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[News Analysis] Experts weigh in on aftereffects from N. Korea’s full COVID-19 lockdownNorth KoreaDec 6, 2020North Korean watchers are weighing in on ramifications of the regime’s extreme response to COVID-19, as it has suspended all travel by land, sea and air and shut down public facilities. Leader Kim J... -
Experts rap Seoul for ban on flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets across borderNorth KoreaDec 4, 2020North Korea experts on Thursday criticized a move by the South Korean parliament to criminalize sending propaganda leaflets, along with food and medicine, into the North across the inter-Korean borde... -
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[Feature] Will former presidents be pardoned?PoliticsNov 29, 2020President Moon is left in a dilemma. While campaigning for the presidency, he vowed he would not abuse pardons or at least use them as sparingly as possible for individuals involved in corruption. H... -
![[Newsmaker] N. Korea reinforces border control amid mounting COVID-19 worries](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/11/29/20201129000112_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] N. Korea reinforces border control amid mounting COVID-19 worriesNorth KoreaNov 29, 2020North Korea said Sunday it was reinforcing border lockdown to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from spreading into its territory. The regime still claims zero COVID-19 cases. “Every effort is made t... -
![[Newsmaker] ‘Loose screws on border fence sensors disabled alarm’](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/11/26/20201126000762_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] ‘Loose screws on border fence sensors disabled alarm’DefenseNov 26, 2020A North Korean refugee was able to jump over the 3-meter fence along the inter-Korean border to the South without triggering the alarm because screws were loose on the fence’s sensors, South Korea’s ... -
Military bans all off-base travel for soldiers amid COVID-19 spikeDefenseNov 26, 2020South Korea’s military said Thursday it has banned all off-base travel for soldiers until Dec. 7. Officers are instructed to cancel or delay all non-duty meetings and outside activities. Vacations ar... -
President Moon to meet Chinese foreign ministerForeign affairsNov 25, 2020President Moon Jae-in will receive visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Xi at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday afternoon, the presidential office said Wednesday. Wang arrived here late Wednesday after st... -
‘N. Korean who jumped border fence into South was gymnast’North KoreaNov 24, 2020A North Korean man who fled here early this month said he used to be a gymnast and was able to jump over the 3-meter fence along the inter-Korean border, a Seoul official familiar with the matter sai... -
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[Newsmaker] Seoul area soldiers could miss vacation, off-base visitsDefenseNov 24, 2020Soldiers based in the Greater Seoul area could see their vacation and off-base leave suspended under the military’s tightened antivirus measures that went into effect Tuesday. The military began enf... -
Defense Ministry to reveal latest technologies at expoDefenseNov 23, 2020The Ministry of National Defense said Monday it will showcase its latest defense technologies at an intergovernmental innovation expo held online from Tuesday to Dec. 3. Other ministries as well as ... -
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[Newsmaker] N. Korea reiterates ‘self-help’ in antivirus effortNorth KoreaNov 23, 2020North Korea said Monday that self-help is the way to power through the obstacles ahead, like the coronavirus pandemic, and no one should challenge that direction. “Self-help is the way of life we’ve... -
US commander says ‘premature’ to set date for wartime role handoverDefenseNov 20, 2020United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams said Friday that it was premature to speculate on a date for South Korea taking wartime operational command from the US. Washington first exer... -
Military embarrassed by anti-tank missile test gone wrongDefenseNov 19, 2020An anti-tank missile veered off its intended trajectory and landed in a rice field near an army shooting range during a test Thursday, South Korea’s military said. No one was hurt. The test was emba... -
South Korea, US, Japan military chiefs vow peace in Indo-PacificDefenseNov 19, 2020At a teleconference Thursday, the top military commanders of South Korea, the US and Japan said they would work for peace in the Indo-Pacific region as they continue addressing security concerns ther... -
S. Korean, US defense chiefs reaffirm ‘exemplary alliance’DefenseNov 18, 2020Defense Minister Suh Wook and US acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller reaffirmed the two countries’ commitment to an “exemplary alliance” during their first phone call, the Ministry of N...
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