YEONCHEON, South Korea, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula; a borderline between the two Koreas. And with an ironic twist to its title, it is actually one of the most militarized, guarded, and hostile areas in the world today. The [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – United Nations aviation agency has expressed “grave concerns” over North Korea’s attempts to jam GPS signals in the South and decided to send a letter to Pyongyang to warn against such activity that could cause serious safety problems, the foreign ministry said Thursday. “The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has been unable to import luxury watches from Switzerland as the European country enforced tough sanctions on the reclusive country for its nuclear and long-range missile program, a U.S.-based media report said Wednesday. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), North Korea’s Swiss watch imports fell to zero [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea launched what appeared to be two Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) from its east coast early Wednesday morning, with the first test-firing assumed to have been unsuccessful, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. At around 5:58 a.m., North Korea fired off what is presumed to be a [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea appears to be undergoing difficulties in the import of some machinery equipment due to the stringent international sanctions slapped on the country earlier this year. The news was disclosed Tuesday in an article by the country’s main newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, which introduced an army tree nursery on [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Monday slammed South Korea for its operation with the United Nations Command (UNC) to repel Chinese fishing boats operating illegally in neutral waters between the two Koreas, calling the move a “military provocation.” This marks the North’s first official reaction to South Korea and the UNC’s [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea said Friday that South Korean President Park Geun-hye should respond to its offer for dialogue, adding Pyongyang will seek other partners if Seoul continues to rejects its talks offer. According to the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pyongyang’s Council for National Reconciliation (CNR) said there [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has placed a large number of propaganda slogans and catchphrases all over the country to help build up the personality cult of its leader Kim Jong-un. Detailed examination by Yonhap News Agency of some 1,000 pictures taken from May 4 to 24 in Pyongyang and Sinuiju, revealed [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has imposed fines on seven members of a local civic group for their unauthorized contact with North Koreans in China last month, officials said Monday. Without the government’s approval, they held a meeting with their North Korean counterparts in Shenyang in late May to discuss how to [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has been sending active duty soldiers to Middle East countries by disguising them as civilian laborers, as the reclusive country tries to earn foreign currency, a U.S.-based media outlet said Friday. Quoting sources in the Middle East, the Radio Free Asia (RFA) added that the North Korean [...]