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South Korea suspends military agreement after North Korea launches spy sat
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
South Korea's defence chief Shin Won-sik said Thursday that a partial suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction deal is "a proportional response" and "a minimal defensive measure" against the North Korean regime following Pyongyang's controversial satellite launch, Yonhap News repo
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North Korea: Kim Jong Un inspects cruise missile test amid South Korea-US
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In an apparent response to the joint military drills between South Korea and the US, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a navy unit and inspected a cruise missile test aboard a warship, Yonhap news agency reported citing Pyongyang's state media KCNA on Monday.
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US soldier illegally intruded due to "inhuman maltreatment racial discrimi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a major development in the case of a US soldier crossing into North Korea, Pyongyang said on Wednesday claimed that the soldier has admitted “illegally intruding” due to "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army”, Yonhap news agency reported c
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South Korea: 14 severely injured in stabbing and car-ramming near Seoul
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A total of 14 people were injured on Thursday after a man drove a car onto a pedestrian walkway and started stabbing at a departmental store in Seongnam, south of Seoul, reported Yonhap News Agency citing police officials.
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North-Korea: Kim Jong-un welcomes Russian, Chinese delegations on occasion
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Russia's military delegation, led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and China's party-government delegation, led by Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Li Hongzhong, arrived in Pyongyang this week to attend events marking the landmark anniversary on July 27, which the North refers to a
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North Korea fires several cruise missiles into Yellow Sea, says Seoul
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
North Korea fired several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea on Saturday, Yonhap news agency reported citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
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“Any nuclear attack will result in the end of the North Korean regime,” wa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
South Korea has warned North Korea that any nuclear attack from the latter’s side would mean an “end” of the Kim Jong Un-led regime, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles after US submarine reaches South
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A day after the inaugural session of the US-South Korea security dialogue, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reported citing Seoul's military.
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South Korea says North Korea fired ballistic missile into East Sea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
North Korea on Wednesday fired an apparent ballistic missile into the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
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South Korea floods: 3 more bodies recovered, death toll reaches 44
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The rescuers recovered three more bodies, who were swept away in the floods in South Korea, on Tuesday, taking the total death toll to 44, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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South Korea: Recovery of four more bodies take toll of 'dead or missing' i
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Four more bodies were recovered from a flooded underground road in central South Korea, bringing the toll of those dead or missing in recent downpours to 49, Yonhap news agency reported citing officials on Monday.
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Atleast 40 killed nationwide as South Korea batters heavy rains
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
At least 40 people have been killed nationwide as South Korea continues to batter heavy downpours, Yonhap news agency reported citing officials on Monday.
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