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North Korean state media reported that the four-story building, which is located in the town of Kaesong on the North Korean side of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, was “completely destroyed by a “terrific explosion” at 2:50 p.m. local time. A plume of black smoke rising above the site was visible from …

New Delhi: North Korean Supreme Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo Jong on Monday made a scathing attack at South Korea stating it was “high time” to break ties with the “enemy” authorities and warned them that the next action will come from the army. Also Read – North Korea Vows to Sever All Phone Lines …

A Samsung smartphone with quantum technology is due to launch in Korea next week Getty Now there’s something that I wasn’t expecting any time soon: a quantum-powered smartphone. Yet here we are, with an announcement from Samsung and Korean provider SK Telecom that the world’s first 5G smartphone complete with a quantum random number generator …

Major League Baseball was supposed to launch its regular season in late March. The spread of the novel coronavirus forced the league to delay Opening Day until later in the year, with the exact date still to be determined. If there is good news for seamheads, it’s that another league is about to resume play. …

A senior South Korean presidential official told reporters Sunday that the government has determined that Kim did not have surgery or any other procedure, according to the presidential Blue House. South Korea has a spotty record in confirming developments in North Korea, one of the world’s most secretive countries. But when rumors about Kim’s health …

The North Korean gunfire did not injure anyone or cause any discernible damage to the guard post or its equipment, said South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Several bullets from the North were fired into the DMZ at 7:41 a.m. local time Sunday, the JCS said in a text message to press. The South …

North Korea reportedly opened fire on a South Korean guard post in the demilitarized zone on Saturday night, prompting South Korea to fire back. “Gunshots fired from North Korea struck a guard post in South Korea on Sunday inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries, and South Korean soldiers fired back, the South’s military …

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, demonstrated his flair for the dramatic this weekend when he reappeared after three weeks of unexplained absence, cutting the ribbon on a fertilizer factory — and quieting rumors that he was gravely ill. But those weeks of hand-wringing over Mr. Kim’s fate, and North Korea’s future, …

Virtual instruction will continue after spring break for Defense Department schools in Korea Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. Students at Defense Department schools in …

We’re covering the ins and outs of coronavirus – and policymakers’ responses to it. Sign up to get The Health 202 in your inbox. THE PROGNOSIS South Korean police officers stand in line in front of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu. (Yonhap News Agency/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) A stark contrast in the coronavirus mortality rates in …