January 25, 2024 South Korea warns against eating fried toothpicks as trend goes viral Health officials in South Korea are warning the public against eating deep-fried toothpicks in a trend reportedly going viral on TikTok and Instagram.
January 25, 2024 Kim Jong Un admits lack of 'basic living necessities' is 'serious political issue' in North Korea North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un made a rare admission that the country's rural communities are lacking "basic living necessities" at a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea.
January 25, 2024 South Korea lawmaker injured in attack weeks after opposition leader's stabbing A South Korean governing party lawmaker, Bae Hyunjin, was attacked by an unidentified man in Seoul who struck her head with a rock-like object, officials say.
January 25, 2024 North Korea attempts first flight test of new nuclear-capable cruise missile North Korea tested a new nuclear-capable weapon this week, conducting its first flight test of a new Pulhwasal-3-31 cruise missile, the North's KCNA reported.
January 24, 2024 North Korea fires several cruise missiles into the sea after destroying peace symbol, South Korea says North Korea fired several cruise missiles into the sea off its western coast just days after its ruler, Kim Jong Un, ordered a reunification symbol in its capital to be destroyed.
January 23, 2024 North Korea demolishes monument symbolizing potential unification with South: report A concrete arched monument in North Korea that symbolized the goal of reconciliation with South Korea has been demolished weeks after Kim Jong Un ordered it to be destroyed.
January 23, 2024 US spy flight reported near North Korea border following claim of underwater nuclear drone A United States spy aircraft was reportedly detected near the demilitarized zone separating South Korea and North Korea following the latter's alleged nuclear drone test.
January 19, 2024 North Korea sentences 2 teens to 12 years of hard labor for watching K-pop: report North Korean authorities sentenced the two 16-year-old girls to 12 years of hard labor after they were previously convicted of watching K-pop, which is music from South Korea.
January 19, 2024 South Korea urges UN council to break silence on North Korea's escalating missile threats South Korea urged the U.N. Security Council to address North Korea's escalating missile tests and threats during an emergency closed meeting on Thursday.
January 19, 2024 North Korea claims it tested nuclear-capable underwater drone capable of destroying naval vessels and ports North Korea's Defense Ministry claims it successfully tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone capable of destroying naval vessels and ports as it looks to keep bolstering its arsenal.