North Korea’s Kim drives new-type tank during drills and calls for efforts to prepare for war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state media reported Thursday. The North’s tank training was seen as a response…

Cambodia arrests 2 foreigners for smuggling 2.27 kg narcotics

Cambodian customs police at the Phnom Penh International Airport said they have arrested two South Korean nationals for an attempt to smuggle 2.27 kg narcotics to South Korea. The duo, a man and woman, were caught Sunday night while they…

NNPC Ltd woos South Korean investors for gas projects

Kyari has also congratulated Temile Development Company, an indigenous player in the gas sector, on the commissioning of its 23,000 cubic meters ultra-modern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier in Ulsan, South Korea, today.

SpaceX launches South Korea spy satellite

SpaceX on Friday launched a South Korean spy Satellite Friday afternoon after North Korea claimed it launched one of its own late last month. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:20 p.m. EST…

North Korea suspends Seoul military agreement, restores troops at border

North Korea has said it will move more troops and military equipment to the border with South Korea, and will no longer be bound by a 2018 joint military accord after Seoul suspended parts of the agreement in response to…

Over 1,300 rescue workers still traumatised by Itaewon Halloween crowd crush

The Halloween crowd crush that left over 150 dead in South Korea’s Itaewon in 2022 claimed more than just lives. Recent data by the South Korean government showed that 1,316 firemen who were dispatched to the scene are still suffering…

FCTA to partner with South Korea, Turkiye on vocational education, agriculture – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that the FCT Administration would partner with the Republic of South Korea on vocational education. Wike also expressed willingness to partner with Turkiye on agricultural development.…

U.S. soldiers in South Korea caught smuggling, distributing drugs

U.S. soldiers in South Korea were caught smuggling drugs through military mail and distributing them, local broadcaster MBC has reported on Friday. The police in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the capital Seoul, apprehended a South Korean woman in…

US soldier held by North Korea after crossing border

North Korea is reported to have detained a serving US army soldier who crossed the heavily-fortified border from South Korea without permission. The man was on an organised tour of the UN-run zone dividing the two countries. The news comes…

Death toll from South Korea’s heavy rain rises to 40, 9 missing

The death toll from heavy rain in recent days in South Korea rose to 40, while nine others remained missing, relevant authorities said on Monday. A total of 40 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and…

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