SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – “Whether it’s carrying ammunition or cooking meals, I’ll help however I can if war breaks out,” said Kim Jong-su, 68, explaining why he volunteered for basic military training. “We need this fundamental training to be useful when that time comes.” At the Cheong-an Reserve Forces Training Ground of the Army’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The front-line deployment of North Korean troops in support of Russia’s war effort in Ukraine would pose significant risks that extend beyond the battlefield to impact the security environment on the Korean Peninsula, also marking a significant development since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, analysts said. Concerns [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed the Ukrainian military’s first combat engagement with North Korean troops, saying it opened a new chapter of instability in the world. Zelenskyy, in a video address posted on the Ukrainian president’s official website Tuesday (local time), said, “The first battles with North Korean [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry’s website suffered service disruptions this week after being targeted by a cyberattack, officials said Wednesday, following the South Korean cybersecurity watchdog’s warning of North Korea’s possible hacking attacks. The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack took place at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, prompting the military to take response [...]
MOSCOW, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Tuesday that North Korea’s missile tests were “legitimate” defensive measures in response to what he described as the United States’ “provocations,” Russia’s state-run news agency reported. Rudenko reiterated the stance of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the U.N., Vasily Nebenzya, who has defended [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea, the United States and Japan held combined air drills, involving at least one B-1B bomber, south of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, the South’s military said, in a show of force after North Korea’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch last week. The trilateral drills took place [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Kyiv’s defense intelligence agency has said Russia appears to have deployed more than 7,000 North Korean soldiers, armed with AK-12 rifles, mortar rounds and other assault weapons, to areas near the border with Ukraine. South Korea and the West have warned that North Korean troops in Russia may soon [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s foreign minister, currently visiting Russia for talks, said the strategic value of her country’s relations with Russia holds greater importance in the severe international political landscape, the country’s state media reported Saturday. Choe Son-hui made the remarks during her speech at a ceremony unveiling a plaque honoring [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea fired what appeared to be a new type of solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in a move apparently aimed at bolstering Pyongyang’s leverage head of the U.S. presidential election next week. Thursday’s launch also came hours after [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s state-sponsored cyberunit, comprising some 8,400 hackers, has mounted over 10,000 attacks against South Korea this year, South Korea’s cyber operation command said Wednesday. The Cyber Operations Command revealed these findings during a parliamentary audit session, according to Rep. Lee Seong-kweun of the ruling People Power Party and [...]