Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Korea's 'Star Wars' era begins as laser drone killer enters mass production

The South Korean military will begin mass production of an anti-aircraft laser weapon capable of shooting down North Korean drones.

2024-07-11

South Korean spy agency releases photo of Hamas weapons with North Korean writing

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Monday released a photo of a North Korean-produced F-7 rocket supplied to Hamas.

2024-01-08

[THINK ENGLISH] 미 국무부, 북한이 여러 경로로 하마스에 무기 전달했다고 밝혀

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday (local time) that North Korean-made weapons were likely transferred via intermediaries to Hamas, the armed Palestinian group battling the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip after launching a surprise attack...

2023-11-14

North's mid-air detonation tests suggest will to kill

North Korea's recent tests involving the mid-air detonation of missile warheads are likely intended to maximize casualties in the event of hostilities with South Korea, according to Seoul’s intelligence and independent analysis by the JoongAng Ilbo.

2023-09-07

Student brandishes knife at middle school in Gyeonggi

Reportedly, the student only made threats to cut himself. Since no one was injured, the student was not taken into custody. The student demanded that the teachers to counsel over a fight he had with a friend.

2023-08-18

Pyongyang will face doom if it uses nukes, Seoul warns

North Korea would face an end if it decides to use its nuclear arms against the South-U.S. alliance, South Korea warned Friday. The warning comes a day after North Korea's Defense Minister Kang Sung-nam released a statement criticizing the...

2023-07-21

Weapon found at Incheon airport beyond security checkpoint

A passenger in possession of a 21 centimeter (8.27 inches) weapon was caught in Incheon International Airport. The airport police said Friday that an airline employee found a female passenger from China in her 70s carrying the blade in front of...

2023-04-07

North displays ‘tactical nukes’ as Nimitz arrives in Busan

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz arrived in Busan on Tuesday for trilateral exercises with South Korea and Japan amid high tensions over North Korea’s advancing missile and nuclear weapons program.

2023-03-28

North tests ‘underwater nuclear attack drone’

North Korea's state media said Friday that the regime conducted a test of an “underwater nuclear attack drone” as well as four cruise missile launches earlier this week that were overseen by leader Kim Jong-un.

2023-03-24

North Korea using nuclear weapons will mean end of regime: Pentagon spokesperson

Any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea will be the end of the reclusive regime in Pyongyang, a U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson said Tuesday, amid concerns of a nuclear test by the reclusive country.

2023-03-15