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    1 more Korean vessel exits Strait of Hormuz

    One additional Korean-operated vessel has exited the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded there amid the U.S.-Iran war, bringing the total number of ships remaining in the region to just two, the oceans ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the vehicle carrier bound for Korea safely passed through the strategic waterway and is sailing normally, with six Korean sailors on board. It was among the 26 Korea-related vessels that had been stranded in the strait after Iran blocked shipping routes in the waterway in late February amid its conflict with the United States and Israel. With the latest departure, only the HMM Namu, which sustained damage in Iranian-linked missile attacks and is undergoing repairs at a port in Dubai, and one other ship are Korea-linked vessels still within the Persian Gulf. The ministry said the HMM Namu is expected to leave the strait in late July after repairs are completed, while the other vessel will likely resume its sailing in accordance with its shipping schedule. A total of 35 Korean sailors now remain in the Persian Gulf, includin

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    1 more Korean vessel exits Strait of Hormuz
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    Korea, Int'l Red Cross discuss ways to expand cooperation on humanitarian aid

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Korea, Int'l Red Cross discuss ways to expand cooperation on humanitarian aid
  • North Korea

    N. Korea's Kim vows strong ties with China on founding anniversary of Chinese Communist Party

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    N. Korea's Kim vows strong ties with China on founding anniversary of Chinese Communist Party
  • North Korea

    S. Korean, Ukraine FMs agree to resolve North Korean POW issue under international law

    3 MIN READBy Park Ji-won
    S. Korean, Ukraine FMs agree to resolve North Korean POW issue under international law
  • North Korea

    N. Korea's port activity jumps fivefold since 2019, suggesting illicit coal trade: report

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    N. Korea's port activity jumps fivefold since 2019, suggesting illicit coal trade: report
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Scholarships for Vietnamese students

Officials from the Korean Embassy in Vietnam and the Korea Chamber of Business In Vietnam (KOCHAM) pose during the Korea CSR Day event in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday (local time). KOCHAM has granted scholarships worth 1.15 billion dong ($47,300) to 115 local students. Yonhap

Dec 1, 2023By Kim Hyun-bin
Scholarships for Vietnamese students
North Korea

N. Korean leader calls for increased aerial combat posture amid tension over satellite launch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the air force to enhance its combat posture to immediately respond to military threats by enemies, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday.

Dec 1, 2023
N. Korean leader calls for increased aerial combat posture amid tension over satellite launch
North Korea

US leaves N. Korea on state sponsors of terrorism list in 2022 report

The United States has kept North Korea on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, an annual State Department report showed Thursday, noting the reclusive regime repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism.

Dec 1, 2023
US leaves N. Korea on state sponsors of terrorism list in 2022 report
North Korea

US slaps additional sanctions against N. Korea in response to spy satellite launch

The United States on Thursday sanctioned a North Korean cyber espionage group and eight foreign-based agents of the reclusive regime in response to Pyongyang's spy satellite launch last week, the Department of Treasury said.

Dec 1, 2023
US slaps additional sanctions against N. Korea in response to spy satellite launch
Foreign Affairs

Yoon's state visit to Netherlands to focus on semiconductor cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol will use his upcoming state visit to the Netherlands to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in the semiconductor industry, his office said Friday.

Dec 1, 2023
Yoon's state visit to Netherlands to focus on semiconductor cooperation
North Korea

South Korea halts Panmunjom tour again over armed North Korean troops in DMZ

A tour program to the truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border has been suspended again as safety concerns increased due to North Korean soldiers armed with pistols in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, the unification ministry said Thursday.

Nov 30, 2023
South Korea halts Panmunjom tour again over armed North Korean troops in DMZ
Foreign Affairs

Korea to closely review Japan's UNESCO registration bid for woodblock prints of Tripitaka Koreana: foreign ministry

Korea will thoroughly review Japan's application for the listing of Buddhist scriptures, printed with ancient Korean Buddhist wooden printing blocks, on the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World Register, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Nov 30, 2023
Korea to closely review Japan's UNESCO registration bid for woodblock prints of Tripitaka Koreana: foreign ministry
North Korea

Experts forecast greater difficulties in inter-Korean relations if Trump reelected

The possibility of a return of Donald Trump to the White House would likely revive talks between the United States and North Korea and could raise doubts over any commitments made by Washington to Seoul under President Joe Biden, who is struggling in recent polls against Trump, experts said, Thursday.

Nov 30, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Experts forecast greater difficulties in inter-Korean relations if Trump reelected
North Korea

NK says spy satellite took photos of US bases in San Diego, Japan

North Korea said Thursday the country's military spy satellite has taken photos of U.S. military facilities in San Diego and Japan, as well as the Suez Canal in Egypt.

Nov 30, 2023
NK says spy satellite took photos of US bases in San Diego, Japan
  • Red flag raised on North Korea's unchecked space ambitions
North Korea

Red flag raised on North Korea's unchecked space ambitions

North Korea’s spy satellite, Malligyong-1, which entered Earth's orbit on Nov. 21, is being increasingly perceived as less threatening than initially feared after a technological setback was revealed in its images. The photographs taken by the spy satellite are believed to have a resolution far below what is required for military purposes.

Nov 29, 2023By Kang Hyun-kyung
Red flag raised on North Korea's unchecked space ambitions
  • NK says spy satellite took photos of US bases in San Diego, Japan
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