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
Mar 30 U.S. says Russia seeks arms-for-food deal with North Korea By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House says it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in… Continue reading
Mar 27 North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles as U.S. sends aircraft carrier By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group have begun exercises with South Korean warships hours after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in an apparent protest of the allies' expanding drills. Continue reading
Mar 24 North Korea claims to test a 'radioactive tsunami' weapon at sea By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic "radioactive tsunami" that would destroy naval strike groups and ports. Continue reading