SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s crop output for this year could be dented by severe floods from the latest heavy rains and a possible increase in pest infestations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday. North Korea is expected to receive above-average precipitation amounts between August and October, according to a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Thursday North Korean Olympic athletes receiving Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphones could be in violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Samsung Electronics, an Olympic partner, has distributed the Olympic edition of its latest Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony to dispatch young workers to flood-affected areas on the northern border, describing the restoration efforts as a “gigantic revolutionary construction campaign,” state media said Wednesday. The border city of Sinuiju and Uiju County in North Phyongan Province were recently struck [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry on Thursday unveiled a monument near the inter-Korean border to commemorate North Korean defectors who lost their lives during escapes from the repressive regime. The monument was set up at the Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju, a border city just south of the Demilitarized Zone separating [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has replaced the public security minister and chiefs of the ruling party’s provincial committees over severe damage from the recent downpours in the northern border areas along the Amnok River. The decision was made at an emergency enlarged politburo meeting of the Workers’ Party [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s recent campaign of launching trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea has disrupted operations of Incheon International Airport, the South’s main gateway, on 12 occasions, a lawmaker said Tuesday, citing government data. According to data from the Seoul Regional Aviation Administration submitted to Rep. Yang Bu-nam of the main [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Yonhap) — Trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea since May have been found in over 3,000 locations across South Korea, a police report showed Tuesday. Since late May, North Korea has launched some 3,600 trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea, which the North has claimed are in retaliation against South Korean activists sending [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, parents of young men serving in the military are experiencing heightened anxiety due to a combination of unusual provocations from North Korea and extreme weather conditions. An individual referred to only as Park, 65, said they were on edge every time they receive a safety alert about [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Separated families in South Korea have had no exchanges with their relatives in North Korea either at government or civilian levels for more than a year amid frosty inter-Korean relations, government data showed Tuesday. Separately from government-arranged reunions, divided families in South Korea also seek help from brokers to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited flood-hit areas near the Amnok River and guided an operation to rescue around 5,000 isolated residents with the military’s helicopters, Pyongyang’s state media reported Monday. Kim visited flood-ravaged areas in Sinuiju City and Uiju County of North Phyongan Province on Sunday, after [...]