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S. Korea's Acting President urges 'thorough readiness' amid tensions with North Korea
MENAFN
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March 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Acting President of South Korea Han Duck-soo has urged the military to maintain a state of high alert to counter potential threats from North Korea. This call comes as Pyongyang condemned last week's joint naval exercises involving South...
South Korea's President Urges Military Readiness Against North Korea Threats
MENAFN
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March 25, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s acting Leader, Han Duck-soo, has called for the country’s military to stay prepared to respond to potential threats from North Korea. This statement came after North Korea criticized the shared naval training conducted the...
S. Korea Leader commits to forging cooperative trade deal with US
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung has committed to forging a cooperative trade agreement with the United States and reinitiating communication with North Korea in a bid to restore stability and collaboration on the peninsula,...
NATO selects new ‘threat’ to bully
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) At its recent summit in The Hague, NATO announced a major shift in its defense strategy, committing to raise annual military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035—more than doubling the current 2% target. This marks a significant move toward...
Nametag Introduces VerifiedHire™ to Combat North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 12, 2025
SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nametag, the leading provider of integrated identity verification and account protection solutions, today announced VerifiedHire™, a groundbreaking solution for secure employee onboarding and initial...
Two North Korean Nationals and Three Facilitators Indicted for Multi-Year Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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January 23, 2025
Note: View the indictment here. The Justice Department today announced the indictment of North Korean nationals Jin Sung-Il (진성일) and Pak Jin-Song (박진성), Mexican national Pedro Ernesto Alonso De Los Reyes, and U.S. nationals Erick Ntekereze Prince...
ANY.RUN Exposes North Korean ‘Fake Interview’ Campaign: BeaverTail Loader Deploys InvisibleFerret Malware
EIN Presswire
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January 21, 2025
DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, January 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ANY.RUN released technical research on a new wave of North Korean-linked malware campaigns disguised as job interviews. 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹, a JavaScript-based loader, deploys...
South Korean President Approval Rating Jumps to to 65 Percent
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has seen his approval rating leap to 65%, according to a media poll released just as he enters his second month in office. The survey, conducted from July 1 to 3 among 1,001 adults, reflects growing...
Fourteen North Korean Nationals Indicted for Carrying Out Multi-Year Fraudulent Information Technology Worker Scheme and Related Extortions
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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December 12, 2024
Note: View the indictment here and FBI Wanted Posters here. A federal court in St. Louis, Missouri, yesterday indicted 14 nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK or North Korea) with long-running conspiracies to violate...
S. Korea Holds Inaugural Remembrance Day for War Abductees
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) In a historic move, South Korea on Saturday held its inaugural national ceremony honoring citizens abducted by North Korea during the 1950–53 Korean War, reaffirming its commitment to tackling long-standing humanitarian challenges tied to...
California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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December 3, 2024
Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, California, was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging that he exported shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea that were concealed inside shipping containers bound from Long...
Shopify Launches 3-Month Trial for $1/Month to Support New Entrepreneurs
EIN Presswire
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July 4, 2025
New users can explore Shopify’s e-commerce platform with a low-cost trial, available on select plans for a limited time. NY, UNITED STATES, July 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Shopify, a leading global eCommerce platform, has announced the launch...
Chinese National and DPRK Facilitator Extradited to the United States; Faces Charges of Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Violating North Korea Sanctions
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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September 30, 2024
On Sept. 27, the Commonwealth of Australia extradited Jin Guanghua, 53, to the United States. Jin, a Chinese national, and his co-conspirators North Korean banker, Sim Hyon-Sop, 50, and Chinese nationals Qin Guoming, 60, and Han Linlin, 41, both...
North Korean Government Hacker Charged for Involvement in Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Hospitals and Health Care Providers
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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July 25, 2024
Note: View the indictment here and view cryptocurrency seizure affidavit here. A grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment on Wednesday charging North Korean national Rim Jong Hyok for his involvement in a conspiracy to hack and...
Quad countries announce initiative to strengthen global supply chains
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of the Quad countries—comprising the United States, Australia, India, and Japan—announced on Tuesday the launch of a new initiative aimed at strengthening and diversifying the global supply chains for critical...
Quad Reveals Plan to Protect Critical Mineral Supply Chains
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of the Quad nations— the US, Australia, India, and Japan— revealed a major new initiative on Tuesday aimed at safeguarding and diversifying global supply chains for vital minerals. The Quad Critical Minerals...
Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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August 8, 2024
Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, of Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested today for his efforts to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK or North Korea) illicit weapons program, which includes weapons of mass destruction...
S. Korea’s Foreign Minister Pledges to Drive Peace on Korean Peninsula
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Media reports that South Korea's newly appointed nominee for foreign minister pledged Tuesday to prioritize peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula, with a strong focus on rekindling talks between Pyongyang and Washington. Cho Hyun, tapped...
Kim Jong Un Commits to Russia Deal
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korean head of state Kim Jong Un has pledged to "honestly implement" the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia, according to a state-run news agency on Wednesday. This commitment was made during Kim's discussions...
South Korea, U.S., Japan Conduct Joint Air Drill
MENAFN
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June 18, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea, the United States, and Japan executed a joint air exercise on Wednesday, marking their first collaborative drill since President Lee Jae Myung assumed office earlier this month. This event coincides with South Korea's renewed...