SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in what could be a performance test aimed at exporting arms to Russia. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch, involving various types of multiple short-range ballistic missiles, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Five years after North Korea declared the completion of its nuclear force, the Kim Jong-un regime boasts an exalted military status, with advanced short- and long-range missiles, diversified launchers and a push for “tactical” battlefield nuclear arms. The secretive North’s nuclear and missile programs have apparently made significant progress, [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday in response to North Korea’s missile launches the previous day, according to the South’s military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles [...]
DUBAI, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea signed a preliminary deal with the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to sell Seoul’s mid-range surface-to-air missiles to the Gulf nation, in the latest sign of deepening defense cooperation between the two nations. The deal was signed after Moon held talks with UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has asked China to remove economic sanctions imposed on South Korea due to the diplomatic row over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system here, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Friday. China has been retaliating economically against South Korea since early this year [...]