SEOUL: North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development that will further expand their booming ties. Russia’s Tass news agency reported that the bridge would be 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) long and its construction […]
File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Picture credit: AP) SEOUL: North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un observed the first test-firings of missiles from a newly launched destroyer and called for accelerating efforts to boost his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities. North Korea last week unveiled the 5,000-ton warship equipped with what it […]
File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Picture credit: AP) North Korea officially confirmed on Monday that it deployed troops to Russia to aid Moscow’s efforts in reclaiming its Kursk region, marking Pyongyang’s first involvement in a major conflict since the Korean War. According to a statement by North Korea’s Central Military Commission, carried […]
Former President Moon Jae-in of South Korea was indicted on a bribery charge on Thursday, becoming the latest ex-leader to face a criminal trial in a country where subjecting former leaders to criminal investigations has become a recurring pattern. Mr. Moon, who left office after his five-year term ended in 2022, faces the corruption charge […]
Former South Korean Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung (File photo) South Korea‘s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung announced his presidential candidacy on Thursday, claiming his commitment to address inequality and boost economic development.The presidential election is scheduled for June 3, following the impeachment confirmation of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, who had declared martial law […]
South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers when around 10 briefly crossed the heavily fortified border that divides the peninsula.Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), in a statement, said that their military troops is monitoring the movement of North Korean soldiers and taking measures. The North Korean troops were detected at 5 pm […]
At least 26 people have died as wildfires continue to rage across southeastern South Korea. The fires, which began last Friday, have burned over 88,000 acres, making them the worst on record. Thousands have been evacuated, ancient Buddhist temples have been destroyed, and efforts to contain the flames are being hampered by strong winds. South […]
South Korea has initiated a full-scale nationwide response to combat lethal wildfires in the southeastern region, said the acting president on Wednesday.“This is a full-scale national response,” the acting president Han Duck-soo said announcing the elevation of the national wildfire crisis to its highest level. Multiple fires erupted over the weekend, with casualties increasing to […]
4 killed, 6 injured, some 1,500 evacuated as wildfires ravage Korea’s southeastern region (Picture credit: ANI) SEOUL: At least four people were killed, six people were injured and some 1,500 people were evacuated as wildfires fueled by strong winds have scorched areas of the nation’s southeastern region, disaster authorities said Sunday.The fire began in Sancheong […]
South Korea, a beacon of democracy and innovation, recently found itself embroiled in an extraordinary political storm. What began as a seemingly benign act of receiving a luxury handbag escalated into a controversy that shook the nation, culminating in an unprecedented—albeit short-lived—declaration of martial law. The scandal, centered on First Lady Kim Keon-hee and a […]
