National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo expressed his condolences over a deadly train accident in India in a letter to the country’s speaker of the lower house, his office said Sunday.”I hope that the Indian parliament, government and people come togeth…
Day: June 4, 2023
(Yonhap Interview) Top U.S. nuclear envoy warns N. Korea will pay ‘consequences’ for escalating tensions
The top U.S. nuclear envoy has stressed the need to make North Korea realize its escalation of tensions will have “consequences,” while warning any nuclear attack against South Korea will be met with a “swift, overwhelming and decisive” response.In a …
Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Germany discuss arms industry, security cooperation in Singapore
The defense chiefs of South Korea and Germany held talks in Singapore on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in the arms industry and other security areas, Seoul’s defense ministry said.Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his German counter…
(News Focus) Three-way cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan takes concrete shape to counter N.K. threats
In the midst of advancing North Korean threats, trilateral security cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan took a more concrete shape over the weekend, as they fleshed out plans for the sharing of missile warning data and the res…
S. Korea’s FM calls on N. Korea to make ‘audacious choice’ for its future
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin has called for North Korea to immediately halt its provocations and make an “audacious” choice for a better future during a visit to Uzbekistan, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Sunday.Park made the call during a m…
(2nd LD) S. Korea, Japan agree to hold working-level talks to prevent repeat of 2018 maritime incident: Seoul’s defense chief
South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to craft measures to prevent the recurrence of a yearslong military dispute, involving their maritime operations, Seoul’s defense chief said, in the latest effort to improve bilateral relations.After his talks with …
(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) Top U.S. nuclear envoy warns N. Korea will pay ‘consequences’ for escalating tensions
The top U.S. nuclear envoy has stressed the need to make North Korea realize its escalation of tensions will have “consequences,” while warning any nuclear attack against South Korea will be met with a “swift, overwhelming and decisive” response.In a …
(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan agree to hold working-level talks to prevent repeat of 2018 maritime incident: Seoul’s defense chief
South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to hold working-level talks to address a yearslong military dispute, involving their maritime operations, Seoul’s defense chief said, in the latest effort to improve bilateral relations.After his talks with his Japa…
S. Korean military continues operation to salvage N. Korean rocket debris
The South Korean military continued its work Sunday to search and salvage the wreckage of a North Korean rocket that crashed into the Yellow Sea earlier this week but wrapped up the day’s operations due to unfavorable conditions.The rocket, that the N…
JBPM CONDUCTS MEDEVAC TO HELP ORANG ASLI WOMAN GET TREATMENT
The Air Unit of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) conducted a medical evacuation (medevac) operation to help an elderly Orang Asli woman from Kampung Tapai, Pos Hau, get treatment at the Gua Musang Hospital yesterday.According to the pub…