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North Korea bolstering nukes, weapon stockpiles

North Korea bolstering nukes, weapon stockpiles

The test-firing was meant to verify an ability to hit a 320 km-range target, suggesting it’s a weapon aimed at striking sites in South Korea

20 September,2024 07:28 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
N Korea discloses uranium facility as Kim calls for more nuclear weapons

N Korea discloses uranium facility as Kim calls for more nuclear weapons

It said Kim ordered officials to push forward the introduction of a new-type centrifuge, which has reached its completion stage

13 September,2024 08:18 AM IST | Seoul | AP
South Korea finds more proof of forced adoption

South Korea finds more proof of forced adoption

Brothers Home, which shipped children abroad as part of a huge, profit-seeking enterprise that exploited thousands of people trapped within the Busan

10 September,2024 07:35 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
N Korea shows new drone attacking Seoul

N Korea shows new drone attacking Seoul

The drone test came as the US and South Korean militaries conduct the large-scale Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, which continue through Thursday

04 September,2024 09:34 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
North Korea tests suicide drones for ‘war readiness’

North Korea tests suicide drones for ‘war readiness’

It cited a report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) about the North Korean Supreme Leader supervising test organised by the Drone Institute of the Academy of Defence Sciences

27 August,2024 08:18 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons towards South Korea

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons towards South Korea

South Korea's military says North Korea is again flying balloons, likely carrying trash, towards the south, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions between the war-divided rivals

10 August,2024 08:51 PM IST | Seoul | mid-day online correspondent
Vladimir Putin offers disaster aid to North Korea

Vladimir Putin offers disaster aid to North Korea

Russia’s state news agency Tass carried a similar report, saying that Putin told Kim in the message: “You can always count on our assistance and support.”

05 August,2024 07:40 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
S Korea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea

S Korea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea

It’s unclear whether North Korea would accept South Korea’s proposal for help

02 August,2024 06:11 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea

South Korea’s mass-circulation Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported earlier Tuesday that the North Korean diplomat, named Ri Il Kyu, fled to South Korea with his wife and children in November last year

17 July,2024 07:28 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
N Korea to resend trash balloons to S Korea

N Korea to resend trash balloons to S Korea

South Korea responded by suspending a 2018 tension-reduction deal with North Korea and resumed live-fire drills at border areas.

15 July,2024 08:20 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies

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