Korea

Kim Yo-jong calls feces-filled balloons ‘sincere presents’ for ‘goblins of democracy’ in South Korea

Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, defended its sending of excrement-filled balloons to South Korea and said the balloons were “sincere presents"...

North Korea flies 260 feces-filled balloons across border to the South

South Korea's military confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea had sent over more than 260 balloons carrying feces and trash to the South on...

Protest truck demands ‘respect’ for Fu Bao at Chinese embassy

Fu Bao's fan club, “Fu Bao Gallery,” demanded that Chinese authorities in charge of caring for Fu Bao, the first giant panda to be...

North Korea’s spy satellite launch ends in failure after midair explosion

North Korea said early Tuesday that an attempt to launch its latest spy satellite late Monday ended in failure after the first-stage rocket exploded...

South Korea sanctions 7 North Koreans, 2 Russian ships for UNSC resolution violations

The South Korean government on Friday imposed new unilateral sanctions on several North Koreans and a pair of Russian ships involved in suspected arms...

Korea-China-Japan summit on May 27 could be ‘turning point’ to normalized ties

South Korea, China and Japan will hold a long-stalled trilateral summit in Seoul on Monday, a meeting expected to serve as a stepping stone...

South Korea bans videos using North Korea’s propaganda music idolizing Kim Jong-un

South Korea’s media regulator banned access to videos using North Korea's propaganda music idolizing leader Kim Jong-un. The song, titled “Friendly Father,” became a social...

Rate increases, ‘Trump risk’ at heart of second round of USFK cost sharing talks

The second round of negotiations for the 12th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) to determine South Korea's share of the costs for stationing U.S. Forces...

South Korea’s former President Moon’s memoir stirs the pot with accounts of North’s Kim, Trump, Abe

  Former President Moon Jae-in stirred controversy on Friday when he released his memoir, breaking his longtime silence regarding his administration's foreign and defense policy. In...

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea

North Korea fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced Friday afternoon. The latest launch...