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‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul

‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul

Air raid sirens and evacuation orders left many fearing North Korean attack, though others greeted alerts with shrug

‘I held my husband and cried’: Wartime alerts fuel panic and confusion in Seoul
UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns

UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns

Forecast warns extreme weather may have impacted farming, but does not name DPRK as global ‘hunger hotspot’

UN puts North Korea on hunger watchlist over food insecurity concerns
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 31, 2023
Seoul under fire for issuing ‘wartime alert’ over North Korean satellite launch

Seoul under fire for issuing ‘wartime alert’ over North Korean satellite launch

Experts say sirens and evacuation warnings don’t reflect real danger and risk eroding public trust in alert system

Seoul under fire for issuing ‘wartime alert’ over North Korean satellite launch
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 31, 2023
North Korea says it failed to launch spy satellite but will try again soon

North Korea says it failed to launch spy satellite but will try again soon

Seoul issues ‘wartime alert’ to evacuate over launch, says space launch vehicle splashed down west of ROK

North Korea says it failed to launch spy satellite but will try again soon
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 31, 2023
Yoon Suk-yeol calls on nonproliferation group to tackle North Korean nuke threat

Yoon Suk-yeol calls on nonproliferation group to tackle North Korean nuke threat

South Korean president warns DPRK illegally advancing weapons programs in message to Proliferation Security Initiative

Yoon Suk-yeol calls on nonproliferation group to tackle North Korean nuke threat
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy May 30, 2023
Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says

Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says

South Korea to decide whether to repatriate body after investigation, as media report man was attempting to defect

Presumed North Korean man carrying drugs found dead near border, Seoul says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 30, 2023
Seoul voices ‘deep regret’ over North Korea’s election to WHO executive board

Seoul voices ‘deep regret’ over North Korea’s election to WHO executive board

South Korea says DPRK’s sanctions violations call into question its fitness to contribute to global health on the board

Seoul voices ‘deep regret’ over North Korea’s election to WHO executive board
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer May 30, 2023
North Korea says it will launch first military spy satellite in June

North Korea says it will launch first military spy satellite in June

Top military official says asset needed to monitor ‘dangerous military acts’ of US and ROK, condemning joint drills

North Korea says it will launch first military spy satellite in June
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 30, 2023
285K North Korean children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition: Report

285K North Korean children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition: Report

UN study finds growth impairment in DPRK is declining but remains 10 times the rate in South Korea

285K North Korean children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition: Report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer May 29, 2023
New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad

New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad

Guide from Swiss organization aims to help governments ‘detect and interdict’ DPRK arms sales that violate sanctions

New report details North Korea’s tactics to illegally sell firearms abroad
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin May 29, 2023