US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea days after North Korea test-fired missiles

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea after North Korea test-fired missiles

A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities.

NBC News - 1d

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in show of force

The South Korean navy said it was the first U.S. aircraft carrier to travel to South Korea since June.

CBS News - 21h

North Korea says it performed cruise missile tests

North Korea says it has test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack capability

ABC News - 3d

North Korea’s Kim orders nuclear readiness after missile test, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles and ordered full readiness to use nuclear attack capability, state media said.

NBC News - 3d

North Korea sending more troops to Russia, South Korea says

North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia despite its soldiers suffering heavy casualties fighting on the front lines in Ukraine, South Korea’s main spy agency said Thursday. Seoul’s ...

The Hill - 3d

North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says

The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.

The New York Times - 3d

At least four killed after new bridge collapses in South Korea

Yahoo News - 6d

North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South Korean media report

North Korea has deployed additional troops to Russia, South Korean media reported, citing the country’s intelligence agency.

NBC News - 4d

Where to see cherry blossoms in South Korea

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Tech regulation is a high-wire act for South Korea

Ensuring fair competition in the digital sphere risks antagonising the new US administration

Financial Times - 5d

‘Like a giant Squid Game’: soul searching in South Korea after latest celebrity suicide

Death of actor Kim Sae-ron sparks renewed calls for changes to ease pressure on celebrities who face intense scrutiny from media and fans alike . On Friday, the South Korean columnist Yang ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Under Trump, America’s New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus

When it comes to the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds common cause with the world’s outlier states and stands against traditional U.S. allies like Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and ...

The New York Times - 5d

North Korea allows a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years

A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week

ABC News - 5d

North Korea’s $1.5 billion crypto hack exposes bitcoin’s weakness

Crypto’s vulnerability to theft will keep bitcoin from widespread use

MarketWatch - 4d

North Korea was responsible for $1.5 billion ByBit hack, FBI says

The FBI said on Wednesday that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange ByBit.

NBC News - 4d

North Korea opens to a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years

A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travelers to enter the country in five years except for a group of Russian tourists ...

NBC News - 4d

North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI

The US agency said it refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as ‘TraderTraitor’. North Korea was behind the theft of approximately $1.5bn in virtual assets from a ...

The Guardian - 4d

South Korea's Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law

ABC News - Feb. 19

Bridge collapse in South Korea kills at least three people – video

Five 50-metre steel structures supporting a partly built highway bridge in South Korea collapsed one after another in the city of Anseong, killing at least three construction workers and injuring ...

The Guardian - 6d

Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea

Sections of partly constructed elevated motorway in Anseong fell one after the other, killing at least three construction workers. A motorway bridge collapse has killed at least three people and ...

The Guardian - 6d

At least four dead in South Korea highway construction project collapse

At least four people died and six were injured after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, officials said.

NBC News - 6d

4 Workers Killed in Highway Bridge Collapse in South Korea

Six others were injured when part of a highway construction site broke apart on Tuesday morning, officials said.

The New York Times - 6d

Who Pulled Off the Biggest Crypto Heist in History? Signs Point to North Korea

Yahoo News - 6d

Russia is relying so heavily on North Korea that it's getting 50% of its ammo from Pyongyang, Ukraine's spy chief says

Yahoo News - 6d

North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia to back Ukraine war: Seoul

South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties

ABC News - 4d

First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw

Travellers enter a mini capitalist enclave far from Pyongyang, on a tightly controlled visit.

BBC News - 2d

An elevated part of a highway being built in South Korea collapses, killing 3 workers

An elevated part of a highway under construction has collapsed in South Korea, killing three workers and injuring six others

ABC News - 6d

South Korea birthrate rises for first time in nine years amid surge in marriages

Rise comes from very low base and remains far below the 2.1 births per woman needed to stabilise population. South Korea’s birthrate rose last year for the first time in nine years, as a surge in ...

The Guardian - 5d

Baby bump in South Korea as fertility rate rises for first time in 9 years

Surge in marriages after pandemic spurs hopes country’s demographics may have turned a corner

Financial Times - 5d

South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree as impeachment ruling nears

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger ...

ABC News - 5d

Birth rate in South Korea, the world's lowest, rises for first time in 9 years

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

NBC News - 5d

The number of babies born in South Korea last year rebounded for first time in nearly a decade

The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years, welcome news for a country grappling with one of the the world’s most serious demographic crises

ABC News - 4d

The number of babies born in South Korea last year rebounded for the first time in nearly a decade

The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years

ABC News - 3d

Poland scrambles military aircraft as Russian missiles target western Ukraine

Poland scrambled "military aviation" in its airspace early Tuesday morning in response to Russian missile strikes in Ukraine, the country's Operational Command said.

ABC News - 6d

Tate brothers arrive in US after Romania prosecutors lift travel ban

The pair, facing trial for human trafficking, had been banned from leaving Romania in recent years.

BBC News - 3d

Tate brothers arrive in US after Romania lifts travel ban

Right-wing influencers Andrew and Tristan had been detained on charges including sexual exploitation

Financial Times - 3d

Big Day for Crypto Goes South After Bybit Hack

Hours after Coinbase said the S.E.C. was dropping a lawsuit against it, another major cryptocurrency exchange reported a potentially record-setting theft.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea days after North Korea test-fired missiles

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