SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States held annual security talks Monday as the two countries seek to update joint military strategies on North Korea in case the regime attempts to use nuclear weapons. Updating the “tailored deterrence strategy” and improving the credibility of the U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Monday renewed its calls for dissolving the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC), claiming that a plan by South Korea and UNC member states to hold the inaugural defense ministerial meeting this week is a “dangerous” scheme to spark a “new war of aggression” against the North. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday denounced Washington’s military support for Israel in its ongoing war with the Hamas militant group, calling the United States a “war merchant” that is aggravating the Middle East situation with weapons supply. North Korea has consistently sided with Hamas over the ongoing conflict and accused [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A record 32 percent of South Koreans said unification with North Korea is unnecessary, a survey showed Wednesday, as inter-Korean relations remain frosty amid the North’s persistent military threats. The figure from a poll of 1,000 adults conducted by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) from Sept. 15-17 marked [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Department of Defense refused Tuesday to comment on a growing debate in South Korea over whether a 2018 inter-Korean military accord aimed at reducing border tensions should be suspended, saying it is a matter for South Korea to decide on. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh addressed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made concerning “strategic” changes in the regime’s decadeslong effort of seeking normalization with the United States, turning to Russia and China for cooperation instead, an American expert said Tuesday. Siegfried Hecker, an emeritus professor at Stanford University known for his direct experience with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Wednesday condemned a decision by South Korea’s Constitutional Court to strike down a ban on the sending of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border, threatening to launch a “fire shower” and warning of military clashes similar to those in the Middle East and Europe. In September, the [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States are pushing for a “wide range of actions” to prevent North Korea’s cryptocurrency theft, cyber espionage and other activities used to bankroll the recalcitrant regime’s evolving nuclear and missile programs, the State Department said Tuesday. The two sides discussed those issues during a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Wednesday lambasted Japan over the third phase of its treated wastewater discharge from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The third phase of the discharge kicked off last Thursday and is scheduled to continue through Nov. 20, according to Japanese media reports, [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho renewed calls Monday for China to help North Korean defectors move to a country of their choice and ensure their human rights are protected based on the “international norm.” Kim made the remarks in a keynote speech read out by an aide to [...]