May 31 North Korea’s satellite launch failed. It still triggered fear and confusion By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Johnson Lai, Associated Press North Korea's failed launch of a spy satellite still prompted public confusion and security jitters in neighboring South Korea and Japan. Continue reading
May 30 North Korea fails to launch rocket containing the country’s first military spy satellite By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's military says North Korea has launched a purported space-launch vehicle after announcing a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit. Continue reading
May 29 North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch a military spy satellite soon By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Japan's defense minister says he ordered the military to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any entered Japanese territory. Continue reading
May 22 South Korea, EU agree to increase pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile tests By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Seoul after attending the weekend summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in Japan. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Austin, Milley meet with South Korean President Yoon after nuclear sub deal By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden and South Korea's Yoon unveiled a new plan Wednesday to counter North Korea’s nuclear threat, with the U.S. leader issuing a blunt warning that such an attack would “result in the end of whatever regime” took such… Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: Biden and Yoon unveil joint nuclear deterrence plan By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a new plan Wednesday to counter North Korea’s nuclear threat, with the U.S. leader issuing a blunt warning that such an attack would “result in the end of whatever regime” took such action. Continue reading
Apr 19 Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s 1st military spy satellite is ready for launch By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed date, state media reported Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 16 South Korea repels North Korean patrol boat that crossed sea border By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat. Continue reading
Apr 13 North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea's state media said Friday its recent weapons test involved a new long-range missile powered by solid propellants, which it described as "the most powerful" piece of its growing nuclear arsenal targeting the United States and its allies in… Continue reading
Apr 13 North Korea launches new type of missile, sparks evacuation confusion in Japan By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A South Korean defense official said the military believes the test was of a new type of missile, possibly using solid fuel. It would be the first, if so. Continue reading