SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for monitoring the United States’ “reckless” military exercises with rival South Korea. The statement came a day after North Korea notified Japan’s coast guard that itContinue Reading
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s rocket launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea’s rocket launch during a newsContinue Reading
Japan’s coast guard said North Korea has notified it that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit FILE – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspectsContinue Reading
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives at a hospital in Seoul, on July 20, 2021. The government says it will grant a special pardon to Park, who is serving a lengthy prison term for a series of corruption charges. Yonhap via AP hide caption toggle caption Yonhap via APContinue Reading
SEOUL — South Korea has the lowest birthrate in the world, but parents say the government isn’t making it any easier for them to have children when hundreds of public facilities across the country are designated “no-kids zones.” Earlier this month, a lawmaker took her toddler to the National AssemblyContinue Reading
Officials from Japan and South Korea eyed a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before it begins the controversial release of treated but radioactive water to sea. It’s one of their major sticking points between the two sides that are quickly thawing long-strained ties. DiscussionsContinue Reading
Comment on this storyComment An incursion of South Korean airspace by North Korean drones exposed Seoul’s lack of preparedness in defending against such threats, and it will likely take years for the military to correct its shortcomings, according to a classified U.S. intelligence assessment of the December incident. The findings,Continue Reading
Rhee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, at an event during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 14, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong says it’s too early toContinue Reading
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands following a joint news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on March 16th. Kiyoshi Ota/AP hide caption toggle caption Kiyoshi Ota/AP South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime MinisterContinue Reading
SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang.Continue Reading