North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time

North Korea has accused rival South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-North Korean propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights occur again

North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time
Asia|Education|Lifestyle|World

Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents

Thousands of South Korean school teachers are calling for tighter legal protections from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally competitive school environments

Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents
Asia|World

North Korean leader Kim leads rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemies

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said Tuesday, adding to his belligerent testing activities and threats that have raised tensions in the region

North Korean leader Kim leads rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemies
Asia|Technology

North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says

A report from the website 38 North says that North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closely

North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says
Asia|Business|Technology

Twitch says it's withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees

Twitch, a popular video service, will shut down its struggling business in South Korea, a decision its chief executive blamed on allegedly “prohibitively expensive” costs for operating in the country

Twitch says it's withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees
Asia|Crime|Opinion|World

South Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad

A 70-year-old South Korean woman on Monday sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage over the adoption of her daughter, who was sent to the United States in 1976, months after she was kidnapped at age four

South Korean woman sues government and adoption agency after her kidnapped daughter was sent abroad
Asia|News|World

North Korea has enough uranium to build a 'double-digit' number of bombs, Seoul's spy agency says

North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting rival South Korea

North Korea has enough uranium to build a 'double-digit' number of bombs, Seoul's spy agency says
Asia|Crime|Health|News|World

South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s

A South Korean truth commission says it found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their infants for foreign adoptions at government-funded facilities where thousands of so-called “vagrants” were confined and enslaved from the 1960s to the 1980s

South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
Asia|News|World

Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is going to South Korea to improve the two country's relations

Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties
Asia|Environment|News|World

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ordered the government to back its climate goals with more concrete plans for action through 2049

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049
Americas|Asia|News|US|World

US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North Korea

U.S. and South Korean troops have begun a large-scale exercise aimed at strengthening their combined defense capabilities against nuclear-armed North Korea, which again is accusing the allies of practicing an invasion

US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North Korea
Asia|News|US|World

South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats

South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats
Asia|News|World

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea

South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid tensions between the war-divided rivals

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
Asia|News|World

North Korean leader says thousands of flood victims will be brought to capital for temporary care

North Korean leader says he will not seek outside help to recover from floods that devasted areas near the country’s border with China

North Korean leader says thousands of flood victims will be brought to capital for temporary care
Asia|News|Sports

Those Samsung smartphones given to Olympic athletes? They may violate sanctions on North Korea

South Korean officials say providing Samsung smartphones to North Korean athletes at the Paris Olympics would violate U.N. Security Council sanctions against the country over its nuclear ambitions

Those Samsung smartphones given to Olympic athletes? They may violate sanctions on North Korea
Asia|News|Political|US|World

North Korea marks the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units

North Korea has marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units as leader Kim Jong Un said his country should prepare for prolonged confrontation with the United States

North Korea marks the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units
Asia|News|World

North Korean leader accuses South Korea of a smear campaign over floods and hints at rejecting aid

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korean media of tarnishing the North’s image

North Korean leader accuses South Korea of a smear campaign over floods and hints at rejecting aid
Asia|News|World

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea

A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have escalated following a security pact with Russia

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea
Asia|News|World

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a defense pact with North Korea, two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement vowing mutual defense with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a state visit to Pyongyang

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

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