SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media on Friday published reports about impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention as part of an investigation into his botched imposition of martial law, two days after he was taken into custody. The Korean Central Broadcasting Station, a radio broadcaster, and the Rodong Sinmun [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has reopened tourism in the special economic zone of its northeastern border city Rason to foreign tourists, the website of a China-based travel agency showed Friday. “North Korea has reopened tourism in Rason, it’s Special Economic Zone in the northeast of the country, according to our local [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has released another video showing a captured North Korean soldier undergoing interrogation, accusing Russia of using North Korean troops to “prolong and escalate” its war against Ukraine. “Communication between captured North Korean soldiers and Ukrainian investigators continues. We are establishing the facts. We are verifying [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea launched suspected multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, in a provocation staged just days before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch at about 9:30 a.m. from the Ganggye [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukraine has released a rare video of two captured North Korean soldiers under interrogation, in which one of them said he wants to remain in Ukraine when asked if he wishes to return home. The soldier with bandages on his hands made the remarks in the nearly three-minute footage [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has included Russian in the description of its new postal stamps set to be issued in the new year, the website of its stamp agency showed Friday, reflecting the country’s growing alignment with Russia. A stamp release notice uploaded on the Korea Stamp Corp.’s website included images [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Ri Son-gwon, director of North Korea’s abolished United Front Department (UFD) in charge of affairs with South Korea, appears to have retained his political status even after the department’s purported dissolution, according to state media on Friday. The Korean Central News Agency reported that Ri attended a banquet held [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has awarded partial compensation to repatriated fishermen who were unlawfully detained, tortured, and falsely accused of espionage after being abducted by North Korea decades ago. However, the damages granted fell significantly short of the amounts sought by the plaintiffs, prompting frustration and plans for an [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — In a recent op-ed for The Hill, U.S. Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) argued that the political forces behind South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment pose a threat to the U.S.-South Korea alliance and trilateral cooperation with Japan. Kim’s comments mark the first instance of U.S. lawmakers openly criticizing the impeachment [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media has made no mention of leader Kim Jong-un’s birthday, which reportedly falls on Wednesday, despite speculation the North may formalize its celebrations this year amid its glorification campaigns for him. North Korea has not officially designated Kim’s birthday, known to be Jan. 8, for special [...]