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.
World Oct 10 North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Saturday that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade in which the country unveiled what appeared to be a new intercontinental…
World Jul 09 Missing Seoul mayor’s body found after massive search Park Won-soon, the three-term mayor of South Korea's capital, a fierce critic of economic inequality who was seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2022, was found dead early Friday. He was 64.
World Jun 24 North Korea says Kim has suspended planned military retaliation against South Analysts say North Korea, after deliberately raising tensions for weeks, may be pulling away just enough to make room for South Korean concessions.
World Jun 16 North Korea blows up inter-Korean office, raising tensions North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on…
World Jun 13 Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens S. Korea with military action The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.