South Korea, Japan stress importance of trilateral ties with US
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan stressed the importance of trilateral ties with the United States at a news conference on Monday during...
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Ukraine willing to swap North Korean captives: Zelenskyy
Updated Jan. 12, 2025, 11:08 p.m. ET. Ukraine is prepared to swap captured North Korean troops for its soldiers being held prisoner by Russia, President...
North Koreans kick Russians out of their homes to hide from drones: report
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Soldiers from North Korea, fighting in the Kursk region of Russia, are driving residents out of their homes to take shelter and...
North Korea’s claim of hypersonic missile launch likely ‘deception’: Seoul
TAIPEI, Taiwan – South Korea’s military said North Korea’s claim of successfully launching a new intermediate-range ballistic missile, or IRBM, tipped with a hypersonic warhead...
North Korea fires a missile ahead of Trump inauguration
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korea fired a suspected mid-range ballistic missile over the sea off its east coast on Monday, said South Korea’s military, two...
North Korean soldiers fighting with outdated weapons, Ukrainian sergeant says
Read a version of this story in Korean. North Korean soldiers are fighting with deteriorated supplies and outdated weapons and may have been carrying no...
North Korea says giant tourist beach resort to open in June 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korea’s long-stalled Kalma beach resort will finally open in June 2025, said its state media, citing leader Kim Jong Un as...
South Korea confirms capture of wounded North Korean soldier in Kursk
TAIPEI, Taiwan – South Korea’s spy agency confirmed that a wounded North Korean soldier was captured alive in Russia’s Kursk region, following the release of...
Notebook found on North Korean soldier outlines tactics for countering drones
A North Korean soldier’s notebook described tactics for shooting down Ukrainian drones, including diagrams and details on how a three-person team should be used to...
Ukraine military drops leaflets urging North Korean troops to surrender
The Ukrainian military is dropping Korean-language leaflets urging North Korean troops fighting on Russia’s side of the war to “Surrender today and join South Korea...
