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☆ North Korea Fires Off a Short-Range Ballistic Missile
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

People watched the news at a train station in Seoul on Sunday. SEOUL—North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, as the ruling Kim regime continues to protest ongoing joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. A short range ballistic missile was fired off at around 11:05 a.m. local time from the North’s Tongchang-ri area and traveled about 500 miles before landing in the waters between Korea and Japan, the military in Seoul said. The missile reached an altitude of about 30 miles and landed outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry.

☆ South Korea’s President Yoon Arrives in Japan for Rare Summit Talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Alastair Gale | Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Tokyo on Thursday. TOKYO—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Tokyo on Thursday for the first formal summit between the leaders of South Korea and Japan since 2011, with trade and intelligence sharing on the agenda. Mr. Yoon’s visit comes after his administration last week proposed a plan to resolve a standoff over payments for Koreans forced to work for Japanese companies during World War II, one of the most contentious of an array of disputes between two countries.

South Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese companies during World War II and their supporters protested a plan to resolve a longstanding dispute over their compensation, casting uncertainty over the ultimate success of a proposal to improve ties between Seoul and Tokyo. On Monday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said a local foundation would offer payments to three people who were sent to work for the companies, as well as 12 families of deceased former workers who had all won court rulings against the firms for compensation. In 2018, South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld the decisions.

In announcing the compensation plan Monday, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin called cooperation between South Korea and Japan ‘incredibly important.’A South Korean fund will compensate Koreans forced to work in Japan during World War II, the South Korean government said Monday, part of an arrangement with the Japanese government to resolve differences between the two U.S. allies. The rapprochement boosts U.S. efforts to foster cooperation between its allies to counter China and North Korea.

Japan and South Korea are near an agreement to compensate Koreans forced to work in Japan during World War II, officials said, boosting U.S. efforts to foster cooperation between its allies to counter China and North Korea. Seoul is set to release a plan as early as Monday for a South Korean fund to pay plaintiffs who have won court cases against Japanese companies over forced labor, the officials said. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol may later visit Tokyo, they said, although they cautioned that the talks aren’t finished and may still break down.

☆ North Korea Suffers One of Its Worst Food Crises in Decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—North Koreans are experiencing widespread hunger and dying of starvation as the country suffers one of the worst food shortages in decades as a result of its international isolation and natural disasters that have damaged crops, reducing yields. The North Korean regime held an urgent meeting on agriculture and the economy this week. Such a gathering is rare and indicates the seriousness of the shortages, South Korean officials said.

☆ North Korea Suffers One of Its Worst Food Shortages in Decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—North Koreans are experiencing widespread hunger and dying of starvation as the country suffers one of the worst food crises in decades as a result of its international isolation and natural disasters that have damaged crops, reducing yields. The North Korean regime held an urgent meeting on agriculture and the economy this week. Such a gathering is rare and indicates the seriousness of the shortages, South Korean officials said.

☆ North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles as U.S., Allies Hold Exercises
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The cruise missiles flew a distance of about 1,200 miles in oval and figure-eight patterns, landing in the waters between Korea and Japan, state media said. SEOUL—North Korea launched four cruise missiles, as increased military activities by Pyongyang as well as the U.S. and its allies escalate tensions in the region. North Korea fired four Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles from the North Hamgyong province, a northeastern region of North Korea, to demonstrate its nuclear counterattack capability, Pyongyang’s state media said on Friday.

☆ North Korean Cruise Missiles Fly in Figure-Eight Patterns as U.S., Allies Hold Exercises
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The cruise missiles flew a distance of about 1,200 miles in oval and figure-eight patterns, landing in the waters between Korea and Japan, state media said. SEOUL—North Korea launched four cruise missiles, flying in figure-eight patterns and landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan as military exercises raise tensions in the region. North Korea fired four Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missiles from the North Hamgyong province, a northeastern region of North Korea, to demonstrate its nuclear counterattack capability, Pyongyang’s state media said on Friday.

☆ North Korea Fires Missiles in Response to Air Drills by U.S. and South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A man watches the news in South Korea; Seoul’s military said North Korea fired two short-range missiles that landed in the sea. SEOUL—North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, as the sister of leader Kim Jong Un warned the U.S. and South Korea against holding military drills and deploying strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula. The country fired two short-range ballistic missiles shortly after 7 a.m. local time on Monday from the Sukchon area of the North’s South Pyongan province, Seoul’s military said. North Korea used 600 mm multiple-rocket launchers to fire two projectiles, which flew between 200 and 250 miles and landed in the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Firing the missiles demonstrated the military’s readiness against air drills conducted by the U.S. and South Korea, the North’s state media said.

☆ North Korea Launches ICBM, Raising Tensions in Region
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Jiyoung Sohn | Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, escalating tensions in the region as the U.S. and South Korea prepare for joint military exercises. The missile was fired eastward Saturday shortly before 5:30 p.m. local time from the Sunan area in the outskirts of North Korea’s capital city of Pyongyang. It was in the air for a little more than an hour, reaching an altitude of more than 3,500 miles. It traveled a distance of about 560 miles before landing in the sea about 155 miles west of Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone, according to South Korean and Japanese defense officials.

☆ North Korean-Russian Trade Rebounds, Satellite Images Show
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—Trade at the main railroad crossing between Russia and North Korea has rebounded in recent months to prepandemic levels, as the Ukraine war leads to deepening economic ties between the two countries. Satellite imagery of railroad traffic at the Tumangang-Khasan crossing shows increased transfers of coal, oil and other goods, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank based in Washington, D.C.

☆ North Korean Parade Puts Missile Production Prowess on Display
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

North Korea has never showcased that many nuclear missiles at one time. The Wednesday parade suggested North Korea was expanding its stockpile of nuclear missiles that threaten the U.S. and its allies’ missile defense systems. North Korea has been developing solid-fueled ICBMs that require less preparation time to launch. North Korean state media didn’t report on any remarks by Mr. Kim, who has skipped speeches at previous military parades. “The main objective of Wednesday’s military parade is to show North Korea’s growing missile capability to strike the U.S. mainland,” said Park Won-gon, a professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University.

☆ Public Appearances by North Korean Leader’s Daughter Spur Succession Speculation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in light tie, his daughter Kim Ju Ae and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, at a banquet with military officials. SEOUL—For three generations, the Kim family has ruled North Korea. Before taking power, leaders have been shrouded in mystery and kept out of the public eye as children. Now, one child has appeared alongside leader Kim Jong Un several times, raising questions about the Kim family’s succession plans. Mr. Kim was again accompanied by his daughter at a military banquet on Tuesday, state media reported on Wednesday.

☆ Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Appears Again in North Korea, Spurring Succession Speculation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ North Korea Accuses U.S. of Raising Tensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—North Korea said the U.S. had pushed tensions on the Korean Peninsula to an “extreme red line,” responding to recent promises by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to expand joint military drills with South Korea and enhance nuclear deterrence. North Korea said it isn’t interested in any contact or dialogue with the U.S. as long as Washington pursues what Pyongyang describes as a hostile and confrontational policy. The U.S. actions threatened to turn the Korean Peninsula into a “huge war arsenal,” Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday, adding that it would respond to military moves by the U.S. with “overwhelming nuclear force.”

☆ U.S., South Korea to Step Up Nuclear Deterrence Efforts Against North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jong-sup, leaving after a ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday. SEOUL—Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. would expand military drills with South Korea and increase nuclear-deterrence efforts, as he sought to reassure the Asian ally of Washington’s commitment amid growing threats from North Korea. Mr. Austin said that more U.S. jet fighters would be deployed to South Korea this year and the two countries would hold larger-scale and longer joint military exercises than their previous ones. Mr. Austin, who is on a three-day visit to Seoul, made the commitments during talks with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jong-sup , on Tuesday.

☆ NATO Chief Presses South Korea to Provide Arms to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After his meeting Monday with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol promised continued support to Ukraine, without saying whether that might include arms. SEOUL—NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea to provide military support to Ukraine, saying the country is in urgent need of ammunition. South Korea has sent materials such as gas masks, bulletproof vests and medical supplies to Ukraine, but has declined to provide lethal weapons, citing a law that prevents it from arming countries engaged in conflicts.

Three years into the pandemic, nearly everyone in Japan is wearing a mask most of the time in public, and in South Korea it is legally required indoors. Now these two Asian champions of mask-wearing say it is time to move on. Officials in Tokyo and Seoul on Friday called for easing of mask protocols, overriding concerns from some who say the practice still saves lives and keeps away a variety of ailments.

☆ South Korean President Takes Aim at North Korea, U.S. With Nuclear Comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—For years, most of the fiery rhetoric has been coming from North Korea. Now it’s coming from Seoul. South Korean President Yoon Suk -yeol has grown more confrontational with Pyongyang in recent weeks. On Wednesday, he raised the prospect of the country developing its own nuclear weapons, the first time a South Korean leader has done so in decades. Last week, he threatened to suspend an agreement aimed at preventing clashes between North and South Korea.

☆ South Korean President Says Country Could Develop Nuclear Weapons
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—South Korean President Yoon Suk -yeol said the country could develop its own nuclear weapons or ask the U.S. to redeploy them on the Korean Peninsula if the threat from North Korea grows, in the first time a leader of the country has explicitly raised the prospect in decades. The prospect of South Korea, a nonnuclear state, acquiring its own weapons threatens to destabilize nuclear disarmament efforts and inflame already high tensions with Pyongyang. The idea has long been rejected by the U.S. and previous administrations in Seoul, although polls have shown it is supported by a majority of the public in South Korea.

☆ South Korea Revives Nuclear Debate as Tensions With the North Rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A helicopter takes off from the South Korean Navy’s destroyer during live-fire drills in waters off Taean, South Korea. SEOUL—Rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s spree of weapons tests are fueling a debate in South Korea over the deployment and development of nuclear weapons as a deterrent. South Korean President Yoon Suk -yeol and some ruling-party lawmakers are pushing for Washington to allow Seoul to be more involved in the management of nuclear weapons, including planning and joint exercises. Some lawmakers have even called for the U.S. to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula again or for South Korea to develop its own nuclear weapons.

☆ South Korea-U.S. Military Drills Could Use Nuclear Assets, President Yoon Suk-yeol Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL—South Korea is in discussions with the U.S. on conducting joint exercises using nuclear assets, President Yoon Suk -yeol said, raising the prospect of a development that could significantly escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Mr. Yoon told a South Korean newspaper that the aim of the drills would be to practice the implementation of extended deterrence. South Korea doesn’t have its own nuclear weapons, but the country is protected under what is known as the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

☆ North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Vows to Increase Nuclear Arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on the country to beef up its military strength. SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile system and exponentially increase his nuclear arsenal, according to year-end comments published by state media on Sunday. At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Mr. Kim called on the country to beef up its military strength and boost its nuclear arsenal to counter threats from the U.S. and South Korea. Mr. Kim said the U.S. and other hostile forces were “isolating and stifling” North Korea, calling it “unprecedented in human history,” according to the Sunday state media report.

☆ South Korea Takes Hard Look at Strategy After Pyongyang’s Drone Incursion
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Dasl Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has put pressure on his country’s military after North Korean drones flew into the South’s airspace earlier this week. SEOUL—An incursion of North Korean drones into South Korea this week was a taunt by Pyongyang that Seoul should be wary of overreacting to, security analysts said, as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pushed the military to respond more aggressively. South Korea’s military scrambled jet fighters, attack helicopters and other warplanes but failed to shoot down any of the five North Korean drones that flew into South Korean airspace Monday. Mr. Yoon berated his defense minister over the response, during which one South Korean light-attack aircraft crashed, and ordered the military to respond to future drone incursions by sending two or three drones across the border for every North Korean drone that invades South Korean airspace.

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