SEOUL — North Korea on Wednesday launched a space vehicle carrying its first military reconnaissance satellite designed to monitor the South Korean and American militaries, South Korean defense officials said, briefly triggering “false alarm” evacuation alerts in South Korea and Japan. The South Korean military indicated hours later that the North Korean launch had been […]
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North Korea Says It Launched a Solid-Fuel ICBM, a First
North Korea said on Friday that it had test-launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, technology that would be a significant step forward for its missile program if developed successfully. The launch on Thursday, off the North’s east coast, was reported at the time by South Korea’s military, which said only that […]
To Combat Food Shortages, North Korea Deploys the Military
Hundreds of thousands of North Korean troops are mobilizing to help plant and harvest crops. The country’s military is rejiggering some of its munitions factories to produce tractors and threshing machines, while also converting some airfields into greenhouses. Soldiers are reportedly being asked to extend their service by three years and spend them on farms. […]
In a First, South Korea Is Ordered to Compensate a Vietnam War Victim
SEOUL — A court in Seoul ruled on Tuesday that South Korean marines were guilty of committing a massacre of unarmed villagers during the Vietnam War and ordered the South Korean government to compensate one of the Vietnamese victims. The ruling was the first of its kind and expected to set a precedent in the […]
North Korea Vows to Escalate Nuclear Threat Against the South
SEOUL — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, vowed to expand his country’s nuclear capabilities against rival South Korea “exponentially,” indicating that he would escalate his military brinkmanship in the new year despite sanctions from abroad and economic woes at home. During a five-day meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party that ended in Pyongyang on Saturday, […]
North Korea Fires Missiles Capable of Reaching Japan
SEOUL — North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, launching missiles potentially capable of reaching Japan, days after Tokyo vowed to double its military spending to help guard against the growing threats from China and North Korea. The launches were the first by the North since the country fired […]
How Old Are You? South Korea Tries to Simplify What Should Be a Simple Question.
Next year, South Koreans will turn a year or two younger — if only on paper. South Korean lawmakers voted on Thursday to standardize the way the government counts a person’s age, in an attempt to move away from the use of several alternate methods — including a distinctively Korean tradition of counting people as […]
North Korea Launches Another ICBM, One of Its Most Powerful Yet
SEOUL — North Korea on Friday launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile this month and one of its most powerful yet, South Korean and Japanese officials said, pressing ahead with its recent barrage of weapons tests in defiance of admonitions from the United States and its allies. The missile landed in waters west of Hokkaido, […]
At Least 146 Killed as Halloween Crowd Surge Turns Deadly in South Korea
Another 150 were reported injured when they were crushed during a Halloween celebration in Seoul on Saturday night.
North Korea Tests a Missile and Flies Warplanes Near Border With South
South Korea dispatched its own warplanes in a show of force as the North appeared intent on keeping tensions high on the Korean Peninsula.