The skirmish took place one day after North Korean supreme leader Kim Jon Un emerged from a lengthy absence from the public eye, in which many thought he was either gravely ill, or even dead.
South Korea says its troops exchanged fire along North Korean border
North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post. The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul …
North and South Korea Exchange Fire As Kim Jong Un Reemerges
The skirmish took place one day after North Korean supreme leader Kim Jon Un emerged from a lengthy absence from the public eye, in which many thought he was either gravely ill, or even dead.
Strong winds fuel raging wildfire in South Korea
A wildfire broke out and spread quickly across the Goseong region of South Korea on Friday evening.Located in the northeastern part of the country, the fire was spotted around 8 p.m., local time, …
DODEA Schools Worldwide Will Close Doors for Rest of School Year, with Possible Exception of South Korea
All of the Defense Department’s schools will close their doors for the remainder of the school year with the possible exception of those in South Korea, officials said Friday. “In direct and close …
North Korea’s Kim Reappears In Public After Speculation About His Health
North Korean media, cited by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, said he attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer plant in a town just north of the capital, Pyongyang.
Colorado Purchased 100K COVID-19 Tests From South Korea and ‘Kept It Under Wraps’ to Avoid Feds Seizure, Says Governor
Colorado Governor Jared Polis said that the state did not announce a recent shipment of coronavirus test kits because “we simply didn’t know if anybody would swoop in” and take the shipment.
Mystery of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un deepens with new rumors of death
Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean defector who became a member this month of South Korea’s National Assembly on elections, told local media Kim died after cardiovascular surgery and that an announcement is …
Bodies of S Korean trekkers, local guides recovered in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal have recovered the bodies of the last of four South Korean trekkers and their Nepali guide who died in an avalanche in January …
Trust, testing and tracing: How South Korea succeeded where the US stumbled in coronavirus response
Later that evening, you get a text message letting you know whether you’re COVID positive. The daily new case count in the entire country has mostly stayed in the single digits for a few days straight …