Category: Korea
N. Korea approves new frontline army duties amid tensions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his nuclear arms buildup to overwhelm “hostile forces” at a key meeting where military leaders approved [...] » More
N Korea’s Kim urges stronger war deterrent, amid concern over potential nuclear test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a strengthening of the country’s defence capabilities, state media said on Friday, as he wrapped up a key party meeting with top [...] » More
N. Korea approves new frontline army duties amid tensions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his nuclear arms buildup to overwhelm “hostile forces” at a key meeting where military leaders approved [...] » More
As Kim Jong Un prepares for nuclear test, Biden approach to N Korea is failing, experts warn
Ever since President Biden took office, North Korea has been escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula by testing its ballistic missile programmes including its [...] » More
Korea to raise energy efficiency 25pct by 2027
The government will sign an agreement with 30 high-energy-consuming firms to lower their power consumption, providing tax incentives, monetary rewards and greater policy [...] » More
N Korea could be planning advanced deployment of nuclear weapons, say analysts
North Korea is planning on assigning additional duties to front-line army units, state media have reported, an announcement which analysts are interpreting as preparing the [...] » More
S. Korea braces for ‘perfect storm’ in the financial market
South Korea’s financial authorities on Thursday warned of a “perfect storm” approaching the nation’s economy, while pledging to pump liquidity into [...] » More
New COVID-19 cases below 8,000 for 2nd day amid easing omicron spread
South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases came below 8,000 for the second consecutive day Friday, marking a moderate downtrend amid the slowing omicron wave. The country added [...] » More
Yoon says revision of 52-hour work week not yet official
President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday that a revision to the 52-hour legal work week has not been officially decided by the government yet. Labour minister Lee Jeong-sik told [...] » More
China, Korea battle population woes as ‘children are not a must’, adding to economic peril
Japan has long been the poster boy for population crisis, but South Korea’s fertility rate is now one of the lowest in the world, and China’s is not much better. [...] » More
Approval of Korea’s 1st homegrown vaccine likely next week
South Korea is inching closer to approving its first homegrown vaccine with expectations that the government’s official announcement could come as early as next week. [...] » More
Koreans hold anti-THAAD protest near presidential office
South Korean residents and peace activists who had protested against the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rallied on Thursday near the [...] » More
House panel advances 2023 defense bill maintaining US troop level in S. Korea
The US House Armed Services Committee has endorsed an annual defense policy bill for the fiscal year 2023 maintaining the current level of around 28,500 American troops in [...] » More
In key party meeting, N. Korea approves strengthening ‘war deterrent,’ state media says
North Korea approved an “important issue” to strengthen its “war deterrent” during a three-day high-profile party session on defense policies and [...] » More
N Korea’s Kim urges stronger war deterrent amid international concern about potential nuclear test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a strengthening of the country’s defence capabilities as he wrapped up a key meeting with top military officials, state media [...] » More
