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Researchers conduct control operations for the Next Generation Medium Satellite 2 at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) ground station in Daejeon on May 3. [KASA]

Korea's Earth observation satellite makes first contact with home ground station

Korea's mid-sized Earth observation satellite has made its first contact with a ground station on home soil, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on Sunday.

2026.5.4

Korean artist Song Ho-jun's yacht sailed 18 days to get to Hong Kong to participate in this year's Rolex China Sea Race that kicked off on March 27. Song's team of eight sailors - Team Random () - was the first Korean team to compete in the race. The team was sponsored by Bungaejangter, Korea's online secondhand trading app. [BUNGAEJANGTER]

Braving the China Sea in a thrifted yacht and motley crew, all in the name of sustainability

Korean artist Song Ho-jun sets sail in a modest yacht with a motley crew for the Rolex China Sea Race, defying expectations and promoting sustainability. Despite numerous challenges, the team completes the 565-nautical-mile race.

2024.4.7

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In this photo released by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency on Friday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, is seen seated next to his daughter Kim Ju-ae at a banquet held the previous night to celebrate the North's launch of a spy satellite earlier in the week. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un praises North's 'space guard' at celebration of spy satellite launch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un celebrated Pyongyang's successful launch of a military spy satellite during a visit to the headquarters of the regime's space agency, which he lauded as the North's “space guard,” state media reported Friday.

2023.11.24

In this footage released by Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday, a Chollima-1 space launch vehicle carrying a Malligyong-1 military reconnaissance satellite is launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, on Tuesday night. [YONHAP]

South partly suspends military agreement after North's spy satellite launch

The South Korean government announced the partial suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement from 3 p.m. Wednesday after North Korea's state media reported that the regime had successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit.

2023.11.22

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Cabinet members salute to the Korean flag at the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday morning at governmental complex in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

South Korea suspends no surveillance clause of 2018 inter-Korean military agreement

The South Korean government on Wednesday suspended a provision that restricts surveillance on North Korea in the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement in response to North's latest launch of a military spy satellite.

2023.11.22

In this photo carried by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency, North Korea launches a Chollima-1 rocket carrying its Malligyong-1 military reconnaissance satellite from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, on May 31. [YONHAP]

North launches satellite ahead of schedule, JCS says

North Korea launched a suspected spy satellite on Tuesday night, according to the South Korean military.

2023.11.21

North Korea launches a newly developed Chollima-1 rocket carrying the Malligyong-1 satellite from the Sohae satellite launching site in North Pyongan on May 31, as seen in a photo released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The launch ended in failure. [YONHAP]

South warns North over satellite launch, Pyongyang ups rhetoric

South Korea urged the North to abandon its planned launch of a satellite in the direction of the Yellow and East China seas later this month and issued a navigational warning for vessels Tuesday.

2023.8.22

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jung, delivers a speech during a national Covid meeting in Pyongyang on Aug. 10, 2022. [YONHAP]

North slams UNSC, IMO over rocket launch responses

North Korea on Sunday blasted the United Nations Security Council for recently hosting a meeting on the regime’s failed satellite launch and slammed the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

2023.6.4