North Korea Floats Trash Balloons Over To South Korea For Second Time: ‘Retaliation’
A pedestrian walks along a sidewalk in Seoul on July 24, 2024, past North Korean food packaging, snack wrappers and pieces of paper that appear to be from a trash balloon sent from North Korea. An AFP reporter found North Korean snack wrappers and bags of crackers and other snacks on a street in Seoul […]
Rubbish balloons from North Korea land on presidential office compound in Seoul | South Korea
According to Yonhap News Agency, a balloon loaded with garbage sent by North Korea fell on the grounds of the South Korean presidential office. Other South Korean media reported no damage was caused by the balloons. AFP reported that the South Korean government had mobilized chemical response teams after the balloon explosion. Yonhap News Agency […]
South Korea boosts propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts at border after North Korea flies more balloons
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Sunday it would step up anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with North Korea after North Korea launched more balloons possibly loaded with garbage into the South. The Cold War-style psychological battle between North and South Korea has further escalated already high tensions on the Korean peninsula, […]
DeSantis signs law banning ‘intentional’ release of balloons
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning the “intentional release of balloons” in the state. Lawmakers drafted the bill to minimize the number of balloons that drift offshore and wash up on the state’s beaches. Republican Rep. Linda Cheney introduced the bill, touting support from marine conservation groups and cattle farmers. “Our […]
US Debt-to-GDP Ratio Worsens Further, Despite Solid Economic Growth, as Government Debt Balloons at a Scary Pace
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The economy grew solidly. The debt spiked. The US government debt is measured in “current dollars,” meaning: not adjusted for inflation. So we compare it to GDP in “current dollars,” not adjusted for inflation. The hope is that the current-dollar GDP, grew faster than the current-dollar debt so that the […]
South Korea to suspend military agreement with North Korea over trash balloons
South Korea plans to suspend military ties with North Korea following the North’s recent operation to send balloons filled with garbage to its southern neighbor. The country’s Council of Cabinet members on Tuesday approved a proposal to attach the entire 2018 agreement between the two countries, The Associated Press reported. reportIt will be officially suspended […]
North Korea agrees to stop sending balloons with manure, trash to South Korea
North Korea has agreed to stop sending hundreds of balloons loaded with trash and fertiliser towards South Korea, saying Sunday it had launched a campaign to make its southern neighbour “experience fully how much discomfort it can cause”. The Associated Press reported that North Korea’s announcement came just hours after South Korea said it would […]
North Korea says it will stop sending trash-filled balloons after South Korea’s outcry
North Korea said on Sunday it would stop sending balloons filled with garbage to South Korea after the latter promised “unbearable” measures in retaliation. North Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang said Sunday that North Korea sent the balloons in retaliation for South Korea’s earlier leafleting, which often spreads messages critical of North Korea’s leaders […]
South Korea vows ‘unbearable’ response to North Korea's trash balloons
South Korea vowed on Sunday to take “unbearable” measures against North Korea after it sent more garbage-filled balloons across the border over the weekend. North Korea launched hundreds of more balloons loaded with “filth” into several parts of South Korea, including Seoul, on Saturday. The latest batch of balloons is thought to contain an estimated […]
North Korea sends more balloons filled with trash to South Korea
South Korea’s military said North Korea continued its operation from earlier this week by sending more balloons filled with garbage to South Korea. The Associated Press report. Balloons loaded with “filth” crossed the border again on Saturday, landing in several areas of South Korea’s capital, Seoul. According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, North Korea […]