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Seoul, Sep 28 (EFE/EPA).- South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff confirmed North Korea launched a single-projectile short-range missile Tuesday into the Sea of Japan.The launch occurred in the country’s east at about 6.40 am on Tuesday (21.40 GMT on Monday), triggering an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee "to analyze the launch of the short-range missile." and "discuss countermeasures," the government said.Seoul said it regretted the launch came at a sensitive time for political stability on the Korean peninsula and is analyzing more details about the test and "its intentions". (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: COMMUTERS WATCH NEWS ON NORTH KOREA'S MISSILE LAUNCH AT A TRAIN STATION IN SEOUL, AND PEOPLE VISIT THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Oct 10 (EFE/EPA).- North Korea appears to have held a military parade early Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said."Signs have been detected that North Korea conducted a military parade at the Kim Il-sung square at dawn by mobilizing a large number of equipment and personnel," the JCS said in a brief statement."South Korean and the US intelligence authorities have been analyzing (the event), including the possibility that it could be the main event, (not a rehearsal)," it added, local news agency Yonhap reported. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREANS WATCH A FILE IMAGE NEWS ABOUT THE NORTH KOREA'S APPARENT MILITARY PARADE IN PYEONGCHANG, AT A STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE).- North Korea shot and burned the body of a South Korean official who disappeared this week from a boat near the maritime border between the two countries, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday.The 47-year-old official affiliated with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, identified only as “A,” went missing on Monday from a 500-ton boat patrolling about 10 kilometers south of the tense and disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL) de-facto border.(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WATCH NEWS OF THE SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL SHOT AND BURNED BY NORTH KOREA IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is said to be angry about the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact, South Korea's spy agency said on Friday. According to the Associated Press, Kim has ordered the execution of at least two people, locked down the capital of Pyongyang, and implemented other measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. One of the two people who were executed was a well-known money changer in Pyongyang, who was reportedly blamed for North Korea's falling exchange rate.
Ganghwa, Aug 11 (EFE).- The South Korean islands of Ganghwa County, on the border with the North, have been the scene of persistent tensions this summer.The area has seen disputes in recent months over the distribution of propaganda and rice by activists and a North Korean defector who swam across the border.The islands are located about 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul and are home to around 70,000 people. (Camera: ANDRES SANCHEZ BRAUN)SHOT LIST: A GUIDED VISIT ORGANIZED BY THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT TO THE BORDER ISLANDS OF GANGHWA SHOWING THE NORTH KOREAN COAST SEEN FROM THE HANGPO ANCHORAGE IN THE ISLAND OF SEONGMO, AND BOTTLES SENT BY ACTIVISTS THAT HAVE REMAINED TRAPPED. SOUNDBITES: HA-RI MAYOR, HAN DEOK-HO (IN KOREAN).TRANSLATIONS: "This is so close to North Korea ... In 20 minutes one arrives sailing. And that's why the activists choose this place. But very few bottles (with rice) reach North Korea. The rest are stranded on our shores making them dirty. "
Paju, Jun 23 (EFE/EPA).- - South Korea on Tuesday conducted military drills near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Paju amid rising tension with Pyoungyang over the launching of balloons carrying leaflets with anti-North Korea meassages across the border by a group of North Korean defectors and activists in the South.According to North Korean defector and activist Park Sang-hak said that he, along with six other activists, have launched thousands of leaflets by balloon across the border with North Korea overnight. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).FOOTAGESHOWS MILITART DRILLS IN PAJU, SOUTH KOREA.
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