North Korea sending more troops to Russia, South Korea says
North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia despite the serious injuries that its soldiers are fighting on the frontlines of Ukraine, South Korea's major spy agency said Thursday. Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it was trying to grasp the number of additional troops North Korea has deployed to Russia, according to […]
South Korea Says North Deployed Second Round of Troops to Ukraine War
The South Korean National Intelligence Agency (NIS) warned on Thursday that there was evidence suggesting that Russia had introduced a second infusion of North Korean troops at the Ukrainian War Theatre in early February. The NIS said it was deployed to Kursk, the Russian territory that Ukraine opposed in August, and to Kursk, which expanded […]
North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI | North Korea
North Korea was behind the theft of about $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchanges, the FBI said in what is called the biggest robbery in history. The haul, which reportedly lost some of its value, exceeded the previous record total of $1 billion stolen by dictator Saddam Hussein from the Iraqi central bank […]
Bank of Korea cuts rates to lowest since August 2022 to boost sluggish growth – CNBC
People pass the Korean Exchange (KRX) building in Seoul, South Korea on December 9th, 2024. Daniel Chen | Anadoru | Getty Images South Korea Central bank reduction rate Since August 2022, 25 basis points have been at its lowest since Tuesday, striving to stimulate a slower economy. The Bank of Korea trimmed for the third […]
‘Like a giant Squid Game’: soul searching in South Korea after latest celebrity suicide | South Korea
onOn Friday, Korean columnist Yang Sung Hee I asked Questions that no one seems to have an answer: “When will this end? How many more lives should we lose before this tragic cycle breaks?” Yang's question asked in the Korean Hoangang Daily newspaper was found to be found dead at her home on Sunday in […]
South Korea: Yoon Suk Yeol to become first sitting president to go on criminal trial as hearings begin | South Korea
South Korean President Yoon Soo-Yeol will be the first leader to be tried in a criminal case as a hearing over his bid to impose martial law. The 64-year-old former prosecutor has been in prison since his arrest on rebellion charges in January, and if convicted, he will be sentenced to life in prison or […]
South Korea Blocks China’s DeepSeek After Finding It Leaked Data to Tiktok Parent Company
The Chinese Communist government threw the right thing on Tuesday after South Korea banned China's new Deepseek artificial intelligence (AI) on security and data privacy grounds. Beijing accused Seoul of “politicizing” technology, but the Koreans caught Deepseek Red Handed, sending user personal data back to China. Korea's Privacy Policy Committee (PIPC) I said This is […]
South Korea Must Approve Crypto ETFs ‘Sooner Than Later’ – Bitcoinist
South Korean Exchange Chairman Jeong Eun-Bo recently sought the country's approval of funds (ETFs) traded on crypto exchanges. Amid the crisis in the country's stock market, he has remodeled South Korea's financial industry, urging it to strengthen its markets and compete with other countries. Korea approved “needs” Crypto ETFS Sunday, Chairman of the Korean Stock […]
Delays, edits, and no Son Heung-min: how North Korea watches the Premier League | North Korea
tvNorth Korean viewers must endure more than their fair share of war films. There may be only one winner there. But even countries like North Korea who are wary of external influences seem unable to resist the temptation of Premier League football. Don't watch live action, let alone what Gary Lineker presents in his pants. […]
North Korea vows 'toughest' anti-America policies ahead of Trump's second term
Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) argues Kim Jong Un is likely trying to be recognized as a nuclear power … source