Cho Tae-yong was tapped again by President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this week to head the National Intelligence Service, marking his third presidential nomination under the administration that is less than two years old. Since Yoon took power about a year and a half ago, Cho was made his ambassador to the US and then his national security adviser a minister-level role he would be leaving if his appointment as the new.
North Korea scraps 2018 military pact with South Korea Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
Seoul s intelligence agency also said Pyongyang received help from Russia for its successful launch of a reconnaissance satellite this week - it was the first launch since Russian President Vladimir Putin promised he would help Kim Jong Un build more satellites.
Pyongyang declared the end to an inter-Korean military agreement on Thursday, saying it will deploy more troops and new weapons along its border with South Korea.