SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a congratulatory message to Syria over the founding anniversary of the country’s ruling party, Pyongyang’s media said Friday, amid global condemnation against Damascus’s suspected chemical weapon attack on civilians. The North’s leader sent the message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to mark [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has successfully test-launched a new 800-kilometer range ballistic missile that can reach anywhere in North Korea, defense sources said Thursday. It could send another strong warning message to North Korea, which is continuing its nuclear and missile development in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, they said. [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Army and Navy staged a large-scale joint live-fire exercise Tuesday, responding to North Korea’s war threats and signs of preparations for additional nuclear or missile tests. The artillery drills, held just south of the eastern border with the North, involved the military’s new 230mm Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, according to the Army. [...]
WASHINGTON, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of Americans support using force against China to defend South Korea or other Asian allies in the event of a military conflict, a survey showed Tuesday. The Pew Research survey, conducted among 1,505 people Feb.16-March 15, found that 58 percent back the use of force against Beijing [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The chief of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday she will discuss with Malaysia the murder case of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother. Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi made the remark during a press briefing at the Supreme Court in southern Seoul during her visit to attend [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea said Tuesday that it is holding a photo exhibition about leader Kim Jong-un’s achievement ahead of next week’s anniversaries of his ascension to the top posts of the country. On April 11, North Korea will mark the fifth anniversary of Kim’s election as first secretary of the [...]
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States blacklisted one North Korean trading firm and 11 individuals Friday as it further tightens the financial screws on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs. Paeksol Trading Corp. was sanctioned for involvement in trading in North Korean coal and minerals, a key source of hard currency [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Friday urged South Korean political parties, organizations and people from all walks of life to rally against the U.S. and war via its nominal political party’s letter of plea sent to them in an apparent bid to defend its stance on tensions on the Korean Peninsula. [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Russia and China have recently adopted punitive measures affecting North Korea’s aviation industry in a bid to mount pressure on the regime following its series of military provocations, the foreign ministry here said Thursday. “Last May, the European Union banned North Korean airplanes or airplanes that depart from North [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents in Hawaii and Alaska, among U.S. citizens, are the most sensitive to North Korean developments, with the number of searches with the keyword “North Korea” the highest among the states, a U.S. broadcaster reported Wednesday. Hawaii and Alaska, among U.S. states, are U.S. territories located closest to North Korea, and thus their residents are the most responsive whenever North Korean issues hit newsstands, Voice of America (VOA) said. Last Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) also told [...]