North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, Japan says
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile, the Japanese government said on Thursday.
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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.
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 presses ahead with medical school admissions hike despite trainee doctor strike
SEOUL — South Korea said on May 30 its medical schools will accept almost 1,500 additional students in 2025, pressing ahead with an admissions hike that has caused trainee doctors across the country to go on strike.
New Scandal Engulfs South Korean Leader in Wake of Marine’s Death
The South Korean marines were sent in after monsoon rains flooded a rural section of the country’s heartland last July. They were looking for missing residents in waist-high floodwaters, but they were not wearing life jackets. Nor did they have buoys or safety tubes.
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 filled with waste into the South
SEOUL, South Korea — Waste and propaganda are raining down across the Korean peninsula.