World Aug 23 North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows another try The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket. The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit.
World Aug 10 At least 1 dead as Tropical Storm Khanun hurtles toward Seoul Tropical Storm Khanun is pouring intense rain on South Korea after making landfall.
World Aug 08 Thousands of scouts evacuated from coastal South Korean campsite ahead of tropical storm The 37,000 Scouts, who hailed from 156 countries and were mostly teenagers, folded up their tents before boarding over 1,000 vehicles for the evacuation that began Tuesday morning.
World Aug 07 South Korea to mass evacuate scouts from coastal jamboree ahead of storm landfall More than 1,000 vehicles will be used starting Tuesday morning to move 36,000 scouts — mostly teenagers — from the World Scout Jamboree in the southwestern county of Buan, according to Kim Sung-ho, a vice minister at South Korea’s Ministry…
World Aug 06 Kim Jong Un tours North Korean weapons factories, urges ‘rapid expansion’ of production North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing artillery systems and launch vehicles for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and pledged to speed up efforts to advance his military’s arms and war readiness, state media…
World Jul 26 Both Koreas mark 70th armistice anniversary in two different ways that highlight rising tensions The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions.
World Jul 24 North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons test The test is apparently in protest of the United States sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force.
Politics Jul 24 American-led UN Command says it’s communicating with North Korea about U.S. soldier The American-led U.N. Command says it has started a conversation with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who ran into the North last week across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.
World Jul 22 North Korea fires more cruise missiles, but stays silent on U.S. soldier who crossed its border North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week, apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine in South Korea.
World Jul 19 North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a U.S. soldier who ran across the border Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals.