Why warmer North Korea-Russia ties could be trouble for Northeast Asia
South Korea’s foreign ministry also summoned Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev to officially express its outrage over the pact.
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Deadly Fire Exposes Harsh Conditions Migrant Workers Face in South Korea
They were descendants of Koreans who moved to Northeast China, fleeing Japan’s brutal colonial rule in the early 20th century. In a twist of history, many like them have come to South Korea in recent decades, looking for better-paying jobs in their forebears’ homeland, now one of the world’s richest countries.
Russia-North Korea military pact prompts Seoul to threaten arms to Ukraine
Experts say such moves would prompt significant strategic shifts. Seoul’s threatened provision of lethal aid to Ukraine could help Kyiv achieve a “breakthrough” in its ongoing conflict with Russia. Conversely, Moscow’s threats to arm North Korea could escalate regional tensions and provoke a military response from the South and its allies.
Korean Air probes Taiwan-bound Boeing jet that plunged 7,600 metres, made emergency landing
Korean Air said on Tuesday it was investigating an emergency incident at the weekend in which one of its Boeing 737-8 airliners had to divert due to a pressurisation problem, which left 17 passengers requiring medical treatment.
South Korea slams North Korea’s fresh trash balloon launches and threatens loudspeaker broadcasts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea threatened Tuesday to restart anti-Pyongyang frontline propaganda broadcasts in the latest bout of Cold War-style campaigns between the rivals after North Korea resumed its trash-carrying balloon launches.
Decades after war, North Korea still builds borders, draws warning shots
SEOUL — Seventy four years after the Korean War began, North Korean troops are building new fortifications, occasionally inviting warning shots from South Korean counterparts across a border that has been frozen in a state of war.
South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find any more fire victims Tuesday, a day after a devastating blaze likely triggered by exploding lithium batteries killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers.
