Summary of inter-Korean news this week
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
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(2nd LD) Unification ministry expresses regret over 'groundless claims' on origin of its COVID-19 outbreak
SEOUL -- South Korea's unification ministry on Thursday voiced strong regret over North Korea's claim that its COVID-19 outbreak had originated from the South and its threats of an unspecified retaliatory step.
Earlier in the day, Pyongyang's state media reported that leader Kim Jong-un held a national meeting the previous day and declared victory in the campaign against COVID-19.
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N. Korea appears to release border dam water without prior notice: official
SEOUL -- North Korea appears to be releasing water from a dam near the inter-Korean border without giving prior notice to the South, a South Korean government official said Monday, as the North is drenched by heavy downpours.
"As rain has fallen heavily in North Korea, the North is repeatedly opening and closing the floodgates of Hwanggang Dam," the unification ministry official said. "It seems (the North) is adjusting the Hwanggang Dam's water level based on the rainfall situation."
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Defense chief says N. Korea's hypersonic missile 'unsuccessful' in last-stage glide flight
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N. Korea has capability to genetically engineer biological military products: U.S. report
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Man in his 40s nabbed for spray-painting slurs toward ex-President Moon
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Police catch 1,681 over alleged election law violations
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PPP lawmaker says entire Cabinet should resign over general elections defeat
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Defense chief says N. Korea's hypersonic missile 'unsuccessful' in last-stage glide flight
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(LEAD) Yoon vows to improve communication with people after election defeat
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Yoon presides over emergency meeting on Mideast crisis
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(LEAD) S. Korea to extend fuel tax cut through June amid Middle East tensions
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(LEAD) Presidential office denies Moon aides under consideration for PM, chief of staff
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S. Korea to provide 100,000 tons of rice to 11 nations
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(4th LD) Finance chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan recognize 'serious' concerns over 'sharp' won, yen depreciation
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Heart disease patient in her 60s dies after surgery delay amid medical vacuum
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(LEAD) Presidential office denies Moon aides under consideration for PM, chief of staff
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NIS monitoring possible use of N. Korea's weapons technology for Iran's attack on Israel