After 70 years, South Korea mulls ‘grand strategy’ to disarm North Korea
South Korea's remarkable economic progress, however, has been haunted by ever-growing nuclear threats from North Korea.
South Korea's remarkable economic progress, however, has been haunted by ever-growing nuclear threats from North Korea.
Pyongyang highlighted the message in particular for Moscow rather than Beijing, its traditional ally, amid rising tension between Russia and the US.
In its assessment, the intelligence agency said the smartphone is believed to be smuggled in by rail after the cross-border freight train operations between North Korea and China…
The 70th anniversary of the cease-fire was marked with no formal peace treaty in sight, amid growing tension in the region.
A Chinese and a Russian delegation marked the first foreign visits to the country since the Covid-19 pandemic started.
An intelligence agency said that the use of the official name may be North Korea’s way of “re-establishing its relations with South Korea as two separate nations.”
The two delegations will take part in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of “Victory Day” in Pyongyang on July 27.
The recent spate of missile launches comes in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
According to the South Korea military, the missiles travelled approximately 400 kilometres before splashing down in the East Sea.
It's still unclear how North Korea will respond to the crossing into its territory of US soldier Travis King that occurred in the highly sensitive Joint Security Area.