Seoul, April 14 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test-firing of strategic cruise and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer Choe Hyon, stressing the country’s top priority is to bolster a nuclear war deterrent ‘without limit,’ state media reported Tuesday.North Korea conducted the launches of two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-warship missiles from the naval destroyer Sunday in its “operational efficiency test,” according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)….
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Seoul, March 27 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday paid his respects to honor 55 South Korean service members killed during military clashes with North Korea while defending the Yellow Sea maritime border, vowing to build peace on the Korean Peninsula with strong defence capabilities.Lee made the remarks in a speech marking the 11th West Sea Defence Day at the national cemetery in Daejeon, about 140 kilometres south of Seoul, which honored the 55 sailors and Marines killed in …
Seoul, Feb 24 (IANS) A potential trip to South Korea by a US delegation for negotiations on security issues is being delayed due to scheduling matters, a senior Seoul official said Tuesday, dismissing speculation that the delay was related to trade issues. The US delegation had been widely expected to visit South Korea as early as late February to discuss security issues under a joint fact sheet that ranges from Seoul’s bid to build nuclear-powered submarines to bilateral cooperation on nuclear …
Seoul, Feb 21 (IANS) South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back has lodged a protest with the United States Forces Korea (USFK) early this week over its brief standoff with Chinese fighter jets during a rare air exercise, military sources said on Saturday.Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back has delivered a complaint in a call with Gen. Xavier Brunson, the commander of the Combined Forces Command and the United States Forces Korea, immediately after he received a report of the incident on Wednesday, a…
Taipei, Feb 2 (IANS) Chinese military aircraft incursions near Taiwan have increased nearly 15-fold over the past five years, local media reported citing a report from the Department of China Affairs of Taiwan’s ruling party Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) . According to the report, sorties in the Taiwan Strait were not entering regularly previously, with 380 in 2020. The report revealed that the sorties have now started routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, leading daily Taipei Times …
Seoul, Jan 14 (IANS) South Korea will take action corresponding to the results of its ongoing investigation into drone incursions alleged by North Korea, the unification minister said on Wednesday.Unification Minister Chung Dong-young made the remarks at a policy briefing by agencies affiliated with the ministry, a day after Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, again demanded that Seoul apologise for violating the North’s sovereignty.On Saturday, North Korea’s mil…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles, calling for the “unlimited and sustained” development of state nuclear combat forces, state media reported on Monday.The drill took place Sunday in the Yellow Sea, demonstrating “the absolute reliability and combat readiness of the North’s strategic counterattack capability,” according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The strategic cruise missiles flew along the preset…