South Korea's Yoon, Biden call for defending elections against fake news
SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday urged world leaders to join in defending democracy against the threat posed by disinformation.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un poses with gun, triples military visits
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has significantly increased his public appearances with the military and weapons industry, a South Korean study of state media coverage shows, in a sign of a steadily more confrontational stance against Seoul and Washington.
North Korea sent more than 3m artillery shells to Russia, says Seoul
SEOUL -- North Korea has sent 6,700 shipping containers of ammunition to Russia in recent months, potentially providing over 3 million 152-millimeter artillery shells, South Korea's defense chief says.
South Korea's New Reform Party suffers split as ex-PM exits
SEOUL -- Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has decided to leave a newly created political party less than two weeks after joining its ranks.
North Korea hones cruise missile tech with 4 tests in 2 weeks
SEOUL -- With four missile tests in two weeks, North Korea is accelerating its push for more precise cruise missiles with an eye on South Korean and U.S. military targets.
North Korea's rejection of unification emboldened by Russia ties
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's declaration that he is abandoning unification with South Korea, after more than 50 years of alternating progress and stagnation, hints at greater confidence in Pyongyang's military capabilities -- with apparent aid from Russia.
China and India lead Asia race to expand spy satellite networks
SEOUL -- Faced with an increasingly complex security environment, China, India and other Asian countries are bolstering satellite networks to monitor military moves in the region.
North Korea and Russia top diplomats meet with eye toward Putin visit
SEOUL -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, where they were expected to work toward arranging what would be President Vladimir Putin's first visit to the North since 2000.