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South Korea vowed Tuesday to take decisive action if North Korea launches any further provocations, pushing back after Pyongyang threatened military escalation over warning shots fired by the South along the fortified …

Seoul’s defense ministry on Tuesday rejected Pyongyang’s criticism of warning shots and broadcasts along the inter-Korean border, calling them legitimate defensive measures intended to prevent North Korean troops from crossing the Military …

North Korea on Tuesday denounced South Korea's ongoing joint military drills with the United States and a separate exercise between the US and Japan, calling them "muscle flexing" by "enemy states." In …

Newtalk新聞 北韓最高領導人金正恩因嚴重腦出血病逝的傳聞近日社群媒體上廣泛瘋傳，引發國際關注。不過，北韓官方並未發表聲明直接回應，而是透過官方媒體《朝中社》於今（20）日發布金正恩參觀展覽的照片，間接反駁相關不實訊息。 據《紐約郵報》報導，中國旅美異議人士謝萬軍於 18 日在社群平台發文聲稱，金正恩突發嚴重腦出血陷入昏迷。謝萬軍指出，北京協和醫院專家於 17 日緊急赴北韓救治，後將金正恩轉往北京搶救，但最終仍宣告不治，遺體並已被祕密運回北韓。雖然謝萬軍的說法並未附帶任何照片、證人或相關證據，但隨即在網路上引發熱烈討論，並吸引多家國際媒體報導關注。 為澄清謠言，《朝中社》今日發布多張照片，報導金正恩於 19 日攜同女兒金主愛親自視察服裝與鞋類展覽。畫面中金正恩與女兒互動自然，神情與狀態看起來相當正常，似乎意在藉此闢謠。不過，目前外界仍無法獨立證實該批照片是否確實於 19 日所拍攝。 報導指出，金正恩的健康狀況長期受到國際高度關切。南韓國家情報院先前曾於 9 月 30 日評估指出，金正恩的體重估計已達 140 公斤，罹患心血管疾病的風險相對較高。雖然本次健康危機傳言暫時被公開活動照掩蓋，但其身體狀況依然是各方密切盯防的焦點。延伸閱讀：胡塞狂轟沙國機場與能源設施及周遭船隻 國際油價頻上漲共和黨期中選舉前景不被看好 川普卻稱：很多民調都是被操控！談法國示威變騷亂 川普稱巴黎要變成穆斯林城市 更籲歐洲國家趕走移民衛星揭金正恩海濱度假奢華生活 80米遊艇配50米泳池及滑水道 北韓稱將恢復對韓國「擴音廣播」！首爾強硬警告：將堅決懲罰

The announcement comes less than two weeks after South Korea said it was recalling its ambassador to Ukraine, deepening the diplomatic rift.

North Korea’s Nampho Shipyard missed a major deadline to launch a 5,000-ton naval destroyer earlier this month, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, as it ramps up construction on at …

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on prospects for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in China next month, marking a shift from his earlier remarks. Speaking …

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Unverified claims that North Korean leader Kim Jong-u...

Newtalk新聞 韓國與北韓邊境緊張情勢持續升溫。韓國國防部於今（20）日發布聲明表示，對北韓揚言加強邊境軍事部署、恢復對韓國的擴音器心戰廣播深表憂慮，警告若平壤以韓國軍方的正當防衛措施為藉口，進一步發動軍事挑釁，韓國將採取堅決應對措施。 據《路透社》報導，韓國國防部強調，軍方在軍事分界線（MDL）附近實施的警告廣播及警告射擊，都是為了防止北韓人員越界、要求越界人員撤離而採取的正當防衛措施，警告平壤不得以此為藉口發動挑釁。 韓國國防部在聲明中表示，對北韓揚言在邊境增派戰術打擊武器、恢復向韓國進行擴音器廣播，以及採取其他軍事應對措施深表憂慮。國防部指出，韓國軍方在軍事分界線附近採取的警告廣播及警告射擊，目的在於阻止北韓軍人越界，並要求已越界的人員撤離。 國防部警告，如果北韓以韓國軍方採取的正當措施為藉口，進一步發動挑釁，韓國將予以堅決懲罰。同時呼籲北韓停止提出缺乏根據的指控，避免軍事人員越過軍事分界線，並透過溝通解決雙方對軍事分界線的認知分歧。 韓國聯合參謀本部總長陳永承當日視察負責中部戰線的陸軍部隊，檢視前線戰備狀況，並要求軍方強化在非軍事區的行動主導權。陳永承表示，韓國無法接受北韓將韓國軍方的正當軍事行動扭曲為挑釁，藉此將升高軍事緊張的責任轉嫁給韓國。 陳永承並指出，北韓上月在軍事分界線以南埋設地雷，造成韓國軍人重傷，形容此舉是明確的挑釁，也違反停戰協定。不過，相關地雷來源與責任歸屬仍存在爭議。根據《路透社》9月27日報導，9月21日發生的地雷爆炸造成3名韓國士兵受傷，韓國軍方與聯合國軍司令部隨後展開調查，以釐清爆炸原因及地雷來源。 報導指出，韓國此次強硬表態，起因於北韓領導人金正恩的胞妹金與正19日透過北韓官媒發表聲明，指責韓國軍方在北韓進行邊境防禦工程期間，使用自動步槍及大口徑機槍進行警告射擊，危及北韓士兵安全。金與正表示，北韓正考慮在邊境增派戰術打擊武器，並恢復針對韓國的擴音器宣傳廣播。 金與正並聲稱，韓國軍方自8月1日至10月17日，已進行2,870次警告廣播及201次警告射擊。不過，相關數字為北韓單方面說法，尚未獲得獨立證實。 北韓自2024年4月起，陸續在邊境埋設地雷、設置障礙物並加強防禦工事。韓國軍方本月5日表示，北韓今年已動員多達7,000名人員投入相關工程，北韓人員越過軍事分界線的情況則約發生50次。 自韓國總統李在明上任後，南韓政府積極尋求恢復與北韓的外交對話，並將緩和邊境緊張列為施政重點之一。然而，隨著北韓揚言增加邊境武器部署及恢復擴音器廣播，雙方近期的緩和努力恐再度受到衝擊，軍事分界線附近發生誤判或衝突的風險也隨之增加。延伸閱讀：衛星揭金正恩海濱度假奢華生活 80米遊艇配50米泳池及滑水道 韓總統李在明施政滿意度上升2.1個百分點 但不滿意度仍達六成童文薰觀點》打掉伊朗核武能力之後 誰來簽字？憂油料有問題！濟州航空誤加「中國燃油」被迫停飛 南韓交通部結果出爐是否不副署「老福法」修正 卓榮泰：我們在議場內回答

North Korea has made “various changes” to military forces facing South Korea’s border islands, the commander of the ROK Marine Corps said Tuesday, emphasizing that Seoul has stepped up surveillance along the …

Switzerland has dispatched a delegation to North Korea ahead of the planned opening of its first dedicated political office in Pyongyang, marking a step toward restoring its presence in the country after …

A North Korean film delegation has toured a Chinese company known for producing AI short-form videos and agents, potentially signaling Pyongyang’s interest in using artificial intelligence tools for films and video content. …

North Korea doubled its exports of an alloy and carbon additives used in steelmaking to China in September, official customs data shows, while Pyongyang ramped up imports of fuel from Beijing. China’s …

The defense ministry on Tuesday expressed "grave concerns" over North Korea escalating border tensions with threats and its criticism of South Korea's military operations conducted in response to the North's repeated border …

North Korea's latest threats may be a ploy to undermine South Korea's border security operations and cement the division of the Korean Peninsula into two permanently separate states, experts said Tuesday, as …

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Tuesday urged North Korea...

A South Korean nonprofit organization has been fined over $5,000 for failing to protect the personal information of North Korean defectors, after an employee launched a balloon toward the DPRK that carried …

North Korea has threatened to deploy additional tactical strike weapons along the border and resume loudspeaker broadcasts towards the South.

North Korea has denied responsibility for an explosion that injured three soldiers in the heavily mined Demilitarised Zone last month.

South Korea's top military officer ordered troops on Tuesday to sternly respond to any enemy provocations, a day after North Korea threatened to deploy more weapons along the inter-Korean border and resume …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a clothing and shoe expo with his daughter on Monday, state media reported the following day, amid a flurry of unfounded rumors about his death …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a garment and footwear exhibition, highlighting achievements in light industry production under his signature regional development policy, state media reported Tuesday. Kim toured the 2026 …

The education ministers of North Korea and Russia have met in Pyongyang and discussed ways to expand exchanges in the education field, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid deepening cooperation between …

US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed uncertainty about the possibility of meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in China next month, saying he was not sure whether anyone had requested such …

A 12-year monument to mistrust, the China-North Korea bridge is open – locking in Beijing’s edge over Moscow and Washington, says this academic.

Where do North Koreans buy their food and daily necessities in 2026? Most still go to the general markets that have anchored the country’s private economy for two decades. A growing share …

Satellite imagery shows a wastewater pond below North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant repeatedly expanding and shrinking between February and September 2026. The fluctuations keep alive concerns that toxic runoff from the plant …

Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul met with Japanese Ambassador Koichi Mizushima on Monday and agreed to expand cooperation in the defense sector. During the meeting in Seoul earlier in the day, Kang and …

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday indirectly criticized U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson’s latest remarks on condition changes for transferring wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul. It …

Kim Yo-jong said Monday that Pyongyang is considering new military steps against South Korea, including resuming loudspeaker broadcasts and deploying additional tactical strike assets near the inter-Korean border. Kim Yo-jong is the …

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean lead...

For decades, South Korea’s national story has included the goal of eventual unification with North Korea, but survey data has increasingly shown that the public is less committed to this outcome, even …

A suspected North Korean land mine that washed ashore was discovered on an island near the inter-Korean maritime border on Monday, according to the South Korean military, marking the fourth such case …

An installation of 40 missile sculptures was removed from a district-run festival in northern Seoul after visitors criticized its suitability for the event. Titled “Thesis-Antithesis-synthesis : latitude37.6538'N longitude 127.0694'E,” the work by …

Korean-themed pop-ups have appeared in London, Los Angeles, and Paris as part of a promotional campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, bringing scenes from the upcoming video game to life. …

The U.N. Command (UNC) and South Korea’s Defense Ministry have moved to contain political fallout from remarks by the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, after he suggested the South’s territory begins at …

South Korea kicked off an annual large-scale field exercise on Monday to enhance joint operational capabilities to counter North Korean threats, alongside joint drills with the U.S. that President Donald Trump cut …

The Army plans to create specialized brigades dedicated to guarding the border with North Korea as it moves toward artificial intelligence-based surveillance, amid shrinking troop numbers. According to the Army, front-line security …

North Korea’s trade with China reached nearly $300 million in September, marking the second-highest total this year and coming as the allies prepared to open their biggest cross-border bridge. The two countries …