South Korea

North Korean leader suspends plans of military action against South

Jun 24, 2020 03:49

North Koran leader Kim Jong-un has suspended “military action plans” against South Korea, in an effort to de-escalate rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
‘North Korea reinstalling border loudspeakers amid renewed tensions with South'

Jun 23, 2020 05:54

A South Korean military source says North Korea is reinstalling loudspeakers used to broadcast anti-South messages across the border, amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas.
North Korea to launch balloons loaded with 'retaliatory' leaflets into South

Jun 22, 2020 09:12

North Korea is prepared to launch thousands of balloons carrying millions of "retaliatory" leaflets to its southern neighbor as inter-Korean relations take a nosedive.
North Korea vows to send retaliatory leaflets against South as tensions rise

Jun 20, 2020 03:18

North Korea is reportedly preparing to send its own propaganda material against the South and North Korean defectors based in the country over its southern border as part of its persisting retaliatory measures aimed at Seoul amid growing tensions between the rival neighbors.
Inter-Korean tensions keep soaring after liaison office demolition

Jun 19, 2020 08:50

Tensions have escalated on the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang blew up its liaison office with the South and prompted the resignation of South Korea's Unification Minister, a point man designated to mend fragile ties with the North.
Inter-Korean tensions reach breaking point amid threats of military action

Jun 17, 2020 06:37

The situation remains tense on the Korean Peninsula, where the two Koreas have been engaged in a fresh flare-up of hostilities, threatening each other with military action.
S. Korea has no right to block Iran’s money: Spokesman

Jun 15, 2020 09:20

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson denounced South Korea’s “blind” obedience to the US, saying Seoul has no right to freeze Iranian assets.
South Korean doctors find risk factors for severe COVID-19 cases

Jun 11, 2020 04:37

South Korean doctors have found certain underlying conditions that may make some COVID-19 patients more severely affected by the disease, a professor at Yeungnam University Medical Center said on Wednesday.
Iran may take legal action to access funds in South Korea

Jun 10, 2020 05:17

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati says the Islamic Republic may launch legal action to access its funds in South Korea which is illegally withholding them under pressure from the US.
North Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea: KCNA

Jun 09, 2020 01:14

North Korea said on Tuesday it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA reported.