Inter-Korean Relations
Han Sang Ryol Delays Return
The DPRK has not offered any official word on the squid fishing boat and 7 crew members seized in the East Sea last Sunday (8 August), but the DPRK’s Red Cross has informed its ROK […]
Urminzokkiri’s You Tube Channel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMmeQjMP_es]One of the DPRK’s official websites seems to have signed up for a YouTube account. The channel “urminzokkiri” appeared on 14 July with video tributes to Kim Jong Il, denials of sinking the Cheonan, and […]
KPA Fires Artillery Shells in West Sea, Captures Fishing Boat in East
The Korean People’s Army punctuated the ROK military’s defensive anti-submarine drills held in the West (Yellow) Sea, by firing 130 artillery shells near the NLL. The KPA western zone command issued a notice last week […]
Torrential Rains Continue to Inundate DPRK
ROK military authorities have announced that 91 land mines have been found, washed in from the DPRK due to heavy flooding. Korean Central TV reported that heavy, torrential rain continues to inundate the DPRK. The […]
ROK Begins Anti-sub Drills in West Sea
The ROK military commenced five (5) days of anti-submarine drills in the West Sea on Thursday (5 August). The exercises are being conducted to bolster ROK defense capabilities, following the sinking of the Cheonan in […]
KPA Warns ROK Naval Drill of “Physical Counter-attack”
The Korean People’s Army’s western command issued a tactical “notice”, in response to planned anti-submarine drills in the Yellow Sea by the ROK military which will begin tomorrow (5 August) and last for five (5) […]
30 Additional Box Mines Found
30 additional box mines were discovered near Ganghwa Island bringing the total to 66 wooden box land mines that have turned up at the DPRK-ROK border. On Saturday one man was killed and his fishing […]
