SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to ongoing U.S.–South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. The North’s continuation of missile tests showed its determination not to back down despite the U.S.–South Korea exercises, which…
US, South Korea to Hold Big Exercises With Focus on North Korea ‘Aggression’
SEOUL—The United States and South Korea will conduct more than 10 days of large-scale military exercises in March, including amphibious landings, officials from the two countries said on Friday. The “Freedom Shield” drills will be held from March 13 to March 23 to strengthen the allies’ combined defensive posture, the two militaries said in a…
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions to Restrict North Korea’s Revenues
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on individuals and companies that it accused of illicitly generating revenue for the North Korean regime. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Chilsong Trading Corporation, which it says is used by North Korea to earn foreign currency and collect intelligence; and Korea Paekho…
‘Cook the World’: Sweetwater Chef Introduces Students to Multicultural Cuisines
By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh—Andrew Alvarez’s immigrant parents had high standards. From an early age, he knew they hoped a career in medicine or engineering would follow his 2004 graduation from Quaker Valley High School. There was only one problem, and it was a biggie: Cooking is what actually fired the Sewickley, Pennsylvania…
North Korea Makes Fresh Threats, US Bombers Fly After ICBM Test
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capacity and threatened additional powerful steps over upcoming military drills between the United States and South Korea. The United States responded by flying long-range supersonic bombers in a show of force later Sunday…
South Korea’s Lee Wins Gold at Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
South Korea’s Lee Hae-in won the biggest figure skating title of her career on Friday, bagging gold at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado. The 17-year-old, who came sixth in the short program, scored 141.71 points in the women’s free skate event to take her total to 210.84. Fellow South Korean Kim Ye-lim,…
South Korea Fines German Automakers for Rigging Diesel Car Emissions
February 9, 2023
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South Korea officials fined German automakers for colluding to rig diesel car emissions. The country’s antitrust regulator announced the imposition of a fine totaling a combined 42.3 billion won ($33.48 million) on three German automakers for colluding to curb emissions-cleaning technology for their diesel-powered cars, reported Reuters. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi (Volkswagen) were accused of colluding…
9 Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft on Sunday were searching for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized off the country’s southwestern coast. The coast guard from the southwestern port city of Mokpo said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel following the accident late Saturday near…
FBI Says North Korea-Related Hacker Group Behind US Crypto Firm Heist
A hacker group associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, was responsible for the theft last June of $100 million from U.S. crypto firm Harmony’s Horizon bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. On Jan. 13, North Korean cyber actors used a privacy protocol called Railgun to launder over…
South Korean Police Seek Manslaughter Charges Over Deadly Crush
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean police are seeking criminal charges including involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials, about half of them law enforcement officers, for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people. Despite anticipating a weekend crowd of more than 100,000, Seoul police had…
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