Defense posture against NK threats bolstered under Yoon administration: ministry South Korea's military has significantly bolstered its defense posture against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats during the incumbent administration, the defense ministry said Monday, citing an increase in the deployment of U.S. strategic assets and field training exercises.Nov 18, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea reviews measures to reclaim loans to N. Korea over destruction of land routes The unification ministry said Monday it is reviewing measures to reclaim loans granted to North Korea for building inter-Korean roads and train tracks after the North blew them up in October.Nov 18, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea says N. Korea is 'crossing line' with trash balloon campaign South Korea's military on Monday condemned North Korea for "crossing the line" with its continued sending of trash-carrying balloons to the South and warned that all responsibility lies within the North.Nov 18, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea sends trash-carrying balloons to S. Korea for 1st time in 3 weeks North Korea again sent balloons carrying trash toward South Korea on Monday, the military here said, resuming its balloon campaign after about a three-week hiatus.Nov 18, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's Kim calls for bolstering nuclear forces 'without limitation,' completing war preparations North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for bolstering the country's nuclear forces "without limitation" and completing war preparations, accusing South Korea, the United States and Japan of threatening regional peace through military cooperation.Nov 18, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's GPS jamming continues for 10th day North Korea's jamming of GPS signals across the border with South Korea continued Sunday for the 10th consecutive day, the military said.Nov 17, 2024By Yonhap
NK leader's sister says Seoul will have to pay 'dear price' for leaflets The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Sunday that South Korea will have to pay a "dear price" for sending propaganda leaflets across the border the previous day.Nov 17, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's GPS jamming expands to wider regions along inter-Korean border: official North Korea appears to be jamming GPS signals in wider regions along its border with South Korea, a military official said Saturday, with the series of jamming believed to be linked to the North's own training against drones.Nov 16, 2024By Yonhap
US to deter nuclear threats from N. Korea, China, Russia 'simultaneously': Pentagon reportAn updated U.S. nuclear employment strategy calls for the United States to be able to deter threats from North Korea, China and Russia "simultaneously" during peacetime, a crisis and in conflict, a Pentagon report showed Friday.Nov 16, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader 'sensitive' to int'l human rights pressure: ex-N. Korean diplomat North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is very "sensitive" to international pressure over his country's human rights situation because he knows suppressing the issue is crucial to retaining his hereditary power, a former North Korean diplomat said Friday.Nov 15, 2024By Yonhap
