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Acting President Han Duck-soo addresses a ceremony at a national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon on March 28 to mark the 10th anniversary of the commemoration day for 55 troops who died in three major clashes with North Korea in the West Sea, comprising an inter-Korean naval skirmish in 2002, North Korea's torpedo attack on the Cheonan corvette in 2010 and its shelling of the border island of Yeonpyeong in the same year. In 2016, the government designated the fourth Friday of March 'West Sea Defense Day.' [YONHAP]

Acting president vows 'swift, overwhelming response' to North's provocations on West Sea Defense Day

Acting President Han Duck-soo accused the North Korean regime of plotting "new forms of provocations" while marking the 10th West Sea Defense Day.

2025.3.28

South Korean military response to North Korean provocation on Friday. [YONHAP]

North Korea continues artillery shell firings for second consecutive day

North Korea launched an additional 60 artillery shells into the West Sea on Saturday.

2024.1.6

How will the North provoke the South this time?

There is a high possibility that inter-Korean relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula will be unstable in the new year, just like the uncertainties of the South’s April general election and the U.S. presidential election.

2024.1.1

North Korean Ambassador to the UN Kim Song speaks during the UN Security Council meeting in New York on Monday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

North, U.S., Russia trade barbs at UN Security Council

Delegates of Pyongyang and Washington engaged in a war of words on Monday at the first UN Security Council meeting following North Korea’s spy satellite launch…

2023.11.28

Using all resources to deal with the North

We must sternly deal with North Korea if it resorts to a military provocation again.

2023.11.22

Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the state department, speaks during a daily press briefing at the department in Washington on Tuesday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

U.S. condemns North Korean missile provocation, urges UN members to hold Pyongyang accountable

The United States strongly condemns North Korea's latest missile provocation, a state department spokesperson said Tuesday, while calling on all United Nations member countries to play their role in holding the country accountable.

2023.3.22

Images of North Korean missiles shown on a TV at Seoul Station on Monday. [YONHAP]

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles in second launch this week

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles that landed in the East Sea on Tuesday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

2023.3.14

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman General Kim Seung-kyum visits a border unit of the 15th Infantry Division in Hwacheon, about 90 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Tuesday. [JCS]

JCS chief calls for 'bold' punishment against potential enemy provocations

South Korea's top military officer called on front-line troops Tuesday to carry out a "bold" punishment against potential enemy provocations, his office said, as Seoul is striving to sharpen its deterrence against evolving North Korean nuclear...

2023.2.15

[Editorial] North should stop and return to dialogue (KOR)

We urge Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

2023.1.5

[Editorial] North should stop and return to dialogue

We urge Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

2023.1.4

Tag: provocation

provocation

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Acting president vows 'swift, overwhelming response' to North's provocations on West Sea Defense Day

North Korea continues artillery shell firings for second consecutive day

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