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North Korea Airs SLBM Footage on State Television

North Korea Airs SLBM Footage on State Television

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s central television broadcasting station, Korean Central Television, aired footage of the recent launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Thursday, which took place in waters near Sinpo at around 5:30 a.m. local time on August 24. The one-minute-47-second clip showed the launch of the missile from [...]

Korea’s Largest Combined Military Exercise Kicks Off

Korea’s Largest Combined Military Exercise Kicks Off

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s largest annual combined military exercise with the United States, Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG), kicked off on Monday, with 25,000 American and 50,000 South Korean military personnel taking part. Nine South Korea allies – Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Italy, Philippines, the UK and New Zealand – that currently [...]

Park Warns of N.K. Provocations, Unrest

Park Warns of N.K. Provocations, Unrest

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye on Monday warned of possible North Korean provocations, saying the likelihood of unrest in Pyongyang could rise amid signs of “serious cracks” in the communist regime.  During a National Security Council (NSC) session, the commander-in-chief pointed out that the recent defection of North Korean elites, including [...]

N. Korea Threatens Pre-Emptive Nuke Strike over Seoul’s Military Drill

N. Korea Threatens Pre-Emptive Nuke Strike over Seoul’s Military Drill

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Monday threatened to mount a “preemptive nuclear strike” on South Korea and the United States as the allies kicked off their annual military exercise aimed at countering Pyongyang’s potential aggression.  The command and control exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian, began its two-week run on Monday, involving tens of [...]

Seongju Residents Ask Gov’t to Pick Alternate Site for THAAD

Seongju Residents Ask Gov’t to Pick Alternate Site for THAAD

SEONGJU, South Korea, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents of Seongju on Sunday officially requested that the government pick an alternate site within their county for the deployment of the advanced U.S. missile defense system.  The emergency committee set up to respond to Seoul’s plan to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery [...]

Seongju Residents Willing to Consider Alternate Site for THAAD

Seongju Residents Willing to Consider Alternate Site for THAAD

SEOUL/SEONGJU, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents of Seongju said Friday that they can consider an alternate site for the the advanced U.S. defense shield if the government scraps its initial decision to place the system at an existing anti-aircraft missile base.  The emergency committee opposed to the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area [...]