World Jan 30 North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017 North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden took office, as it revives its old playbook in brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and neighbors amid a prolonged…
World Jan 17 N. Korea makes 4th missile launch in a month with firing of short-range weapons North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month.
Politics Jan 12 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing North Korea said Wednesday its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s nuclear “war deterrent.”…
World Oct 21 South Korea test launches 1st domestically made space rocket South Korean President Moon Jae-in still described the test as an "excellent accomplishment" that takes the country a step further in its pursuit of a space launch program.
World Sep 15 North and South Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles hours apart in a display of military might that is sure to exacerbate tensions between the rivals.
World Sep 13 North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles North Korea said it successfully tested newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months, underscoring how the country continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United…
World Aug 09 South Korea will release billionaire Samsung scion on parole The announcement comes with a year left on Lee Jae-yong's 30-month sentence and extends a history of leniency toward major white-collar crime and preferential treatment for convicted tycoons.
World Jun 30 Kim berates North Korean officials for ‘crucial’ virus lapse North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a "great crisis," using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak in a country that would be scarcely able to handle…
World Feb 11 Countries curb diplomatic ties, weigh sanctions on Myanmar A growing number of governments are curbing diplomatic ties with Myanmar and increasing economic pressure on its military over the coup last week that erased the fragile democratic progress in the long-oppressed Southeast Asian nation.
World Feb 03 Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter When it comes to Myanmar, pretty much everything is political. Including language.