Author: Hyung-Jin Kim
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The US and South Korea begin large military drills to boost readiness against North’s threats
South Korea and the United States have begun large military exercises to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats
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South Korea’s Yoon calls for unification, on holiday marking 1919 uprising against colonial Japan
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lambasted North Korea Friday, for what he called its repressive rule and vowed to achieve a free, unified Korean Peninsula
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North Korea calls UN chief’s remarks on missile test ‘unfair’
SEOUL, South Korea • North Korea on Wednesday accused U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of “an extremely unfair and imbalanced attitude,” as it lambasted him for condemning its recent missile test but ignoring alleged U.S. hostility against the North. The accusation came as U.S., South Korean and Japanese destroyers were holding trilateral anti-missile training near the…
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S. Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones
SEOUL, South Korea • South Korea’s military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years in a fresh escalation of tensions. South Korea’s military detected five drones from North…
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North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
SEOUL, South Korea • North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread to nearly every place in the world. The outbreak forced leader Kim Jong Un…
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Ex-prosecutor elected at S. Korea president
SEOUL, South Korea • Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor and foreign policy neophyte, was elected South Korea’s new president Thursday, a win expected to herald Seoul’s drive to seek a stronger alliance with the United States and take a tougher line on North Korea. With over 99% of the votes counted early…
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U.S. defense chief slams China’s drive for hypersonic weapons
SEOUL, South Korea • America’s defense chief rebuked China on Thursday, vowing to confront its potential military threats in Asia and warning that its pursuit of hypersonic weapons intended to evade U.S. missile defenses “increases tensions in the region.” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s stern comments after annual security talks with South Korea, a top U.S.…
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Missing Seoul mayor’s body found after massive search
SEOUL, South Korea • The missing mayor of South Korea’s capital, reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, was found dead early Friday, more than half a day after giving his daughter a will-like message and then leaving home, police said. Police said they located Park Won-soon’s body near a traditional restaurant in wooded hills in…
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North Korea destroys empty liaison office with South
SEOUL, South Korea • North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed, largely symbolic display of anger that puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy. Although the building was empty and the North had previously…
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South Korea deports North Koreans who fled after killing 16
SEOUL, South Korea • South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday after determining they had killed 16 other crew members on their boat and then fled to South Korean waters, Seoul officials said. South Korea has a policy of accepting North Koreans who want to resettle in the South to avoid political oppression…