South Korea expedites efforts to establish Iron Dome-style air defense system
The move is intended to improve South Korea’s defense of metropolitan areas, such as Seoul and Incheon, and military facilities in the event of an emergency on the Korean…
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J-Alert warning system to be installed at Diet in response to North Korean missile launches
The J-Alert system, which alerts the public to an emergency such as a missile launch or an earthquake, began operating in Feb 2007.
North Korea continues artillery barrage, labels firing as ‘tit-for-tat’
The South Korean military detected North Korea firing around 100 artillery shells from Yonan County toward the West Sea.
North Korea may have attempted cyberattack amid Kakao outage: Report
Several North Korean defectors received an email claiming to have been sent by the Kakao tech service team, as the extended outage took down most of the tech giant’s services.
President Xi says China, North Korea should further cooperate amid complex security dynamics
President Xi also said the traditional friendship between China and North Korea “has grown stronger over the years”.
20 years on, ex-abductees call for rescue of other victims from North Korea
They were kidnapped by North Korea from July to Aug 1978 and spent about 24 years in the country until they were allowed to return home in 2002.
Authorities name North Korea hacker group, warn of attacks on Japanese crypto assets
It is unusual to name a suspected attacker before taking such actions as an arrest, but in this case, authorities have adopted a method called “public attribution,” using it…
North Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea
The provocative move came after more than 10 North Korean warplanes staged a flight close to the inter-Korean border
North Korea says it has deployed cruise missiles able to carry tactical nuclear weapons
The cruise missiles are among a number of smaller weapons recently developed in order to better evade missile defenses.
US remains open to dialogue with North Korea despite Kim’s remarks: NSC spokesperson
North Korea has fired more than 40 ballistic missiles this year alone, the largest number of it has launched in a single year.