North Korean soldier defects to the South, Yonhap reports
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea early on Tuesday crossing the militarised border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South’s military. South Korean soldiers patrol near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Goseong, about 330 kilometres north-east of Seoul, […]
Decades after war, North Korea still builds borders, draws warning shots
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Seventy four years after the Korean War began, North Korean troops are building new fortifications, occasionally inviting warning shots from South Korean counterparts across a border that has been frozen in a state of war. In recent weeks, North Korea has deployed a large squad of soldiers to build what appeared […]
South Korea’s loudspeakers face questions over reach into North
Seoul, South Korea Reuters The loudspeakers deployed by South Korea to wage psychological warfare against North Korea faced audits and legal battles claiming they are too quiet, raising questions over how far into the reclusive North their propaganda messages can blast. South Korea resumed loudspeaker broadcasts directed at North Korea on 9th June for the […]
South Korea fired warning shots after North Korea border crossing
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s military fired warning shots after around 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border at the weekend, Seoul officials said, amid a recent rise in tension over Pyongyang’s launch of balloons carrying trash into the South. The breach occurred at around 12:30pm on Sunday when the North Korean troops […]
UN Command talking to North Korea about US soldier Travis King
Seoul, South Korea Reuters The United Nations Command and North Korea have begun discussing the case of Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into the North last week, the deputy commander of the US-led command that oversees the Korean War truce said on Monday. King, a US Army private serving in South Korea, sprinted […]
Mounting US worries over Private Travis King after silence from North Korea
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday voiced mounting concern over Army Private Travis King, who dashed into North Korea two days ago, saying Pyongyang had a history of mistreating captured Americans. US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, in her first public comments on the case, said Washington was fully mobilized in trying to […]
Heavily fortified North Korea border area a magnet for tourists
Paju, South Korea Reuters Only hours after US Private Travis T King fled into North Korea while taking part in an organised tour on the heavily fortified border, groups of tourists coming from the South Korean side were still visiting the area on Wednesday. Going to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, which remain […]
US scrambles to determine fate of soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea
Paju, South Korea/Washington DC, US Reuters US officials scrambled on Wednesday to determine the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing into North Korea, handing Washington a new crisis in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a regular briefing the Pentagon had “reached out” to counterparts […]
US soldier facing disciplinary action flees into North Korea
Seoul, South Korea/Washington DC, US Reuters An American soldier facing disciplinary action fled across the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Tuesday and was believed to be in North Korean custody, US officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concern for the […]
Returned North Korea defector struggled to resettle in South, lived meagre life
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A former North Korean defector who made a risky and rare cross-border return home last week had struggled in South Korea, officials and media reports said on Tuesday, sparking fresh debate over how such defectors are treated in their new lives. South Korea’s military identified the man who crossed the heavily […]