Politics Sep 28 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder holds news briefing Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing Wednesday following the firing of two North Korean short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters.
World Sep 25 North Korea test-fired a missile toward the sea, South Korea says North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Sunday toward its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South Korea for joint military exercises in response to the North’s growing nuclear threat.
World Sep 06 Preparations minimize casualties in powerful South Korean typhoon The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least three people, dumped a meter (3 feet) of rain, destroyed roads and felled power lines on Tuesday. The death toll could have been higher if not for…
World Aug 12 South Korean president to pardon Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong Samsung's de-facto leader has secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.
World Jun 11 North Korea's leader defends arms buildup during party meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he describes as an aggravating security environment.
World Jun 07 U.S., allies fly fighter jets over Korean Peninsula in show of force he United States and its Asian allies have flown dozens of fighter jets over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula in a show of force as their diplomats discussed a coordinated response to a possibly imminent North Korean nuclear test.
World Jun 05 North Korea test-fires volley of short-range ballistic missiles Hours later, Japan and the United States conducted a joint ballistic missile exercise aimed at showing their “rapid response capability" and “strong determination” to counter threats, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
World Jun 04 U.S., South Korea complete joint naval exercise amid tensions with North Korea The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan has concluded a naval exercise with South Korea in the Philippine Sea amid signs that North Korea is possibly preparing to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 2017.
World May 21 North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims virus progress The outbreak has caused concern about serious tragedies in the poor, isolated country with one of the world’s worst health care systems and a high tolerance for civilian suffering.
World May 19 Equipped with few tools, North Korea struggles to fight COVID outbreak North Korean propaganda describes an all-out effort to fight a suspected COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened nearly 2 million people.