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South Korea says monitoring North Korea border incursions, maintains readiness
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (173+ words) Published Sep 09, 2026, 09:52 AM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 10:18 AM SEOUL - South Korea's military said on...line separating the two Koreas, and maintaining a firm state of military readiness....The statement came in response to a report by newspaper Chosun Ilbo that North Korean…...
US-South Korea military drills schedule expected to be cut in half, South Korean media say
3+ week, 5+ day ago (205+ words) Korea, on Aug 18....expected to be cut by about half, various South Korean media reported on Aug 18 and 19....The reports by South Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC and newspaper Kyunghyang comes after US President Donald...The US Forces Korea declined comment…...
Seoul says South Korea and US vow close cooperation on North Korea
2+ week, 6+ day ago (518+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) meeting South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the sidelines...nuclear issue, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported....by the initials of its official name, the Republic of Korea....on the importance…...
Japan takes centre stage in Korea Cup and Korea Sprint
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (710+ words) Jockey Takayuki Yano raising his arms after Diktaean landed back-to-back wins in the Grade 2 Korea Cup...08:36 PM Updated Sep 06, 2026, 08:50 PM Japan underlined its dominance by sweeping both the Grade 2 Korea...Cup (1,800m) and Grade 3 Korea Sprint (1,200m) at LetsRun Park in Seoul…...
China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions
3+ week, 4+ day ago (400+ words) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun during their meeting...2026, 05:17 PM Updated Aug 20, 2026, 05:28 PM BEIJING - China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged South Korea...to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula....Wang made the remarks…...
North Korea to send around 100 athletes to Asian Games in Japan
2+ week, 5+ day ago (195+ words) Published Aug 26, 2026, 01:33 PM Aug 26 - North Korea will send around 100 athletes competing in 14 sports...later this year, the secretary general of the country's Olympic Committee has told a Tokyo-based newspaper...Relations with Japan are frequently strained and North Korea decided not…...
North Korea fires projectile towards sea, says South Korea
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (321+ words) Published Sep 12, 2026, 05:26 AM Updated Sep 12, 2026, 06:06 AM SEOUL - North Korea fired an unidentified...projectile towards the Sea of Japan on Sept 12, South Korea‘s defence ministry said....The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch towards the body…...
North Korea denounces US-South Korea joint military drills: KCNA
3+ week, 5+ day ago (281+ words) A KCNA commentary called the US and South Korea “warmongers” that raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula...Published Aug 19, 2026, 06:01 AM Updated Aug 19, 2026, 06:22 AM SEOUL - North Korea denounced military...A KCNA commentary called the US and South Korea "warmongers" that raise…...
South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump’s figure
3+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) Published Aug 20, 2026, 12:36 PM Updated Aug 20, 2026, 01:59 PM SEOUL - South Korea estimates North Korea...Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers that North Korea was generally believed to have around 80...South Korea has traditionally avoided publicly disclosing detailed estimates of North Korea’s…...
North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day
4+ week, 1+ day ago (298+ words) Published Aug 16, 2026, 10:10 AM Updated Aug 16, 2026, 10:15 AM SEOUL, Aug 16 - North Korean leader Kim...The North Korean leader expressed hope for the future of ties that had "carried forward the history of...Also on Saturday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called…...