Now playing Next South Korea South Korean police admit 'heavy responsibility' for Seoul crush The death toll after the Saturday disaster could rise as officials said that 29 of those injured were in serious condition. 01/11/2022
Now playing Next no comment South Korea Halloween crush: emergency services evacuate victims At least 153 people were killed on Saturday and scores injured in a stampede in central Seoul when thousands crowded into narrow streets to celebrate Halloween. 30/10/2022
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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea tests another missile, flies fighter jets near border North Korean officials responded by claiming Seoul's "provocation" was behind the hermit nation's latest flexing of military might. 13/10/2022
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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea carries out sixth missile launch in two weeks North Korea fired another two ballistic missiles this Thursday in the direction of Japan. 06/10/2022
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires missile over Japan in another spike in tensions The missile test that forced Japan to issue evacuation warnings and shut down trains was the first of its kind in seven years. 04/10/2022
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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea denies exporting arms to Russia amid Ukraine war The North Korean statement came weeks after the Kremlin described the US intelligence finding of Pyongyang arranging to sell domestically produced weapons such as small arms and artillery shells to Moscow as “fake”. 22/09/2022
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Now playing Next Ukraine Russia is buying ammunition from North Korea, claims US US intelligence has assessed that Moscow is buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea for use in Ukraine, indicating "severe supply shortages". 06/09/2022
Now playing Next no comment South Korea continued nationwide anti-terror drills. South Korea continued nationwide anti-terror drills on Wednesday as part of the annual Ulchi Exercise. 24/08/2022
Now playing Next South Korea South Korea and US begin largest war games in years amid North threats The military exercises involving potentially tens of thousands of troops come amid increasingly hostile rhetoric and heightened weapons testing activity from Pyongyang. 22/08/2022
Now playing Next Korea South Korea offers aid in return for North's denuclearisation South Korea has offered a large-scale aid package in return for North Korea's denuclearisation, a proposal thought unlikely to be welcomed by Pyongyang. 15/08/2022
Now playing Next South Korea Several people dead amid record floods in South Korea Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped Seoul’s streets, with more bad weather forecast. 09/08/2022