Seoul, May 8 (IANS) North Korea plans to deploy a new self-propelled howitzer along its border with South Korea by the end of this year, state media said Friday, as it seeks to bolster its defence capabilities.According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a munitions factory Wednesday to review production of a “new-type 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer” destined for three battalions to be stationed at a long-range artillery unit along the “southern…
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Seoul, April 27 (IANS) Pyongyang has opened a memorial honoring North Korean troops killed while fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, with leader Kim Jong-un stressing the need to strengthen Pyongyang-Moscow ties into a “powerful bulwark” in a ceremony marking its opening, state media reported Monday.The North held the opening ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations in Pyongyang the previous day on the occasion of the first anniversary…
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) A South Korean special counsel team on Friday demanded a 30-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of benefiting the enemy for allegedly ordering the dispatch of military drones over Pyongyang in 2024. The team, led by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, also requested the Seoul Central District Court to sentence former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to 25 years in prison over the same allegation.Cho’s team believes the alleged dispatch in October 2024 was…
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea’s presidential Office of National Security on Sunday condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile launch as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions, calling for an immediate halt. The office convened an emergency meeting led by Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Hyun-jong to analyse and assess the North’s latest missile launch, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written press briefing.The office expressed concerns over the North’s increasing…
Washington, April 17 (IANS) China’s rapid military expansion and technological advances dominated a US Congressional hearing, with top intelligence officials warning that Beijing is accelerating capabilities across all domains to challenge American power. Lawmakers were told that China remains the foremost strategic concern, with its military modernisation unfolding at an “alarming pace”.Lieutenant General James Adams III, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), said the C…
Seoul, April 15 (IANS) North Korea’s economy has entered a recovery phase thanks to closer relations with Russia and China, overcoming a period of recession, the unification ministry in Seoul said on Wednesday. The unification ministry made the assessment in its five-year plan for inter-Korean relations, covering 2026 to 2030, submitted to the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, reports Yonhap news agency.The unification ministry said that North Korea has “formed and i…
Seoul, April 15 (IANS) North Korea called on party members and citizens for increased loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday, the birth anniversary of state founder Kim Il-sung, highlighting the two leaders’ shared people-centered policies.The ruling Workers’ Party of Korea’s newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, made the call in an article as the country marks the 114th birth anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung, the current leader’s grandfather.The newspaper said the founder’s policy of serving the peop…
Seoul, April 10 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing high-level exchanges and strategic communication with China, as he met with Beijing’s top diplomat, China’s foreign ministry said. Kim made the remarks during his meeting in Pyongyang with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who has been on a two-day visit since Thursday.In a press release shown on the ministry website, Kim was quoted as telling Wang that North Korea “stands ready” to “further d…
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, in a back-to-back launch that came after President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into the North.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the missiles launched from the Wonsan area in the North at around 8:50 a.m. They flew some 240 kilometres. It marked the North’s fourth confirmed ballistic missile launch this y…
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such behaviour has caused unnecessary military tension with Pyongyang.Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting, after prosecutors last week indicted three individuals accused of flying drones into North Korea between September and January.Those indicted include a graduate student in his 30s, an employee of the National Intelligence Service and…