North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the missile test and was at the launch site, calling the launch “an appropriate military action” to show North Korea’s resolve to respond to its enemies’ moves that have threatened the North’s safety, according to its Defense Ministry.
During a meeting in Pyongyang in June, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact stipulating mutual military assistance if either country is attacked, in what was considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.
After Jin, another BTS member has officially completed his mandatory military service in the South Korean army. He was welcomed by his band member, Jin, on the discharge day. Check out the pics.
South Korea had previously warned that the North would blow up the roads after Pyongyang accused Seoul of flying drones over the capital city. Tensions between the two Koreas have peaked over the North's over Pyongyang's continuation of missile tests and disclosure of a nuclear facility.
Kim Yo Jong called South Korea "childish" and "ignorant" and accused it of evading responsibility for flying drones over Pyongyang. This came after North Korea's foreign ministry on Friday accused South Korea of sending drones into Pyongyang at night this week and the last.
Han Kang is a distinguished author in South Korea who has previously won the International Booker Prize in 2016 for "The Vegetarian". She comes from a literary background as her father was also a reputed novelist and began her career in 1993 with a short story collection.
Kim said North Korea's nuclear response posture must be fully enhanced because South Korea and the United States are pushing to beef up their military alliance based on joint nuclear and strategic planning.
Kim used derisive language, calling South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol "an abnormal man" and threatened to use all available offensive measures. This came after Yoon Suk Yeol said the North Korean regime would fall if Kim attempted to use nuclear arms.
North Korea had last fired ballistic missiles on Thursday last week, the latest in deteriorating relations between the two Koreas. The US, Ukraine and other allies have accused Pyongyang of supplying rockets and missiles to Russia to be used against Ukraine.
South Korea's military said it detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles launched from Pyongyang and denounced it as a 'provocation'. This came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for 'exponentially' boosting the country's nuclear arsenal.
The fire began on the eighth floor of the nine-story hotel in Bucheon. The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.
The soldier crossed into Goseong county on the east coast which borders North Korea and was taken into custody by South Korean guards who had been monitoring his movements.
While India marks its independence on August 15, five other nations also celebrate their freedom on this significant date. These include South Korea, North Korea, Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Liechtenstein.
Kim's obesity could be attributed to his habits of drinking, smoking, and stress. Intelligence reports claimed North Korean officials were seeking new medications overseas for Kim's suspected conditions of high blood pressure and diabetes.
Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara met with visiting South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-Sik and U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Sunday (July 28) for trilateral talks and to sign a treaty to enhance security ties between the three countries.
The Supreme Court said it ruled that the state health insurance agency's refusal to provide spousal insurance coverage for gay couples was an act of discrimination that violates the constitutional principle of equality.
Labelled as a 'gamechanger' in South Korea defence, the laser weapons are being developed by Hanwha Aerospace and are reportedly effective and cheap. These weapons are being deployed at a time of rising tensions between North and South Korea.
The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest labour union representing 28,000 members, announced the strike last week to disrupt production. This group accounts for approximately 22 per cent of Samsung Electronics' total workforce of about 125,000.
Locals in South Korea are now mourning what is being called as the first case of robot suicide. The 'civil servant' was found smashed up at the stairwell between the first and second floors of the Gumi City Council building.
The missiles were reportedly launched 10 minutes apart in a northeastern direction from the town of Jangyon in southeastern North Korea. The reports said the first missile landed in the waters off the North's eastern city of Chongjin.
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