SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said North Korean soldiers deployed to western Russia have been killed or injured during combat against Ukrainian forces, adding to global criticism they will be used as “cannon fodder” for Moscow, a Japanese report showed. Zelenskyy shared the assessment during an interview with Japan’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military said Friday North Korea has sent around 40 balloons filled with trash across the border into the South since the previous night, with most of them landing in the broader capital area. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it discovered about 30 of the balloons launched [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Some North Korean defectors who were repatriated from China last year were sent to prison camps in North Korea for being exposed to Christianity, which the regime regards as a threat to its leadership, a report showed Thursday. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), an international Catholic pastoral [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a Ukrainian delegation on November 27, led by Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, to explore effective responses to security threats posed by North Korea-Russia military cooperation. The delegation reportedly sought South Korea’s support, including potential arms aid, although specific details were not [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s recent military deployment to support Russia in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war represents more than just a troop commitment—it marks the first tangible implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed between North Korea and Russia in June. The agreement, which includes provisions for military assistance in times [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The top diplomats of South Korea, Canada, France and Italy have voiced concerns over the threat posed by North Korea’s troop deployment to fight for Russia in its war with Ukraine, pledging to work together for a concerted response, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been spotted in classrooms of a newly completed high school in Pyongyang, footage from state media showed Wednesday, signaling a potential increase in scrutiny of young generations against exposure to outside influence. Last week, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Korean Central [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has cut power lines installed by South Korea to supply electricity to a now-shuttered joint industrial park in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, South Korea’s military said, the latest in Pyongyang’s move to sever inter-Korean ties. The military has detected North Korean soldiers removing part [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of North Korean soldiers disguised as “indigenous people” of Russia’s Far East have engaged in combat with Ukrainian troops in Russia’s western border region of Kursk, according to a Ukraine news report. Citing Kyiv’s top military officer, RBC Ukraine on Sunday (local time) reported that more than [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on enhancing sports exchanges for next year, the North’s state media said Monday, as the two nations have been bolstering cooperation in various fields. Kim Il-guk, North Korea’s minister of physical culture and sports, signed the protocol with Russian Sports Minister [...]