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February 20, 2019 North Korea

Under sanctions, N. Korea’s cyber activities shifting toward financial gain: report

North Korea’s cyber operations against South Korea are increasingly carried out for financial gain, whereas its espionage attacks have become more subtle and sophisticated, a report said Wednesday. ...

North Korea ranks 2nd in cyberattack speed: report

North Korean hackers ranked second in cyberattack capabilities in terms of the speed in breaking into targeted networks, a report by a US cybersecurity firm said Wednesday. According to the Global T...

February 20, 2019
North Korea
[Multicultural Korea] Military changing to embrace diversity

The number of foreign residents in Korea continues to grow and now accounts for some 3.6 percent of the country’s population. This story is part of a series that examines how Korea is grappling with ...

February 19, 2019
Defense
North Korea capable of tracking, targeting satellites: US report

North Korea possesses the capabilities to track and target satellites, posing a challenge to other militaries, the US Department of Defense said in a recent report. According to the report published...

February 15, 2019
North Korea
[Herald Interview] Peace treaty for Korean Peninsula should be on agenda for Trump-Kim summit, peace activist says

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Tensions are easing on the Korean Peninsula, a region where the wounds of war still remain. With the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean ...

February 14, 2019
Foreign Policy
Vietnam orders hotels near Marriott Hotel Hanoi to cancel reservations for summit security: report

With the US-North Korea summit scheduled to take place Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi, the Vietnamese government has ordered hotels near JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi to cancel reservations that have already been mad...

February 13, 2019
North Korea
Korean defense companies selected to maintain F-35 stealth fighters

Korean companies have been selected for the maintenance of F-35 stealth fighters, the acquisition administration here said Tuesday. According to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Ellen...

February 12, 2019
Defense
[Feature] Mobile phones in barracks: Soldiers no longer under total control

One of the most rigid and conservative groups in South Korea is slowly changing: the military. Upon announcing a comprehensive military reform plan last year, the Defense Ministry has been implement...

February 12, 2019
Defense
Pyongyang holds public execution of chief of state guesthouse for embezzling $3 million: report

The chief manager of the North Korean guesthouse where South Korean President Moon Jae-in stayed with his wife during his visit to Pyongyang was executed in public for embezzling some $3 million, a l...

February 12, 2019
North Korea
6 in 10 S. Koreans positive on US-NK summit: poll

Over 60 percent of South Koreans expect a positive outcome of denuclearization in the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a poll showed Monday. In a...

February 11, 2019
North Korea
South Korea, US ink provisional defense cost-sharing pact

South Korea and the United States signed a provisional agreement Sunday on the sharing of costs to maintain US troops here, with South Korea raising its share by 8.2 percent. Seoul’s negotiator, Cha...

February 10, 2019
Defense
Seoul waits for Pyongyang’s response on Tamiflu aid: Unification Ministry

While Seoul’s plan to deliver Tamiflu to Pyongyang continues to be delayed for unclear reasons for now over a month, the Unification Ministry said Thursday it is awaiting response from North Korea. ...

February 7, 2019
North Korea
War-torn families observe Lunar New Year’s holiday with grief and disappointment

The Lunar New Year’s holiday is here, and South Korea’s roads and expressways are clogged with traffic as hundreds of thousands crisscross the nation to gather with family. But for people with famil...

February 2, 2019
Social affairs
Military allows soldiers to leave barracks twice a month

South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Friday implemented a new policy allowing conscripted soldiers to leave their barracks for personal affairs up to twice a month. All able-bodied Koreans between 18 a...

February 1, 2019
Defense
Top Korean, US military leaders vow to maintain strong defense posture

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki and his US counterparts vowed to maintain a strong defense posture Friday. According to South Korea's military, Park held separate phone...

February 1, 2019
Defense

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