Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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Asia|News|World

South Korea says North Korea has again launched trash-carrying balloons across the border

North Korea is flying more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in the latest round of Cold War-style psychological warfare between the rivals

South Korea says North Korea has again launched trash-carrying balloons across the border
Asia|News|World

Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is going to South Korea to improve the two country's relations

Outgoing Japanese leader Kishida will visit South Korea for a summit on improving ties
News

South Korea's president skips opening ceremony of parliament as strife with opposition deepens

President Yoon Suk Yeol has boycotted the formal opening of South Korea's National Assembly as squabbles with the opposition deepen over allegations of wrongdoing by top officials and his wife

Asia|Environment

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ordered the government to back its climate goals with more concrete plans for action through 2049

Court orders South Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049
Asia|News|Political|Technology|World

STORY REMOVED: AS--Koreas-Tensions

Please disregard AS--Koreas-Tensions, published on Sep

STORY REMOVED: AS--Koreas-Tensions
Asia|News|Political

US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North Korea

U.S. and South Korean troops have begun a large-scale exercise aimed at strengthening their combined defense capabilities against nuclear-armed North Korea, which again is accusing the allies of practicing an invasion

US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North Korea
Asia|News|Technology|World

South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats

South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats

South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats
Asia|News|World

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea

South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid tensions between the war-divided rivals

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
Asia|News

North Korean leader says thousands of flood victims will be brought to capital for temporary care

North Korean leader says he will not seek outside help to recover from floods that devasted areas near the country’s border with China

North Korean leader says thousands of flood victims will be brought to capital for temporary care
Economy|News|Sports|Technology|World

Those Samsung smartphones given to Olympic athletes? They may violate sanctions on North Korea

South Korean officials say providing Samsung smartphones to North Korean athletes at the Paris Olympics would violate U.N. Security Council sanctions against the country over its nuclear ambitions

Those Samsung smartphones given to Olympic athletes? They may violate sanctions on North Korea
News|Political|World

North Korea marks the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units

North Korea has marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units as leader Kim Jong Un said his country should prepare for prolonged confrontation with the United States

North Korea marks the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline units
Asia|News|Political|World

North Korean leader accuses South Korea of a smear campaign over floods and hints at rejecting aid

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korean media of tarnishing the North’s image

North Korean leader accuses South Korea of a smear campaign over floods and hints at rejecting aid
News|Political|World

North Korea appears to demolish 'reunification arch' as Kim Jong Un turns against ties with South

North Korea appears to have torn down a huge arch in its capital that symbolized reconciliation with South Korea, a week after leader Kim Jong Un dismissed decades of hopes for peaceful reunification with the war-divided peninsula’s south, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press on Wednesday

North Korea appears to demolish 'reunification arch' as Kim Jong Un turns against ties with South
Education|News|World

Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents

Thousands of South Korean school teachers are calling for tighter legal protections from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally competitive school environments

Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents
News|Political|World

A look at other Americans who have entered North Korea over the years

North Korea has expelled a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July

News|Political|World

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea

A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have escalated following a security pact with Russia

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea
News|Political|World

South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

South Korea’s presidential office says it has approved a request by the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for a one-year extension after investigators sought more time to examine human rights violations linked to past military governments

South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases
News|Political

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea

South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a defense pact with North Korea, 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

South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
News|Political|World

South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact

South Korea says it will consider sending arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war

South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact
News|Political|World

Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that appears to be the strongest since the Cold War

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression.”

Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that appears to be the strongest since the Cold War
News|Political|World

Russia and North Korea have had a complicated relationship over the decades

President Vladimir Putin is in North Korea for a summit with its leader, Kim Jong Un, as the two nations deepen their cooperation

Russia and North Korea have had a complicated relationship over the decades
Education|Health|Political

South Korea orders doctors who joined protracted strike over medical school plan to return to work

South Korean officials issued return-to-work orders for doctors participating in a one-day walkout as part of a protracted strike against a government plan to sharply boost medical school admissions

South Korea orders doctors who joined protracted strike over medical school plan to return to work
News|Political|World

South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops cross border, apparently in error

South Korea's military says its troops have fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the rivals’ heavily fortified land border for the second time this month

South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops cross border, apparently in error
News|Political|World

Russia President Vladimir Putin makes a rare visit to North Korea, an old ally

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea early Wednesday, after he said the two countries want to cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions in the face of intensifying confrontations with Washington

Russia President Vladimir Putin makes a rare visit to North Korea, an old ally
Sports

Park, 1st Korean to play in MLB, throws ceremonial 1st pitch in Dodgers-Padres season opener

Former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres pitcher Chan Ho Park threw the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the two teams’ season opening game in South Korea

Park, 1st Korean to play in MLB, throws ceremonial 1st pitch in Dodgers-Padres season opener

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