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Seoul, South Korea CNN —North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to produce weapons and shells for Russia, according to South Korea’s defense minister, as Moscow’s devastating war in Ukraine grinds into a third year. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a munitions factory at an undisclosed location on January 10, 2024. CNN has reached out to South Korea’s defense ministry for comment on the US’ estimate but has not yet received a response. The White House confirmed last month that Russia has been firing North Korean missiles at Ukrainian cities. The US and its allies are also concerned about the technology North Korea is seeking from Russia in return for weaponry.
Persons: Korean Defense Minister Shin Won, sik, Kim Jong Un, ” Shin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Avdiivka, Zelensky, Joe Biden’s, Vladimir Putin Organizations: South Korea CNN, South, Korean Defense Minister, KCNA, Reuters, US State Department, CNN, Ukraine, Kyiv, West, North, Intelligence, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, White House, Korean Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Russia, South, Ukraine, Korea, Washington, Pyongyang, North, Russian, North Korea, Avdiivka, Moscow, Russia’s
Dealers of highly-prized Moroccan hashish are severing ties with Israeli drug smugglers. They are boycotting Israeli dealers in protest at the killing of Palestinians in Gaza, said a report. AdvertisementMoroccan hashish dealers are severing ties with Israeli drug smugglers amid the ongoing war in Gaza, per a report in Israeli media. "The hashish dealers in Morocco are not willing to sell us more hashish either directly or through intermediaries," a drug offender from Sharon told Mako , an Israeli news portal, reports. The Moroccan hashish boycott echoes the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Persons: , Sharon, Mako, siad, Abu Mustafa, Merchants Organizations: Service, Cannabis Museum, Hamas, REUTERS, IDF Locations: Gaza, Morocco, Israeli, Amsterdam, Israel, Gaza City, Moroccan
By Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's intelligence agency says poor conditions for North Koreans working overseas have led to "incidents and accidents", while researchers report rare protests and unrest in China among workers from a North Korean military-linked trading company. Fed up with unpaid wages and lingering pandemic lockdowns, as many as 3,000 North Korean workers in China staged protests last month, according to two South Korean government-affiliated researchers, including a former North Korean diplomat. The North Korean embassy in Beijing and its consular office in the Chinese border city of Dandong did not respond to calls from Reuters seeking comment. South Korea's unification ministry said in a report last year that China and Russia were hosting North Korean workers despite the sanctions. That's not easy now, given the North Korean regime wants to keep them in China to raise money for the government."
Persons: Cho Han, Cho, Ko Young, Ko, Jimin Jung, Josh Smith, Eduardo Baptista, Antoni Slodkowski, Laurie Chen, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, . State, Korea Institute for National, South, Korea's National Intelligence Service, Security, Koreans, U.S . State Department, NIS Locations: SEOUL, China, North Korean, Beijing, Dandong, North Koreans, North Korea, Pyongyang, Korean, Helong, Jilin province, Jilin, Russia, Seoul
Seoul, South Korea CNN —A South Korean research group has released rare footage that it claims shows North Korean teenagers sentenced to hard labor for watching and distributing K-dramas – which are banned in the hermit nation. SAND INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER/ReutersThe Seoul-based South and North Development Institute (SAND Institute), which works with North Korean defectors, obtained the recording and distributed it to media outlets. Meanwhile, living standards are far higher in South Korea, which has become one of world’s top economies. “You can see how wary the North Korean regime is about spreading and watching Korean dramas. For instance, South Korean women often use the term “oppa” for their romantic partners – it’s now forbidden in the North.
Persons: , Kim, Choi Kyong, ” Choi, – it’s Organizations: South Korea CNN, North Development, North, Korea’s National Intelligence Service, CNN, South, NIS Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korean, North Korea, China, South, South Korean, Pyongyang, North Korean
"And it's primarily in the construction industry where ... a third of that industry is Palestinians from the West Bank, and now they're not coming in to work." "It's also affecting agriculture, where they are in, and there are other foreign workers," Yaron said. watch nowThe ban on most of these workers returning to their employment in Israel has dramatically hurt the economy of the West Bank. In late December, Israel's finance ministry warned that the ban on Palestinian workers could cost Israel's economy billions of shekels per month. Fifty percent of the sites are closed and there is an impact on Israel's economy and the housing market."
Persons: Amir Yaron, Kobi Wolf, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Yaron, Raul Sargo Organizations: Bank of Israel, Bloomberg, Getty, Economic, West Bank, Israel, Times, Israel Builders Association Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Davos, Gaza, Times of Israel, Thailand
Israel's war with Hamas is costing the country the equivalent of 10% of GDP, the central bank's governor said. The Bank of Israel has estimated that it will cost about $58 billion between 2023 and 2025. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Hamas war will cost Israel the equivalent of a 10th of the country's GDP, the central bank's chief said on Wednesday. AdvertisementThe central bank has also stepped in to stop the shekel from sliding last year, providing $15 billion through swap lines, and pushing the currency up 8.8% against the dollar in November.
Persons: , Amir Yaron, Yaron Organizations: The Bank of Israel, Service, Bank of Israel, Bloomberg Locations: Israel
South Korea's top intelligence officials resign
  + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation of head of the intelligence agency and his two deputies on Sunday, his office said. Yoon's office did not specify any reasons for the resignations. But local media have reported there were troubles during previous personnel reshuffles at the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Yoon appointed two senior NIS officials to take over the deputy positions immediately, his office said. "Director Kim worked to reestablish the status of the NIS as the nation's top security intelligence agency during a government change, and build a collaboration system with intelligence agencies of friendly countries," Yoon's office said in a statement.
Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, reshuffles, Kim Kyou, Yoon, Kim, Hyonhee Shin, William Mallard Organizations: National Intelligence Service, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, Korea
Jeon Ha Gyu, a spokesperson for the South Korean Defense Ministry, told reporters Monday that the country’s first military spy satellite will be launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Nov. 30. Under a contract with SpaceX, South Korea plans to launch four more spy satellites by 2025, according to South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration. South Korea currently has no military reconnaissance satellites of its own and relies on U.S. spy satellites to monitor moves by North Korea. South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers last week that North Korea is likely receiving Russian technological assistance on a spy satellite launch program. The possession of spy satellites is part of ambitious arms build-up plans announced by leader Kim Jong Un in 2021.
Persons: Jeon Ha, Lee Choon Geun, Lee, it’s, Vandenberg, Kim Jong Un, Kim Organizations: South Korean Defense Ministry, California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, SpaceX’s, SpaceX, South, Korea’s, Administration, North, South Korea’s Science, Technology Policy Institute, National Intelligence Service Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, U.S, Korean, Korea, Russia, Ukraine
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is in the final stages of preparations for the launch of a spy satellite and the chances of the third attempt succeeding are high, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing South Korea's intelligence service. North Korea has made two attempts to launch its first reconnaissance satellite this year that ended in failure as stages of the boosters experienced malfunctions. The North had previously pledged to make a third attempt in October, but has so far shown no indication that it was going ahead with the launch. "North Korea is also seen to be trying to use the Israel-Hamas war in a multifaceted way," Yoo was quoted as saying after the spy agency briefing. The spy agency also said that North Korea dispatched a delegation that mainly consists of experts on artillery to Russia in mid-October, news reports said.
Persons: Yoo Sang, Kim Jong, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Yoo, Jack Kim, Ed Davies Organizations: National Intelligence Service, NIS, Israel Locations: SEOUL, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Korea, Russian, Moscow, South Korea, Japan, United States, Israel
SEOUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - North Korea is in the final stages of preparations for the launch of a spy satellite and the chances of the third attempt succeeding are high, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing South Korea's intelligence service. North Korea has made two attempts to launch its first reconnaissance satellite this year that ended in failure as stages of the boosters experienced malfunctions. The North had previously pledged to make a third attempt in October, but has so far shown no indication that it was going ahead with the launch. "North Korea is also seen to be trying to use the Israel-Hamas war in a multifaceted way," Yoo was quoted as saying after the spy agency briefing. The spy agency also said that North Korea dispatched a delegation that mainly consists of experts on artillery to Russia in mid-October, news reports said.
Persons: Yoo Sang, Kim Jong, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Yoo, Jack Kim, Ed Davies Organizations: National Intelligence Service, NIS, Israel, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Korea, Russian, Moscow, South Korea, Japan, United States, Israel
Israel has received its 45th cargo plane as arms continue to enter the country. Another shipment on Thursday also delivered armored vehicles to the Israel Defense Forces. —Ministry of Defense (@Israel_MOD) October 19, 2023Another cargo plane carrying a shipment of armored vehicles for the IDF, sent by the US, arrived on Thursday. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe shipments come as part of a joint effort between the IDF and Israel Ministry of Defense. The delivery was coordinated by the US Procurement Mission and the Israel Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Production and Procurement.
Persons: Israel, , Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Service, Ministry of Defense, Twitter, — Ministry of Defense, Israel Ministry of Defense, US Procurement Mission, Israel Ministry of Defense's, Production, Israel's, Jewish Press, Israel, White, BBC Locations: Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia
NewMed shares were down 1.4% by 1050GMT. The panel, however, did not receive any other offers, according to several sources close to the matter. Once the panel concludes the negotiations, it will submit its recommendation to the NewMed board. BP, Adnoc and NewMed declined to comment. NewMed's shares have risen by over 50% since the March 28 announcement to around 11.50 NIS, but they still remain below the offer price of 12.05 shekels ($3.15).
Persons: Hamad, Mohammed, Abu, NewMed, Ron Bousso, Sharon Singleton Organizations: United, United Arab Emirates, REUTERS, BP, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, 1050GMT, NewMed, Adnoc, ADNOC, Delek, Thomson Locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab, Israel
“I’m getting to know how to live in South Korea at Hanawon.”A Hanawon instructor in an IT education center for North Korean defectors on July 10, 2023. This approach is “outdated,” ineffective and overly restrictive, said Sokeel Park, South Korea country director for international nonprofit Liberty in North Korea (LINK), which helps North Koreans resettle in the South. North Korean defectors attend a computer class at the Hanawon facility on July 10, 2023. In 2022, the remains of a North Korean woman wrapped in winter coats found in her Seoul home. After their arduous journey, he said, North Korean defectors should have the chance to begin this new chapter on their own terms – with the freedom they risked their lives to seek.
Persons: , , “ I’ve, “ I’m, Jeon Heon, Seokyong Lee, Hanawon, SeongJoon Cho, Kim, Kwon Young, ” B, Park, they’d, Kwon, he’d, she’d Organizations: South Korea CNN, South Korea –, Unification, National Intelligence Service, Liberty, CNN, Bloomberg, Getty, North, NIS, Hanawon, Authorities, South Locations: Seoul, South Korea, North Korea, Korea, China, Hanawon, North, Anseong, South, Pyongyang, North Korean, Korean
[1/5] People attend a demonstration "Serbia against violence" organized by Serbia's opposition parties in reaction to the two mass shootings in the same week, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 17, 2023. chanted the crowd in Belgrade, referring to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, as his likeness was paraded alongside that of Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and other prominent figures in black-and-white jail garb. The protesters also demanded the resignation of Serbia's interior minister Bratislav Gasic and secret service chief Aleksandar Vulin whom they blame for failing to stop gangs. Brnabic said last week she was willing to resign and invited opposition parties, who have backed the protests, for dialogue. However, mass shootings were rare until last month.
Persons: Marko Djurica, jumpsuits, Aleksandar Vucic, Ana Brnabic, Bratislav Gasic, Aleksandar Vulin, Vladimir Savic, Vucic, Brnabic, Ivana Sekularac, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: REUTERS, Pink, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Belgrade, BELGRADE, Novi Sad, Nis, Kragujevac, Balkans, Yugoslavia
SEOUL, June 15 (Reuters) - North Korean hackers have set up a fake website that looks almost identical to the popular South Korean web portal Naver, marking a more sophisticated attempt to target users in the South, Seoul's spy agency said. "North Korea's hacking attacks targeting South Koreans are getting more elaborate," the spy agency said in a statement on Wednesday. Naver (035420.KS), which is operated by the tech giant of the same name, is South Korea's most-used web portal and search engine and offers various services ranging from email, news aggregation and online shopping. North Korean hackers have been blamed for cyberattacks netting millions of dollars, though Pyongyang previously has denied being involved in cybercrime. International monitors say stolen money has been pumped into North Korea's sanctioned nuclear and missile programs.
Persons: Seoul's, Daum, Hyunsu Yim, Ed Davies, Lincoln Organizations: National Intelligence Service, United Nations, International, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, Naver, South, Pyongyang, cybercrime, North Korea, Korean
May 18 (Reuters) - Three Russian scientists who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face "very serious accusations" of state treason, the Kremlin says. Maslov was detained early in the morning of June 28 last year in Novosibirsk, according to an interview that his sons Nikolai and Alexei gave to local media. He declined to tell them anything about the possible reasons for his arrest, and they learned from his lawyer that he was being charged with state treason. Kommersant newspaper reported that Maslov was accused of divulging state secrets related to hypersonics, but provided no further details. Born in Siberia, he studied in the aircraft engineering department at Novosibirsk State Technical University.
T-shirts with the letter Z, a symbol of Russia's campaign, are sold as souvenirs while far-right groups openly tout support for Russia. Last month, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that while Serbia had made progress in EU accession negotiations, Brussels required more. A separate CRTA poll found 61% felt Belgrade should preserve good relations with Moscow even at the cost of EU ties. U.S. and EU sanctions mean Serbia can no longer send its fighter jets or helicopters, based on ex-Soviet technology, to Russia for overhauls, nor purchase new weapons from Russia. Cedomir Stojkovic, a Belgrade-based lawyer and activist whose October Group publishes lists of prominent Serbs who are outspoken supporters of Russia, said Serbia was under Russia's "hybrid occupation".
EU extends $647 mln grant for Serbia's fast railway line
  + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
BELGRADE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday extended a 610 million euro ($647.15 million) grant to Serbia for the construction of a fast railway line that will connect southern Serbia with central Europe. The 208-kilometre line should connect the Serbian capital Belgrade with the southern town of Nis. President Aleksandar Vucic said the EU grant was the largest ever given to Serbia, which has received a total of 420 million euros in EU grants so far. "The EU is now giving us 610 million euros as a gift," said Vucic, adding that the new railway line will enable travellers from Nis to get to Budapest in less than five hours. Vucic said Serbia would provide 525 million euros for the project and would take out loans of 1.1 billion euros and 550 million euros with the EIB and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development respectively.
SEOUL, Feb 22 (Reuters) - North Korea could test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles at a normal angle and conduct its seventh nuclear test this year to perfect its nuclear and missile capabilities, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing intelligence officials. The isolated country has so far conducted ICBM tests on lofted trajectories, but has already secured capabilities to launch them at a normal angle, which it might do to pressure the United States, the lawmakers said after a briefing by Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS). North Korea is also likely to launch a spy satellite this year in line with its previous warnings, said Yoo Sang-bum, a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee. Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Lincoln Feast. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
[1/3] A Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is launched at Pyongyang International Airport, in Pyongyang, North Korea February 18, 2023 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERSSEOUL, Feb 22 (Reuters) - North Korea could test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles on a lower, longer trajectory and conduct its seventh nuclear test this year to perfect its weapons capabilities, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing intelligence officials. The briefing came as the U.S., South Korean and Japanese navies staged joint tactical drills on Wednesday in waters between the Asian neighbours. A Japanese escort vessel and U.S. and South Korean destroyers joined the training aimed at stepping up trilateral ballistic missile responses, Tokyo's defence ministry said. Youn Kun-young, another member of the committee, said North Korea might also develop solid fuel-based ICBMs this year, and confirmed the defence ministry's report that Chinese spy balloons did not enter South Korean airspace.
BELGRADE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Russia should halt its efforts to recruit Serbs to fight alongside its Wagner paramilitary group in Ukraine, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said. Vucic criticised Russia's websites and social media groups for publishing advertisements in the Serbian language in which the Wagner group calls volunteers to join its ranks. Serb volunteers took part in the fighting alongside pro-Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014 and 2015. Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic also warned Serbs against joining Russian ranks in the war against Ukraine. Serbia is entirely dependent on gas imports from Russia and its NIS oil retailer is owned by Russia's Gazprom.
The receiver station of the Druzhba oil pipeline between Hungary and Russia is seen at the Hungarian MOL Group's Danube Refinery in Szazhalombatta, Hungary, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File PhotoBUDAPEST, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Hungary and Serbia have agreed to build a pipeline to supply Serbia with Russian Urals crude via the Druzhba oil pipeline as Belgrade's shipments via Croatia fall under EU sanctions, the Hungarian government said on Monday. Serbia gets its oil via the JANAF oil pipeline from Croatia. "The new oil pipeline would enable Serbia to be supplied with cheaper Urals crude oil, connecting to the Friendship oil pipeline," Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs tweeted. Hungary has gas reserves covering about five to six months' worth of consumption, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Sursa foto: ProfimediaPapa Francisc ar putea vizita Coreea de Nord; Ar fi prima vizită a unui papă în țara condusă de Kim Jong UnŞeful serviciului de informaţii sud-coreean a declarat că lucrează la o posibilă vizită a Papei Francisc în Coreea de Nord, informează o agenţie de ştiri catolică asociată cu Vaticanul, potrivit Reuters, citat de Agerpres. Fides, agenţia oficială de ştiri a misiunilor pontificale, a relatat că Park Jie-won a făcut acest anunţ luni, la o slujbă din Mokpo, în Coreea de Sud. Joi, o persoană care a răspuns la telefon la biserica unde Park Jie-won a participat la slujbă a confirmat prezenţa sa, dar nu şi comentariile vehiculate. În 2018, preşedintele sud-coreean Moon Jae-in a transmis verbal o invitaţie din partea liderului nord-coreean Kim Jong Un către Papa Francisc. Purtătorul de cuvânt al Vaticanului, Matteo Bruni, a spus că aceasta este singura călătorie a Suveranului Pontif care este pe agendă în prezent.
Persons: Papa Francisc, Kim Jong, Papei Francisc, Fides, Park, Kim Hee - jung, Alfred Xuereb, Coreea de Sud ., - coreean Moon, coreean Kim Jong, Papa Francisc . Kim, Moon, Papa, El, Matteo Organizations: Agerpres, Park, Informaţii, Pontif Locations: Coreea de Nord, Mokpo, Coreea de Sud, Gwangju, Vaticanului, Phenian, - coreean, coreean, Roma, Slovacia, Ungaria
Ofițerii Procuraturii pentru Combaterea Criminalității Organizate și Cauze Speciale (PCCOCS) de comun cu Serviciul de Informații și Securitate (SIS) efectuează în aceste momente percheziții la un oficiu atribuit lui Platon. În timpul descinderilor a fost surprins și fostul polițist Vitalie Burlacu, condamnat anterior în dosarul „Coruperea deputaților”. Potrivit unei fotografii obținute de ZdG, în timpul descinderilor a fost surprins și fostul polițist Vitalie Burlacu, condamnat anterior în dosarul „Coruperea deputaților”. Foto: ZdGFostul polițist Vitalie Burlacu a fost condamnat anterior la 11 ani de închisoare pentru tentativă de mituire prin intermediul unui mijlocitor a unei persoane cu funcție de demnitate publicăși a fost obligat să achite 80 de mii de lei drept prejudiciu, prin decizia Curții de Apel din 10 aprilie 2017. Prin Dispozitivul Curții de Apel, atât Vitalie Burlacu, cât și Irina Bagalai, care se aflau în sala de judecată, au fost eliberați.
Persons: Platon ., Vitalie Burlacu, Angela Bostan, ZdG, Ghenadie Cosovan, Burlacu, Irina Bagalai, Irina, de Justiție Organizations: Apel Chișinău, Apel, de Locations: ., Chișinău, Republicii Moldova, SUA, Apel Chișinău, CA
Mai ales în anii 2017-2018-2019, chiar și sume de 12 mii de lei, de 20 de mii de lei. Vasile Frunză: Nu știu pentru ce, dar au cerut trei mii de lei și eu am spus: nu vă dau. Vasile Frunză: Și o făcut „chipiș” mare oleacă, da’ n-am de unde, ce… Zic b*ea…Gheorghe Cornici: Și normal. Duța o dat, Mălai o dat de față cu mine… Duța o zis că nu dă, da’ pân’ la urmă o dat. Iaca o luat nu știu cine cinci oameni și s-o dus și o strâns doi saci de măceș.
Persons: Vasile Frunză, Frunză, Domnul, Frunză ., Anatolie, Aha, Gheorghe, numa, Mălai, badea, Vasilică, Ivan Mihailovici, nică, Cornici, Eu, Voronin, Vitalie, ., , ZdG Locations: Silvic, Bobeica, niș, ., Moldovei
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