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The South Korean military on Thursday condemned North Korea for sending what it said was more than 200 balloons carrying trash and manure over the border. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea had been flying large numbers of trash-carrying balloons toward the South since Tuesday night. (AP video shot by: Yong Jun Chang)

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North Korea's trash rains onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here's what it means
By HYUNG-JIN KIM AND KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Thu,05/30/24-10:11AM , 76 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, diapers.
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, supervises artillery firing drills in North Korea Thursday, March 7, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

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North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean in its latest weapons launch, Seoul says
By HYUNG-JIN KIM AND KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Mon,04/22/24-1:16AM , 67 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a recent series of weapons launches by the North.
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People pass by posters of candidates running for the upcoming parliamentary election in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. As South Koreans prepare to vote for a new 300-member parliament next week, many are choosing their livelihoods and other domestic topics as their most important election issues. This represents a stark contrast from past elections, which were overshadowed by security and foreign policy issues like North Korean nuclear threats and the U.S. security commitment.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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South Korea election issues: Green onions, striking doctors, an alleged sexist jab at a candidate
By HYUNG-JIN KIM AND KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Thu,04/04/24-11:13PM , 77 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soaring prices for green onions and apples. Striking doctors. A politician's allegedly sexist jab at a female candidate. These are among the issues animating voters in South Korea this year.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, right, attend a parliamentary session of House of Councilors in Tokyo, Monday, March 25, 2024. North Korea said Monday that Prime Minister Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as the North urged Japan to show sincerity toward improving bilateral ties and realizing their countries’ first summit in about 20 years.(Kyodo News via AP)

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North Korea says Japan's prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon
By HYUNG-JIN KIM AND KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Sun,03/24/24-10:49PM , 49 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that Japan's prime minister has offered to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but stressed that prospects for their countries’ first summit in about 20 years would depend on Tokyo tolerating the North's weapons program and ignoring its past abductions of Japanese nationals.
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