A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim
5 months, 1 week ago

A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North’s ruling elite that likely hurt leader Kim Jong Un’s push to bolster his leadership. In 2023, about 10 North Koreans categorized as members of the country’s elite group resettled in South Korea — more than in recent years, according South Korea’s Unification Ministry. In recent months, tensions on the Korean Peninsula have soared over North Korea’s launches of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea and its continuation of missile tests. On Tuesday, Kim’s sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, warned South Korea of unspecified “gruesome” consequences, saying that South Korean-sent leaflets were found again in the North.

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South Korea's Yoon accused of plotting North Korea provocation to justify martial law
2 weeks ago

South Korea's Yoon accused of plotting North Korea provocation to justify martial law

Firstpost  

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing new allegations that he may have provoked Pyongyang to justify his controversial decision of declaring martial law in the country nearly a week ago, according to a report South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing new allegations that he may have provoked Pyongyang to justify his controversial decision of declaring martial law in …

Chaos in South Korea
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chaos in South Korea

ABC  

Nick Grimm: G'day, welcome to PM, I'm Nick Grimm, coming to you from Gadigal land in Sydney. Nick Grimm: After a day of political chaos in South Korea, the country's main opposition party has vowed to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol unless he resigns immediately. Sarah Maunder: Dr Song says political commentators and the country's opposition are …

South Korea Warns of North Korea's Troop Deployment in Russia: 'A Significant Security Threat'
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2 months ago

South Korea Warns of North Korea's Troop Deployment in Russia: 'A Significant Security Threat'

News 18  

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul Monday to criticize Pyongyang's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Russia's war in Ukraine. The foreign ministry expressed grave concerns regarding North Korea's recent dispatch of troops to Russia and strongly urged the immediate withdrawal of North Korean forces and the cessation of related cooperation.

Sister of North Korea’s leader threatens South Korea over drone flights
2 months, 1 week ago

Sister of North Korea’s leader threatens South Korea over drone flights

LA Times  

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 2, 2019. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday accused South Korea of avoiding responsibility for flights of drones over the North’s capital, and warned of a “terrible …

North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones over Pyongyang, threatens to retaliate if it happens again
2 months, 1 week ago

North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones over Pyongyang, threatens to retaliate if it happens again

ABC  

North Korea has accused South Korea of sending drones across the border to fly over the North's capital, Pyongyang, describing the move as a political and military provocation that requires retaliatory action. North Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday, local time, that South Korean drones were detected on October 3, as well as Wednesday and Thursday this …

North Korean soldier defects to South through heavily militarised border
4 months ago

North Korean soldier defects to South through heavily militarised border

The Independent  

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North Korean defects to South by crossing Yellow Sea maritime border
4 months, 1 week ago

North Korean defects to South by crossing Yellow Sea maritime border

The Independent  

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North Korea’s former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection
4 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea’s former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. Ri, 52, is the highest-ranking North Korean to defect to South Korea since Tae Yongho, a former minister of the North Korean Embassy in London, arrived in South Korea in 2016. North Korea allegedly has a long history of assassinating or making attempts to kill high-level defectors, the estranged …

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea's Presidential compound
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea's Presidential compound

The Hindu  

Trash from at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean Presidential compound on July 24, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities from North Korean provocations. But experts say South Korea needs to shoot incoming North Korean balloons at border areas next time, as it’s not clear whether North Korea would put in hazardous …

North Korean trash balloon lands near South Korean president’s office
4 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korean trash balloon lands near South Korean president’s office

The Independent  

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North Korean trash balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office
4 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korean trash balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office

Hindustan Times  

SEOUL, South Korea — Yonhap news agency says North Korean trash-carrying balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office. North Korean trash balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office Yonhap gave no further details. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the North Korean balloons were flying north of Seoul …

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Trash carried by at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound on Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities during North Korean provocations. The more than 2,000 North Korean balloons discovered in South Korea in the past weeks carried wastepaper, scraps of cloth, cigarette butts and even …

North Korea launches balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea
5 months ago

North Korea launches balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea

Deccan Chronicle  

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea resumed flying balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Thursday, the South's military said, days after it vowed to respond to what it called repeated South Korean civilian leafleting campaigns in the North. Beginning in late May, North Korea has floated numerous balloons carrying wastepaper, scraps of cloth, cigarette butts and even manure toward …

Ex-North Korean diplomat appointed a vice minister in South Korea, the highest post for any defector
5 months ago

Ex-North Korean diplomat appointed a vice minister in South Korea, the highest post for any defector

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president on Thursday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice minister, the highest-level government job for any of the thousands of North Koreans who have resettled in South Korea. The appointment made Tae the first North Korean defector appointed to a vice-ministerial job in South Korea, among about 34,000 North Koreans who …

‘North Korean landmines could float into South Korea’
5 months ago

‘North Korean landmines could float into South Korea’

The Hindu  

North Korean landmines could be swept into South Korea by flooding, South Korea's military warned on July 17, after the North has recently placed tens of thousands of additional deadly explosives along the rivals' heavily fortified border. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff told local reporters that flooding caused by summer rainfall could wash the mines over the border, adding …

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim Jong-un
5 months, 1 week ago

North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim Jong-un

The Hindu  

South Korea’s spy agency said on Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North's ruling elite that likely hurt leader Kim Jong-un's push to bolster his leadership. In 2023, about 10 North Koreans categorized as members of the country's elite group resettled in South Korea …

North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defects to South Korea
5 months, 1 week ago

North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defects to South Korea

The Independent  

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Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea
5 months, 1 week ago

Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea

Deccan Chronicle  

SEOUL, South Korea: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Sunday to respond to what she called a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign, signaling North Korea would soon resume flying trash-carrying balloons across the border. Since late May, North Korea has floated numerous balloons carrying waste paper, scraps of cloth, cigarette butts and even manure …

Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea
5 months, 1 week ago

Sister of North Korean leader Kim hints at resuming flying trash balloons toward South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Sunday to respond to what she called a fresh South Korean civilian leafleting campaign, signaling North Korea could soon resume flying trash-carrying balloons across the border. Beginning in late May, North Korea floated numerous balloons carrying waste paper, scraps of cloth, cigarette butts and even …

Balloon feud: North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home from the South
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Balloon feud: North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home from the South

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and electronic parts, Choi’s computer screen tracks wind conditions and the GPS location of some unlikely parcels: massive “smart” balloons he has sent floating into North Korea. In response, North Korean authorities have sent more than 1,000 balloons toward the South since May carrying trash, waste …

South Korea says North Korea is again flying balloons toward the South, probably carrying trash
5 months, 4 weeks ago

South Korea says North Korea is again flying balloons toward the South, probably carrying trash

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said North Korea was flying balloons likely carrying trash across the border for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, despite the South’s threat to retaliate with anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts in border areas. North Korea’s military on Monday called the carrier’s deployment “reckless” and “dangerous.” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the balloons were …

North Korea resumes flying trash-filled balloons towards South Korea after Putin's meeting with Kim
5 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korea resumes flying trash-filled balloons towards South Korea after Putin's meeting with Kim

India TV News  

Seoul: The South Korean military said on Monday that its arch-rival North has resumed sending trash-filled balloons over the border in the latest round of Cold War-style psychological warfare days after Russian President Vladimir Putin met Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, wherein both leaders signed a major defence deal that experts say could embolden Kim to direct more provocations at …

Here's what South Korea says was inside North Korea's trash balloons
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Here's what South Korea says was inside North Korea's trash balloons

ABC  

In short: Parasites from human faeces and articles printed with Hello Kitty characters were found in the bags of garbage carried by North Korean balloons into the South, says Seoul. Parasites from human faeces and articles printed with Hello Kitty characters were found in the bags of garbage carried by North Korean balloons into the South, says Seoul. Parasites from …

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise over Moscow's defence pact with North Korea
6 months ago

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise over Moscow's defence pact with North Korea

Hindustan Times  

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country's new defence pact with North Korea on Friday, as border tensions continued to rise with vague threats and brief, seemingly accidental incursions by North Korean troops. President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of …

South Korea summons Russian ambassador to protest defense pact with North Korea
6 months ago

South Korea summons Russian ambassador to protest defense pact with North Korea

The Hindu  

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a defense pact with North Korea on June 21, two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement vowing mutual defense with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a state visit to Pyongyang. Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of …

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
6 months ago

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on Friday, as border tensions continued to rise with vague threats and brief, seemingly accidental incursions by North Korean troops. Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of retaliation after South …

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
6 months ago

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

LA Times  

Russian Ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Friday. Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of retaliation after South Korean activists flew balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border, and South Korea’s military said it had fired warning shots the previous day …

South Korea fires warning shots after fresh intrusion from North
6 months ago

South Korea fires warning shots after fresh intrusion from North

The Hindu  

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border on June 18 but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second such incident in two weeks as Pyongyang reinforces its frontiers with the South. North Korean soldiers tasked with reinforcing the border had suffered "multiple casualties from repeated landmine explosion incidents" but they "appear to be …

Why the ‘balloon war’ between North Korea and South Korea could spiral out of control
6 months, 1 week ago

Why the ‘balloon war’ between North Korea and South Korea could spiral out of control

The Independent  

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Kim’s Sister Warns of Further Reprisals as Trash Balloons Fly Over Border
6 months, 1 week ago

Kim’s Sister Warns of Further Reprisals as Trash Balloons Fly Over Border

Live Mint  

-- The sister of North Korea’s leader warned of reprisals against South Korea after it resumed loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in years, signaling an escalation of tensions along one of the world’s most militarized borders. Tensions rose late last month when North Korea began sending hundreds of balloons carrying trash over the border after complaining about South Korea …

North Korea sends more rubbish balloons to South after Kim sister’s threat
6 months, 1 week ago

North Korea sends more rubbish balloons to South after Kim sister’s threat

Al Jazeera  

Kim Yo Jong had warned of a ‘crisis of confrontation’ if South Korea did not halt propaganda broadcasts. North Korea has floated hundreds more refuse-carrying balloons into South Korea after Kim Jong Un’s influential sister warned Seoul to halt propaganda broadcasts across their tense border. Pyongyang sent more than 300 waste-loaded balloons across the inter-Korean border overnight, South Korea’s military …

North Korea sends more trash balloons as Kim’s sister warns of ‘new counteraction’
6 months, 1 week ago

North Korea sends more trash balloons as Kim’s sister warns of ‘new counteraction’

CNN  

CNN — North Korea sent a new wave of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor late Sunday, after Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister warned of further responses if the South keeps up its “psychological warfare.” The new balloons, which Seoul has previously slammed as “base and dangerous,” come in apparent retaliation for the decision by South Korea to resume broadcasting …

North Korea flies trash-carrying balloon to South Korea as retaliation against leafletting
6 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea flies trash-carrying balloon to South Korea as retaliation against leafletting

Live Mint  

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 balloons to scatter propaganda leaflets in the North. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North launching around 330 balloons toward the South since Saturday …

North Korea flies trash-carrying balloons to South Korea in another retaliation against leafletting
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — 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 balloons to scatter propaganda leaflets in the North. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North launching around 330 balloons toward …

South Koreans fly new batch of propaganda leaflets to North Korea as balloon war escalates
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Koreans fly new batch of propaganda leaflets to North Korea as balloon war escalates

The Independent  

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South Korean group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korean group flies propaganda leaflets across border following North’s trash-balloon launches

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean activists’ group said Thursday it flew large balloons carrying propaganda leaflets toward North Korea, although the North has threatened to send more balloons with manure and trash across the border in response to such campaigns. North Korea had halted its flights of rubbish-carrying balloons but threatened to resume them if South Korean activists …

North Korea’s trash balloons deepen tensions with the South. Here’s what’s happening between rivals
6 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea’s trash balloons deepen tensions with the South. Here’s what’s happening between rivals

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Animosities between North and South Korea are rising sharply again over an unusual cause: The North’s rubbish-carrying balloons. After the first wave of balloons, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said they were deployed to make good on her country’s threat to “scatter mounds of wastepaper and filth” in …

Seoul to fully suspend inter-Korean military deal over balloons
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Seoul to fully suspend inter-Korean military deal over balloons

The Hindu  

Seoul will fully suspend a 2018 tension-reducing military deal with nuclear-armed North Korea, the South's National Security Council said on June 3, after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border. As a result, Seoul's NSC said the deal was "virtually null and void due to North Korea's de facto declaration of abandonment", anyway, but that abiding by the …

South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would halt its balloon campaign. Over several days, North Korea flew hundreds of balloons to drop trash and manure on South Korea in an angry reaction against previous South …

South Korea warns Kim Jong Un of ’unbearable’ retaliation as N Korea sends trash, turd-filled balloons
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea warns Kim Jong Un of ’unbearable’ retaliation as N Korea sends trash, turd-filled balloons

Live Mint  

After North Korea launched trash-carrying balloons across the border, South Korea on Sunday said it'll take “unbearable” retaliatory steps against Kim Jong Un soon. However, South Korea didn't say what retaliatory steps they would take but observers have said the country will likely resume front-line loudspeaker broadcasts into North Korea. South Korean authorities reported discovering approximately 260 balloons from North …

North Korea is sending more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea is sending more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea

The Hindu  

North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to South Korea's military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. South Korea’s military dispatched chemical rapid response and explosive clearance teams to recover the debris from some 260 North Korean balloons that were found …

North Korea sends hundreds more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea sends hundreds more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched hundreds more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign a few days earlier, according to South Korea’s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. South Korea’s military dispatched chemical rapid response and explosive clearance teams to recover the debris from some 260 North …

North Korea launches new wave of rubbish balloons towards South Korea
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea launches new wave of rubbish balloons towards South Korea

Al Jazeera  

North Korea says balloons are a response to leaflets launched across border by activists in South Korea. North Korea launched more rubbish-carrying balloons towards South Korea after a similar campaign earlier in the week, according to the latter’s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. South Korea’s military dispatched chemical rapid response …

North Korea’s trash rains onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here’s what it means
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea’s trash rains onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here’s what it means

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Manure. “The point is to make the South Korean people uncomfortable, and build a public voice that the government’s policy toward North Korea is wrong,” Koh said. But Koh said that there won’t be much meaningful information that South Korea can gain from the North Korean trash dumps, because North Korea would have not put any …

North Korea drops balloons full of rubbish and excrement onto South Korea
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea drops balloons full of rubbish and excrement onto South Korea

The Independent  

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North Korea sends balloons of 'trash, toilet paper, faeces' into South
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea sends balloons of 'trash, toilet paper, faeces' into South

Hindustan Times  

North Korea has sent balloons full of trash, toilet paper and suspected animal faeces into the South, local media reports said Wednesday, with Seoul's military slamming Pyongyang for their "low class" actions. In this photo provided by Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters, balloons with trash presumably sent by North Korea, hang on electric wires as South Korean army soldiers stand guard in …

North Korea send 'special balloon gift' carrying excrement to South Korea? EXPLAINED – India TV
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea send 'special balloon gift' carrying excrement to South Korea? EXPLAINED – India TV

India TV News  

North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea on Wednesday, calling them "gifts of sincerity", prompting an angry response from Seoul, which said the act was base and dangerous. Retaliation North Korea said the balloons were in retaliation for an ongoing propaganda campaign by North Korean defectors and activists in …

North Korea accuses Washington, Seoul of sending spy planes and boats
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea accuses Washington, Seoul of sending spy planes and boats

Live Mint  

North Korea on Sunday accused the United States and South Korea of conducting more aerial espionage around the peninsula, warning it would take "immediate action" if its sovereignty was breached. The official also lashed out at the South Korean navy for what he called "enemy intrusion across our maritime border", claiming such acts were conducted under the guise of "mobile …

North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation
7 months, 4 weeks ago

North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran, the North’s state media said Wednesday, for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Embracing the idea of a “new Cold War,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pushing to build up cooperation with …

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