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, […]
South Korea to Air Daily Anti-Communist Broadcasts Against North Korea
South Korea’s military said Friday it had begun constant daily loudspeaker broadcasts on the border with North Korea, featuring mainly anti-Communist content, news banned by the Kim regime and popular South Korean music. North Korea’s communist dictatorship tightly controls the media its citizens can legally view and has long stated that South Korean loudspeaker broadcasts […]
Former White House official Sue Mi Terry accused of acting as South Korea agent in exchange for luxury goods
A foreign policy expert who previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and the White House National Security Council has been indicted on U.S. charges alleging he worked as an unregistered agent for the South Korean government in exchange for luxury goods and other gifts. According to the indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court on […]
Ex-White House official accused of working as South Korea agent in exchange for luxury goods | US news
A foreign policy expert who previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and the White House National Security Council has been indicted on U.S. charges alleging he worked as an unregistered agent for the South Korean government in exchange for luxury goods and other gifts. According to the indictment unsealed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, […]
North Korea diplomat flees to South in highest ranking envoy defection since 2016 – report | North Korea
A South Korean newspaper reported that a senior North Korean official in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, becoming the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to defect to South Korea since 2016. Before defecting to South Korea, Ri Il-gyu, 52, was in charge of political affairs at the North Korean embassy in Cuba. Chosun Ilbo […]
South Korea claims ‘StarWars’ laser program forthcoming at North Korean border
South Korea is preparing to introduce a laser-based defense system that could more easily destroy drones coming from North Korea. The “Block I” program, also known as “Star Wars,” aims to make South Korea the first military in the world to weaponize directed light. “Our country will become the first in the world to deploy […]
South Korea president to discuss the threat of North Korea at this week’s NATO summit
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, will attend the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. The meeting is being celebrated as “Marking 75 years of the Alliance” and will be an important discussion of geopolitical strategy amid heightened tensions worldwide. “Seventy-five years ago, 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C. […]