Regarding the power of the "Korean-style three-axis system" in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Jan. 11, "The most important way to prevent an attack is to firmly establish the Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation (KMPR) ability that can ret

North Korea ranked fourth in terms of scale of military force in the world after China, India, and the United States. However, military experts point out that the number of soldiers and actual combat power are separate.Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported on Jan. 9 that World Atlas, which provides world m

North Korea conducted missile provocations on Nov. 3 for the second consecutive days. It is the 19th missile provocation since the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol government.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Nov. 3 that North Korea fired unknown ballistic missiles into the East Sea."It is pr

To demonstrate the ability of the combined US-ROK force to respond quickly to crisis events on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. Forces Korea and the Republic of Korea militaries conducted a combined live-fire exercise, the United States Forces Korea (USFK) said on June 6.This exercise utilized one U.S. Ar

North Korea's foreign trade volume decreased by more than 70 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year. The U.N.’s continued sanctions on North Korea and the border blockade caused by the COVID-19 have greatly reduced both exports and imports of North Korea.In a report titled "North Korea's Fore

By Feature Editor Kevin LeeCharge d’Affaires Jo Song-gil of North Korea in Italy, who went missing in Italy in November 2018, came to South Korea in July last year and is currently settling down, the head of the South Korea's parliamentary intelligence committee confirmed on Oct. 7."Former Acting Am

By Lee Sam-sung, feature editor On July 3, President Moon Jae-in replaced the diplomatic and security chiefs of Korea. They are the heads of the National Intelligence Service, the Ministry of Unification and the National Security Office of the Presidential Man of Cheong Wa Dae (Blue House).Moon name

Today (June 25, 2020) marks the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, which started on June 25, 1950. In recent days, tensions rose again on the Korean peninsular due to resumption of provocations by North Korea, which were recently halted by special remarks made by Chairman Kim Jong-U

The North Korean authorities have recently displayed pictures with the portrait picture of President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (south) dumped with cigartte butts. This made the normally pro-North Korean supporters of President Moon in Seoul very angry. Recently, the North Korean regime, m

The United States has delivered another RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force, according to U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris in Seoul.According to news reports in Seoul on April 20, Ambassador Harry Harris disclosed the delivery saying that it marked a "Great Da

North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong-un supervised a long-range artillery strike drill a day earlier to inspect his forces' "sudden military counterattack capability."On Monday, South Korea's military said the North fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast in what appears to b

North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Monday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, a week after the communist regime fired two short-range projectiles.The projectiles were fired northeastward from areas near its eastern town of Sondok in Hamgyong Province,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a personal letter to President Moon Jae-in to express his support for South Korea to overcome the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.In the letter, delivered to Moon on Wednesday, Chairman Kim consoled South Koreans fighting the viru

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on Monday North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea, which is the first such launches since it warned of "a new strategic weapon" earlier this year.The projectiles were fired from areas near its eastern coast city of Wonsan o

The Ministry of Unification announced Wednesday South Korea will look into international assistance to support North Korea with coronavirus quarantine measures if international agencies makes requests. Although North Korea claimed there hasn't been an outbreak of the COVID-19 infection on its soil,

U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisers that he does not want another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un before the November presidential election, CNN quoted two sources as saying Monday.The report comes as denuclearization negotiations between the two countries have stalled since th

North Korea is preparing to examine drinking water sources, such as rivers and lakes, to make sure that the new coronavirus won't flow into the country, state media reported Thursday.The move is the latest in a series of measures that the North has taken to fight the fast-spreading virus that origin

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Political Editor Jeong Won-shikPresident Moon Jae-in said, “National defense is the foundation of the country’s existence and the people’s survival and the completion of “Defense Reform 2.0,” established at the initiative of the Ministry of National Defense, is a publ

North Korea's decommissioned nuclear test site in Punggye-ri shows signs of routine security patrols, a U.S. monitor said Wednesday.In commercial satellite imagery from Jan. 17, footpaths and vehicle tracks were visible in the snow around the portal areas and at the main administrative support area,

North Korea's satellite launching site shows no signs of preparations for a rocket launch or engine test, a U.S. monitor said Wednesday.Commercial satellite imagery on Dec. 23 of the Sohae satellite launching station, also known as the Dongchang-ri site, showed efforts to clear snow off roads, inclu