At least two people are dead and 12 others missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of South Korea, coastguard officials have said. The 120-tonne Geumseong sank about…
South Korea
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The United States flew a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday in response to North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic…
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International
North Korean trash balloon hits Seoul’s presidential compound
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA North Korean balloon carrying trash fell on the South Korean presidential compound in Seoul on Thursday, marking the second such incident in recent months. The debris raised concerns about…
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International
Pyongyang says it has recovered remains of South Korean drone
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskNorth Korea claimed Saturday it had discovered the remains of at least one crashed South Korean military drone in the capital Pyongyang. Pyongyang released images of the device, which some…
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International
North Korea says it will permanently ‘shut off’ border with South
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskNorth Korea said it would permanently seal its border with South Korea and cut off all roads and railways linking the neighboring countries but stopped short, for now, of formally…
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International
South Korea offers incentives, adoptions ahead of ban on farming dogs for food
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korea will help rehome almost half a million dogs bred for food and give dog farmers subsidies and incentives to help them prepare for a ban on the practice…
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South Korea said Monday it would take “decisive military action” if anyone is killed by the wave of trash-carrying balloons being launched across the border by North Korea. Pyongyang has…
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International
North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast, says South Korea’s military
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskNorth Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, its first launch in more than two months, South Korea’s military said. Japan’s Coast Guard also said…
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International
North Korea slams US sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea as ‘provocative’
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskNorth Korea’s foreign ministry denounced a US-planned sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea, state media KCNA said on Friday, vowing to take additional steps to bolster its self-defense. The…
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Environment
Seoul shatters 118-year-old weather record with 26th ‘tropical night’
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskAccording to official data released Friday, South Korea’s capital broke a century-old weather record with the 26th so-called tropical night in a row, as the temperature stayed above 25°C. “The…