The crap attack appears to be retaliation for balloons sent by South Korean activists to spread anti-Pyongyang leaflets.

North Korea sent a new batch of balloons carrying trash across the border into South Korea after Seoul said it detected parasites such as roundworms in the contents of previous dispatches.

North Korea has voluntarily ceased a brief campaign that had it sending tons of trash—including feces—into South Korea. The trash was carried by hundreds of balloons into populated areas ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

North Korea has yet again sent hundreds of trash-laden balloons toward its southern neighbor, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange after South Korean activists sent floating packages in the other ...

North Korean balloons dropped feces and other garbage on busy streets, in front of residences, and in other public areas across South Korea on Wednesday, in Pyongyang’s latest escalation of ...