South Korean media report that North Korea is developing unmanned attack aircraft using American technology imported from the Middle East. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says the drones are based on MQM-107D Streaker target drones and are believed to have come to Pyongyang through Syria. The Streakers can fly at 920 kilometers per hour and […]
Reports: N. Korea Developing Attack Drones using US Technology
Posted February 6th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Reports: N. Korea Developing Attack Drones using US Technology
Posted February 6th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
South Korean media report that North Korea is developing unmanned attack aircraft using American technology imported from the Middle East. The reports say the drones are based on MQM-107D Streaker target drones and are believed to have come to Pyongyang through Syria. The Streakers can fly at 920 kilometers per hour and are commonly used […]
US Envoy Urges North Korea to Improve Relations With South
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
The top U.S. diplomat for Asian and Pacific affairs says North Korea’s new leadership must improve ties with South Korea if it wants to have better relations with the rest of the world. Speaking in Seoul late Tuesday, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said the United States will support South Korea’s diplomatic dealings with […]
South Korean Activists Says North Korea has Received Food Aid from China
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
A South Korean human rights group says China apparently delivered large amounts of food aid to impoverished North Korea earlier this month. Do Hee-yoon, a representative of the Seoul-based Citizens Coalition for the Human Rights of Abductees and North Korean Refugees, says China shipped rice, and possibly other aid to isolated regime for about 10 […]
South Korean President to Visit Gulf Oil States, Turkey
Posted January 30th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
South Korea announced Monday that President Lee Myung-bak will visit several oil-producing countries in the Middle East in February in an effort to diversify Seoul’s oil sources. Officials say Mr. Lee will visit Turkey and then Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in a week-long tour that begins Saturday. The president’s office said […]
US, South Korea, Japan to Hold Security Talks in Seoul Next Week
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
South Korea says it will host talks with U.S. and Japanese defense officials early next week in Seoul. Government officials in the South Korean capital, Seoul, told VOA the three-way “security consultations” will be held Monday and Tuesday. Analysts say they are part of an ongoing discussion among Seoul, Washington and Tokyo on operational contingencies […]
Another Military Visit for Kim Jong Un As Book Raises Doubts
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
North Korea’s state-run media are heralding another visit by the country’s young leader to a military installation – just days after a new book questioned Kim Jong Un’s grip on power. The North Korean Central News Agency said the young Kim inspected an army unit before posing for photos. It said during the inspection, the […]
Japanese, S. Korean Nuclear Envoys Hold N. Korea Talks
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese and South Korean nuclear envoys held talks Thursday in Seoul, to explore further initiatives aimed at persuading North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program. The meeting between Japanese negotiator Shinsuke Sugiyama and South Korean counterpart Lin Sung-nam comes just days before the duo travels to Washington for high-level nuclear consultations next week. Last […]
North Korea: Kim Jong Il’s Body On Permanent Display
Posted January 12th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says the body of its late leader Kim Jong Il will lie in state permanently at the same memorial palace where his father’s embalmed body is on display. The official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Mr. Kim’s body will be displayed at Pyongyang’s Kumsusan Memorial Palace. The body of his father, […]
North Korea Holds Mass Rally
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s powerful military has held a mass rally in the capital, Pyongyang, to pledge loyalty to the country’s new leader Kim Jong Un. Armed forces chief Ri Yong-Ho read the pledge of loyalty to Kim Jong Un of the three branches of the military. In typically exaggerated language, the pledge promised to “wipe out […]
