N. Korea successfully hacks scores of S. Korean officials: Spy agency
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea successfully hacked the smartphones of scores of senior South Korean officials recently, a ruling party lawmaker said Friday, citing Seoul’s spy agency. “(The North) sent...
View ArticleNorth Korea warns of pre-emptive strikes against the South
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and “liberate” the South in its latest outburst against the annual joint military drills by the United...
View ArticleMagnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes N. Korea
SEOUL (Yonhap) — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck North Korea early Monday, South Korea’s state weather agency said. The quake was detected at 5:17 a.m. Monday in an area some 21km east of Songlim,...
View ArticleN. Korea demands Seoul’s apology, compensation for boat collision
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea on Monday belatedly called on the South Korean government to apologize and pay compensation for a boat collision that occurred last October. North Korea had previously...
View ArticleUN envoy urges prosecution of N. Korean leader for human rights violations
GENEVA (Yonhap) — A special rapporteur of the United Nations on North Korean human rights called for the prosecution of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other ranking officials of the communist...
View Article[WaPo] North Korea claims it could wipe out Manhattan with a hydrogen bomb
[THE WASHINGTON POST] — North Korea claimed Sunday that it could wipe out Manhattan by sending a hydrogen bomb on a ballistic missile to the heart of New York City, the latest in a string of brazen...
View ArticleN. Korea’s Kim warns of impending nuclear and rocket tests
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea said Tuesday it plans to conduct nuclear warhead and ballistic missile tests “soon,” continuing its provocations since testing what it claimed to be a hydrogen bomb on Jan....
View ArticleAide to N. Korean leader sent for ‘reeducation’ after son watched S. Korean...
SEOUL (Yonhap) — A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un disappeared for several months last year as he received “reeducation” at a rural farm after his eldest son was found to have watched...
View ArticleN. Korea warns of preemptive attack against S. Korea
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea said Wednesday its military will launch a preemptive attack if it sees any signs that the South Korean and U.S. troops involved in annual joint military drills are...
View ArticleMagnitude 2.2 artificial quake detected in N. Korea: KMA
SEOUL (Yonhap) — An artificial earthquake occurred in North Korea Wednesday, presumably due to a blast, South Korea’s meteorological agency said. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration...
View ArticleN. Korea sentences US tourist to 15 yrs in prison
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for subversion. He allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda...
View ArticleObama issues executive order imposing fresh sanctions on N. Korea
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive imposing fresh sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday, further tightening the screws on the communist nation for its defiant nuclear...
View ArticleChina, Japan unite in support for sanctions on North Korea
BEIJING (AP) — The foreign ministers of China and Japan have reaffirmed their nations’ commitment to the full implementation of United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its recent nuclear...
View ArticleSeoul: North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the missile flew 800 kilometers (500 miles) before crashing...
View ArticleTwo N. Koreans carrying 150K in cash detained in Sri Lanka
SEOUL (Yonhap) — Two North Koreans have been detained in Sri Lanka after carrying US$150,000 in cash, sources said Thursday, with the local customs office opening an investigation into the case....
View ArticleN. Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one blows up in flight
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea launched two missiles on Friday in the latest show of force against the ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, but one appears to have...
View ArticleUN strongly condemns North Korea ballistic missile launches
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches, calling them “unacceptable” and a clear violation of U.N. resolutions banning such tests....
View ArticleNorth Korea fires 5 short-range projectiles: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday, Seoul officials said, in a continuation of weapon launches it has carried out in apparent response to...
View ArticleN. Korea warns of retaliation against Park
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea threatened Wednesday to wage a retaliatory war against President Park Geun-hye in the latest show of defiance against tougher sanctions and joint military drills between...
View ArticleN. Korea sends ‘message of sympathy’ for Brussels attacks
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea’s ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam sent “a message of sympathy” to Belgium on Wednesday for the deadly terrorist attacks in its capital a day earlier, the North’s official...
View ArticlePark orders military to brace for possible N. Korean provocation
SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye ordered the military to strengthen security across South Korea, a government official said Thursday, as North Korea has ratcheted up its threats against its...
View Article[AP EXCLUSIVE] US remains in N. Korea lost in political limbo
RYONGYON-RI, North Korea [ASSOCIATED PRESS] — The village elder put his shovel aside, stooped down by a scraggly bush and pulled a sack from the freshly turned dirt. Spreading open the sack, he reached...
View ArticleN. Korea leader warns Seoul’s govt organizations will be destroyed
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the military to be ready to strike government organizations in Seoul, the North’s state media said Friday, amid heightened tension on the...
View ArticleKorean American detained in North Korea says he’s sorry for spying
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American detained in North Korea said he had spied against the country and asked for forgiveness at a media presentation Friday, nine days after a U.S. tourist was...
View ArticleN. Korea threatens to take military action unless S. Korea complies with...
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea warned Saturday that its military is ready to attack Seoul’s presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes for “treason” and...
View ArticleTrump says S. Korea can have nukes, considers pulling out US troops
SEOUL (Yonhap) — Republican front-runner Donald Trump said in a news interview released over the weekend that if he becomes president, he will allow South Korea to have its own nuclear weapons and...
View ArticleN. Korea again fires short-range projectile
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea fired a short-range projectile in an apparent show of defiance against toughened international sanctions over its nuclear test and long-range missile launch, South Korea’s...
View ArticleUS: NKorea threat compels security steps China won’t like
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that if North Korea keeps advancing its weapons programs, the U.S. will be compelled to take defensive measures that China will not like. Deputy...
View ArticleN. Korea clamping down on people making phone calls with South Koreans: sources
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has been intensifying a “sting operation” to arrest people making contact with South Koreans using mobile phones, especially in border areas near China, sources said...
View ArticleNorth Korea, again, demands halt to US-South Korea war games
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — It’s a demand North Korea has been making for decades: The United States and South Korea must immediately suspend their annual military exercises if there is to be peace...
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