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Loudspeaker broadcasts re-emerge as inter-Korean issue

Loudspeaker broadcasts re-emerge as inter-Korean issue

The issue of propaganda loudspeakers along the border may re-emerge as an area of disagreement between South and North Korea, in the wake of Pyongyang's claim that Seoul has resumed the use of loudspeaker broadcasts. Diplomatic observers say the loudspeaker issue could ratchet up tensions further on the Korean Peninsula.

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-10-25 16:35

N. Korea likely to conduct nuclear test, but US prepared for all contingencies: State Dept.

N. Korea likely to conduct nuclear test, but US prepared for all contingencies: State Dept.

North Korea is believed to be continuing preparations for a nuclear test while the U.S. is set to face any threat posed by the recalcitrant country, a state department spokesperson said Monday.

2022-10-25 09:15

Tensions escalate as two Koreas exchange warning shots

Tensions escalate as two Koreas exchange warning shots

South and North Korea exchanged warning shots, Monday, accusing each other of border violations in the West Sea, in what is already a period of heightened tension. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), a North Korean merchant ship invaded the Northern Limit Line (NLL) at 3:42 a.m. and the South Korean Navy responded with 20 warning messages and as many wa...

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-10-24 15:50

N. Korean leader sends congratulatory letter after Xi secures 3rd term

N. Korean leader sends congratulatory letter after Xi secures 3rd term

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent his congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping after Xi was appointed as leader of the country for an unprecedented third term, its state media reported Sunday. Kim sent the letter after the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) formally reelected Xi the party's general secretary for another five years, according to ...

2022-10-23 21:39

Survey: North Koreans still watching South Korean media despite brutal crackdown: survey

Survey: North Koreans still watching South Korean media despite brutal crackdown: survey

North Koreans continue to consume videos and music from South Korea despite the growing threat of prison terms and even death, according to a new survey of both defectors and people still inside the country.

2022-10-21 23:44

Gov't to make every effort to seek release of S. Korean detainees in N. Korea: minister

Gov't to make every effort to seek release of S. Korean detainees in N. Korea: minister

Unification Minister Kwon Young-se said Friday the government will mobilize all available means to win the release of South Korean detainees in North Korea.

2022-10-21 15:11

S. Korea considering co-sponsoring UN resolution on NK human rights: ministry

S. Korea considering co-sponsoring UN resolution on NK human rights: ministry

South Korea is "positively" considering co-sponsoring a U.N. resolution condemning North Korea's grave human rights conditions after refraining from doing so for years under the preceding liberal administration, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Thursday.

2022-10-20 16:48

Seoul urges NK to honor 2018 accord on reducing military tensions

Seoul urges NK to honor 2018 accord on reducing military tensions

South Korea's unification ministry on Thursday called on North Korea to honor a 2018 inter-Korean agreement on reducing military tensions as Pyongyang's latest artillery firing constitutes a violation of the accord.

2022-10-20 14:46

N. Korea fires another round of artillery shells into western 'buffer zone': S. Korean military

N. Korea fires another round of artillery shells into western 'buffer zone': S. Korean military

North Korea fired around 100 additional artillery shells into waters off its west coast Wednesday, South Korea's military said, following its overnight launch of artillery rounds. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the shells lobbed into the Yellow Sea from Yonan County, South Hwanghae Province, starting at 12:30 p.m.

2022-10-19 14:43

US maintains range of potential responses to N. Korean provocation: Pentagon

US maintains range of potential responses to N. Korean provocation: Pentagon

The United States maintains a whole range of responses it may take when necessary against North Korean provocations, a Department of Defense spokesperson said Tuesday.

2022-10-19 09:32

N. Korea fires another round of artillery shells into western 'buffer zone': S. Korean military

N. Korea fires artillery shells into inter-Korean buffer zone: JCS

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