{"id":"e29a1aa3-7944-475a-b963-d57532d63df5","url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/north-korea-border-troops-resolute-action-safety-6478126","domain":"channelnewsasia.com","outlet":{"name":"Channel News Asia","country":"SG","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"North Korea tells border troops to take 'resolute action' if South threatens their safety","plainHeadline":"North Korea tells border troops to take prompt action if South threatens safety.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["North Korea ordered border troops to take prompt and resolute action if South threatens safety.","The warning follows Seoul's vow to punish provocations by Pyongyang.","Army Marshal Pak Jong Chon inspected border fortifications with Kim Yo Jong.","New firepower units reportedly taken their firing positions at the border.","Tensions have risen since Pyongyang began fortifying the border in April 2024."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T07:28:35.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T07:59:45.014Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a359b551-071b-4ea1-a794-2d5ef64b864f","storyId":"a359b551-071b-4ea1-a794-2d5ef64b864f","image":"https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--wGSBlcxv--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-21T063446Z_1_LYNXMPEM9K0FF_RTROPTP_3_RUSSIA-NORTHKOREA-PUTIN-KIM.JPG?itok=hUMVyZK2","author":null,"dek":"Tensions between North and South Korea have risen since Pyongyang began fortifying its border in April 2024."}