North Korea trash balloon causes fire on rooftop of building in Seoul

Agence France Presse 09/17/2024

SEOUL — A trash balloon from North Korea landed on a Seoul building rooftop and caused a fire, a local fire department said Monday, among thousands of balloons Pyongyang has sent southward this year, sparking a tit-for-tat…

North Korea Olympians not given Samsung phones: IOC

08/09/2024

Seoul, South Korea – North Korean Olympians have not received Samsung smartphones, unlike athletes from other countries, the IOC told AFP on Thursday, hours after Seoul suggested that providing them the phones could violate UN sanctions against the…

North Korea deploys 250 missile launchers to southern border, state media

Agence France Presse 08/05/2024

North Korea has deployed 250 ballistic missile launchers to its southern border, with leader Kim Jong Un describing the weapons as a “powerful treasured sword” to defend its sovereignty, state media said Monday. The olive green mobile…

BTS music vs trash: 2 Koreas start bizarre psychological warfare

Associated Press 06/12/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — Mammoth South Korean loudspeakers blaring BTS music. Large North Korean balloons carrying manure, cigarette butts and waste batteries. Small South Korean civilian leaflets slamming North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Day after day,…

North Korea flies trash-carrying balloons to South Korea in another retaliation against leafletting

06/09/2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons to South Korea again in its third such campaign since late May, the South’s military said, just days after South Korean activists floated their own…

North Korea sends 600 more trash-filled balloons over border

Agence France Presse 06/02/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has sent around 600 more trash-filled balloons containing everything from cigarette butts to plastic across the border, Seoul’s military said Sunday, adding that security personnel were collecting them as they landed.…

Filipinas’ U17 squad bow down to North Korea

Glendale G. Rosal 05/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Women’s National Football Team’s under-17 squad hit a brick wall when they absorbed a lopsided, 0-6, defeat in the hands of North Korea in their game in the 2024 AFC U-17…

North Korea fires ballistic missile as South hosts democracy conference

03/18/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, at a time when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul to attend a…

North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea

02/08/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements signed with South Korea on promoting economic cooperation, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday, as the two Koreas’ relations continue to…

North Korea tested firing cruise missiles on Feb 2 -KCNA

02/03/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea tested its cruise missiles as well as new land-to-air missiles off its west coast on Feb. 2, state media reported on Saturday, confirming a barrage of launches for weapons it said are…

North Korea: Kim inspects warships as country prepares for conflict

Agence France Presse 02/02/2024

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected warships at a shipyard in a renewed drive to bolster his naval forces as his country ramps up “war preparations”, state media said Friday. In recent weeks, Kim has declared…

North Korea says it tested new strategic cruise missile

01/25/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said it tested its new strategic cruise missile on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported on Thursday, confirming what the South Korean military said the day before. The missile dubbed “Pulhwasal-3-31” is currently under…

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