Kim Jong Un craves attention. This time, he should get it
Soo Kim, previously a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency analyst, is principal technical adviser on defense acquisitions and sustainment at policy consultancy LMI in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
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North Korea fires cruise missiles into sea, South Korea says
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea fired multiple unidentified cruise missiles on Tuesday into the sea off its west coast, South Korea's military said, marking the third time Pyongyang has tested cruise missiles in less than a week.
South Korea officials shift attention from Dior bag scandal to ex-first lady’s Chanel coat
People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Kang Min-kuk said Kim’s custom-made black and white coat resulted in “a noticeable loss in government funds”.
New probe of South Korea’s deadly Halloween stampede blocked by ‘cold-blooded’ Yoon Suk-yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol blocked on Tuesday a bill to launch a new probe into a Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people in Seoul’s Itaewon district in 2022, in a move slammed by the opposition and relatives of the victims.
What’s wrong with South Korean politics? Rising US-style partisan hatred fuels fears of further violence
The upticks in violence has sparked calls for reform of a political culture that tends to nurture hatred and animosity against rivals.
North Korean cruise missile tests add to country’s provocative start to 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s weekend test of new cruise missiles for submarine launches added to its provocative start to 2024, as leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his growing nuclear arsenal and threatens nuclear conflict with Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.
North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korea tested its new strategic cruise missiles for the second time in a week on Sunday (Jan 28), calling it a newly developed submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM), accelerating its navy's nuclear armament, state media reported on Monday.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘guides’ submarine-launched cruise missile test
The two Pulhwasal-3-31 missiles “flew in the sky above the East Sea … to hit the island target” on Sunday, state-run news agency KCNA reported, adding that Kim had “guided” the launch.