Jan 10 China halts visas for Japan, South Korea following virus testing on Chinese travelers By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 6:21 South Korea concerned about U.S. protection as North increases missile tests By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn This week, South Korea’s president said it was increasingly difficult to convince his country the U.S. would protect it with nuclear weapons as the U.S. has promised for seven decades. President Yoon’s comments come at a time of increasing tension… Continue watching
Jan 03 WATCH: State Department ‘deeply concerned’ over holy site visit By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The U.S. State Department says it is "deeply concerned"over an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister's visit to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site in Jerusalem for the first time since Netanyahu's new far-right government took office last week. Continue reading
Dec 27 South Korea military apologizes for failing to shoot down North’s drones By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's military scrambled warplanes and attack helicopters on Monday, but they failed to bring down any of the North Korean drones that flew back home or disappeared from South Korean radars. Continue reading
Dec 26 South Korean military fires warning shots, scrambles jets after North Korean drones enter its airspace By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's military has fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years. Continue reading
Dec 23 N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles after U.S. and S. Korea drills By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's military says North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, its latest weapons demonstration that came days after U.S. and South Korean warplanes conducted joint drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. Continue reading
Dec 13 BTS member Jin begins military duty at front-line boot camp By Hyung-Jin Kim, Juwon Park, Associated Press Six other members of BTS, the world's biggest boy band, are to join the military over the next few years. The band's management agency has said the group will reconvene around 2025. Continue reading
Dec 01 ‘Squid Game’ actor to stand trial on indecent assault charges By Juwon Park, Associated Press Award-winning "Squid Game" actor Oh Young-soo will stand trial on charges of indecent assault after a woman accused him of inappropriately touching her in 2017. Continue reading
Nov 18 North Korea test-fires ballistic missile with range to strike entire U.S. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. Continue reading
Nov 17 South Korea says North fired suspected long-range ballistic missile toward sea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch was made on Friday but gave no further details. Continue reading