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South Korean President Yoon lifts martial law after major backlash
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on early Wednesday announced the removal of emergency martial law, following a vote by the National Assembly calling for its termination, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Kim Jong-un orders "mass production of suicide attack drones", say reports
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the performance test of suicide attack drones, stressing the need for prompt full-scale "mass production," Yonhap News Agency reported citing North's state media reported on Friday.
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US, Japan, S Korea hold air drills after North Korea's ballistic missile l
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The trilateral exercise was held on Sunday in airspace north of South Korea's southern island of Jeju, the military said as per Yonhap news outlet. The three nations conducted similar drills earlier too this year.
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North Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile' towards East Sea, says
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea's military.
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North Korean defector group sends propaganda leaflets to Pyongyang
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A North Korean defectors' group said that it has sent about 10 large plastic balloons carrying propaganda leaflets against the North Korean regime across the border, which has further raised about Pyongyang resuming to send trash-filled balloons, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Kim Jong Un's sister says N Korea's weapons not for exports after US sanct
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday, dismissed allegations of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, stressing that North Korean weapons are solely intended to target Seoul, not for exports to Russia, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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"Now is time to be ready for war," says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday, said that unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more thoroughly prepared for a war than ever, Yonhap News Agency reported citing KCNA.
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South Korea successfully launches its second military spy satellite
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
South Korea has successfully launched its second indigenous spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported citing their defence ministry.
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North Korea successfully conducts ground-jet test for new hypersonic missi
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
North Korea has successfully conducted a ground-jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to Yonhap News Agency.
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North Korea launched suspected ballistic missile, says Japan
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The South Korean military said North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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South Korea begins procedure to suspend licenses of 5,000 trainee doctors
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The South Korean health ministry sent prior notices on Monday to suspend the medical licenses of around 5,000 trainee doctors who have defied an order to return to work and have been protesting against the government's proposal to increase medical school admissions, reported Yonhap News Agen
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Samsung Chairman Lee acquitted in controversial 2015 merger case
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A Seoul court acquitted Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Monday in connection with the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, allegedly conducted to help him take over control of South Korea's biggest conglomerate, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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