North Korea fires multiple suspected short-range missiles: Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea fired what appeared to be about 10 short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday.
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South Korea grapples with the North’s ‘unruly behaviour’ as it raises a stink over garbage balloons from Pyongyang
More than 260 balloons have been found across South Korea since Wednesday, including in the Seoul metropolitan area, with balloon waste consisting of compost, cigarette butts, waste batteries, and waste cloth, the South Korean military said.
North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a 'gift'
SEOUL — North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea on Wednesday (May 29), calling them "gifts of sincerity", prompting an angry response from Seoul, which said the act was base and dangerous.
South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals.
North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement over border, Seoul says
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea accused North Korea on Wednesday of sending a large number of balloons across their heavily fortified border to drop objects including trash and excrement, calling the act base and dangerous.
Latest North Korean Offensive: Dumping Trash on South Korea From the Sky
North Korea has resumed an unusual operation to show anger at South Korea: dumping trash from the sky across the world’s most heavily armed border.
South Korea kicks up a stink about faeces-filled balloons from North
The military’s explosives ordnance unit and chemical and biological warfare response team were deployed to inspect and collect the objects, and an alert was issued warning residents to keep away and report any sightings to authorities.
North Korea fails in attempt to launch spy satellite
SEOUL/TOKYO -- North Korea unsuccessfully attempted to launch a rocket carrying a reconnaissance satellite on Monday night, Pyongyang's state media reported, hours after a trilateral summit among China, Japan and South Korea that took place in Seoul.