Tag: Yonhap News Agency
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Vladivostok: Russia arrests alleged spy from South Korea
Relations with North Korea are getting better and those with South Korea are getting worse: Vladimir Putin (right), President of Russia, with Kim Jong Un, ruler of North Korea in April 2019 Image: dpa The relationship between Seoul and Moscow is getting worse and worse. Now Russia has arrested a South Korean for the first…
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North Korea reports success in satellite launch
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un follows the missile launch Image: EPA After two failed attempts, the regime in Pyongyang says it has succeeded in putting a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. The USA speaks of “provocative actions”. NNorth Korea says it has successfully launched a military reconnaissance satellite into space. According to the South Korean…
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South Korean military: North Korea fires cruise missiles
North Korea has fired several cruise missiles in the direction of the Yellow Sea between China and the Korean peninsula, according to the South Korean military. The guided missiles were shot down early Saturday morning, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing the South Korean Armed Forces General Staff in Seoul. Intelligence agencies from…
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North Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korean military says
North Korea tested a new ICBM last week (archive photo). Image: dpa According to the South Korean General Staff, North Korea has tested another ballistic missile. Ruler Kim Jong Un aims to expand weapons development, including tactical nuclear weapons. South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile. This was reported by the South…
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South Korean military says North Korea fires ballistic missile
South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile. The rocket was launched in the direction of the East Sea, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Thursday, citing the South Korean general staff. The East Sea is also known as the Sea of Japan. The Japanese prime minister’s office said on Twitter…
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Reports from South Korea: North Korea fires another missile
GA week after the last launch, North Korea fired another potentially nuclear-capable missile, according to its neighbor South Korea. The ballistic missile flew in the direction of the Sea of Japan (Korean: East Sea), the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing the military. No further details were initially given. Most recently, North Korea tested…
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Rising tensions: North Korea fires 80 artillery shells
North Korea fired numerous artillery shells on Friday night. The South Korean military said it had discovered the first of around 80 artillery shells in the sea border area between North Korea and South Korea shortly before midnight on Thursday. North Korea’s behavior is a violation of the 2018 agreement between the two countries. The…
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Tensions: South Korea and North Korea fire warning shots at sea border
South Korea, Seoul: A news program reporting on military exercises in North Korea with an archive image is shown on a monitor at the Seoul train station. Image: dpa Both states accused each other that enemy ships had entered their waters. A series of North Korean missile tests has fueled sentiment in the region in…
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In the direction of the Sea of Japan: North Korea fires another missile
North Korea has continued its series of missile tests. As reported by the Yonhap news agency, citing the South Korean military on Saturday (local time: Sunday), North Korea fired a ballistic missile in the direction of the Sea of Japan (Korean: East Sea). No further details were initially given. It is the seventh time North…