WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States has observed North Korea and other countries trying to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to accelerate writing malicious software as part of their illicit cyber activities, a senior Washington official said Wednesday. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies on the National [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top envoy at the United Nations on Wednesday criticized China’s reported repatriation of North Korean refugees last week as a “grave” human rights incident and called on the international community to raise voices for their protection. Ambassador Hwang Joon-kook made the remarks as human rights advocacy groups [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan established a trilateral communication hotline, a senior Seoul official said Monday, in another sign of progress in their three-way security cooperation amid North Korea’s evolving military threats and China’s increasing assertiveness. The establishment of the hotline came after President Yoon Suk Yeol [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea said Tuesday it has sent a delegation of sports officials to attend a forum in the Russian city of Perm in another exchange between the two countries seeking to strengthen military ties. A delegation led by Sports Minister Kim Il-guk departed the previous day to attend the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Tuesday lambasted the recent deployment of strategic assets by the United States to the Korean Peninsula and vowed to counter it with an “overwhelming and decisive response strategy.” The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrierarrived at the southeastern port city of Busan on Thursday for a five-day [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Russian ships made at least five round trips between North Korea and Russia, beginning mid-August, in what could be arms transfers, the Washington Post reported Monday, citing satellite imagery. Based on analysis by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a London-based think tank, the ships have been travelling [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Monday condemned Japan’s move to accelerate its planned acquisition of Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States as an “arrogant choice,” warning that it will heighten regional tensions. Earlier this month, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Tokyo aims to purchase the missiles as early as [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use in Ukraine, a White House official said Friday, lambasting burgeoning cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow as a threat to regional stability. In a press briefing, John Kirby, National Security [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday dismissed speculation that the Hamas militant group used North Korean weapons for its surprise attack on Israel as “groundless,” accusing the United States of cooking up a false accusation against the North. Ri Kwang-song, a North Korean commentator on international affairs, said the U.S. is [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea is “on pace” to deploy sufficient nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to overcome the U.S. missile defense and may be preparing for a nuclear test to enable tactical nuclear operations, a congressional report showed Thursday. The Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States issued [...]