North Korea has fired unidentified projectiles, South Korea claims

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:38:19 +0000

North Korea has fired unidentified projectiles, South Korea claims

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Wednesday fired several unidentified projectiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, less than a week after the North launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.

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S. Korean fishermen held in North Korea return home

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:37:41 +0000

S. Korean fishermen held in North Korea return home

SEOUL  — A Russian fishing vessel and its crew, including two South Koreans, held by North Korea have returned home, the Ministry of Unification said Sunday. 

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N. Korean fishing boat being probed for ‘mistakenly’ crossing into South

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 08:31:42 +0000

N. Korean fishing boat being probed for ‘mistakenly’ crossing into South

A North Korean fishing boat carrying three passengers crossed the sea border into South Korea in the East Sea late Saturday, Seoul’s military said Sunday.

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North Korea says missile test was ‘solemn warning’ to South Korea

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:16:12 +0000

North Korea says missile test was 'solemn warning' to South Korea

North Korea says its latest missile test that included a new type of a tactical guided weapon was meant as a “solemn warning” to South Korea

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Kim Jong-un inspects new submarine to be deployed in East Sea—state media

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 08:19:50 +0000

Kim Jong-un inspects new submarine to be deployed in East Sea—state media

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a newly constructed submarine, calling for the development of naval armed forces to boost the country’s military capabilities, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday.

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Seoul silent on Tokyo’s arbitration offer

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:49:40 +0000

Seoul silent on Tokyo’s arbitration offer

South Korea offered no answer Thursday to Japan’s call to settle the row over Tokyo’s wartime forced labor through third-country arbitration, raising tensions further between the neighbors, with both countries turning down resolution proposals from the other.

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Jones Cup: Mighty Sports beats Canada, Koreans next

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:30:47 +0000

The 6-foot-4 Gray from Dominican University of California – a NCAA Division II school in the US – shot 6-of-8 from three-point territory as he led a balanced attack by the Philippines representative to the annual tournament.

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Bombarded with deliveries, veteran postal worker asks for family time

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:50:03 +0000

Bombarded with deliveries, veteran postal worker asks for family time

HANAM, Gyeonggi Province — In a nation heavily reliant on fast-speed delivery services, postal workers’ first-ever strike in the 135 year history of the Korea Post would have brought 245 post offices nationwide to a standstill.

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Trump heads for DMZ after inviting Kim to ‘Say hello’

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:15:35 +0000

US President Donald Trump arrives at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on June 29, 2019. - US President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on June 29 after inviting Kim Jong Un, the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, to an impromptu meeting in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)

US President Donald Trump heads for the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Sunday and a possible impromptu summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in what would be a remarkable diplomatic spectacle.

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