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N. Korea spreads virus fears about southern balloons

North Korean authorities are conducting lectures warning citizens to avoid items from South Korean balloons, claiming they are contaminated with viruses.  According to a source...

N. Korea orders “enemy attack drills” using trash-laden balloons

North Korea's General Staff Department (GSD) recently ordered large-scale "enemy attack drills" using trash-laden balloons. Since May, the country has conducted 22 launches of...

How to counter N. Korea’s garbage balloon campaign

Since late May, North Korea has been launching balloons filled with fecal matter into South Korea, an act both irrational and inhumane. The South...

Why is N. Korea changing what’s inside the trash balloons?

North Korea's trash balloon provocations are going too far. I cannot help but condemn North Korea for using such underhanded methods, sending ten groups...

Kangwon Province border residents welcome restart of S. Korean broadcasts

Residents of areas of Kangwon Province near the border with South Korea are welcoming the resumption of loudspeaker broadcasts by the military authorities of...

North Korea justifies garbage balloon launches in lectures

North Korea recently launched its ninth trash balloon blitz against the South this year. Pyongyang is now working overtime to convince its own citizens...

N. Koreans use fallen propaganda balloons to patch roofs

North Korean authorities sharply criticized South Korean civilian groups for launching balloons carrying propaganda leaflets across the border. However, many North Koreans see the...

N. Korean lectures intensify criticism of S. Korean president

Since last month, the North Korean government has been holding lectures to incite hatred against South Korea and the U.S. The speakers also appear...

N. Korea speeds up landmine and fortification work on inter-Korean border

The North Korean authorities have sent more military personnel to the inter-Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) to speed up the ongoing work of burying landmines...

Two N. Koreans living in Russia, China speak out about trash...

The South Korean military has resumed loudspeaker broadcasts toward the North in response to North Korea’s launch of trash-laden balloons into the South. The...

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