The dissident was once put behind bars for criticising President Xi Jinping.
The UK government has signed a series of sci-tech deals with South Korea to foster cooperation in AI, semiconductors, engineering biology, space tech and other areas during the South Korean PM's state visit to the UK.
The police have also launched an investigation to find out how she got the weapon.
Seoul's spy agency has claimed that Pyongyang may have received support from Russia.
The US and Iran prisoner exchange will free $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue held in South Korea, with both countries discussing a possible arrangement that would seek to place some limitations on Iran's expanding nuclear program.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States and its allies of turning the waters off the Korean Peninsula into "the most unstable waters."
A 35-year-old Chinese dissident who had been campaigning against human rights abuses in China for years fled China for South Korea on August 16.
Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea last month, wanted refuge from "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army,"
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has ordered a drastic increase in weapons production.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un asked his generals to prepare for the possibility of war.
The United States government has refused to classify its soldier Travis King as a prisoner of war (PoW) after he crossed into North Korea last month.
Economic slowdown, border restrictions and Covid-19 have created a shortage of food in North Korea
The East Asian neighbours, both crucial security allies of the United States, have long been at odds over historic issues linked to Japan's brutal 1910 to 1945 colonial occupation.
South Korea's military said it had "detected one ballistic missile with a medium range or longer fired from the Pyongyang area at 0723 (1023 GMT)".
The most significant joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea have been held in the past five years coincide with Pyongyang's most recent tests.
South Korea's government on Thursday promised to boost exports and attract tourists as the country's statistics agency released January data that showed gloomy prospects for the economy.
The United States and South Korea held a joint air exercise involving U.S.
North Korea confirmed on Sunday that it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington and Seoul.
North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming U.S.-South Korea military drills.
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S23 series of smartphones have broken the preorder record in its home market.
South Korean startup Rebellions Inc launches an artificial intelligence (AI) chip on Monday, racing to win government contracts as Seoul seeks a place for local companies in the exploding AI industry.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un directed his military to strengthen war preparations.