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South Korea raises diplomatic alert levels citing North Korea threats
SEOUL >> South Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday raised the terrorism alert level for five diplomatic offices in the region citing intelligence that North Korea may attempt to harm its officials.
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North Korea demolished facilities along roads connecting Koreas, Seoul says
North Korea recently demolished facilities near major roads connecting it to South Korea, Seoul’s defense ministry confirmed on Monday, while local media reported that the DPRK also installed landmines near three inter-Korean crossings. The destruction of the facilities near the Gyeongui road on the west and the Donghae road near the east coast follows the
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The Fight Over THAAD in Korea
Since the U.S. military brought its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea in 2017, it has met with sustained local resistance. THAAD is the centerpiece of the numerous actions the United States has undertaken to enmesh South Korea in its hostile anti-China campaign, a course that Korean peace activists are fighting to reverse. More