South Korea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid N.Korea threats
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier to ensure …
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U.S. govt official: meeting on N.Korea on sidelines of APEC was “very productive and free flowing”
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A senior U.S. government official said on Friday that the United Nations security council should meet to discuss North Korea’s latest missile …
U.S. VP Harris to convene leaders meeting over N.Korea missile launch – White House official
BANGKOK (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will convene a meeting of world leaders in Bangkok on the sidelines of a regional summit to …
N.Korea fires shots to warn S.Korea, urges ‘enemies’ to stop causing tensions -KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday said it fired warning shots toward its east and west coasts to send “grave warning” against South Korea …
S.Korea, U.S. warplanes conduct bombing drills after N.Korea fires missiles
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and U.S. warplanes conducted bombing drills on Tuesday in response to North Korea’s firing of a missile over Japan for …
South Korea sees Oct.16-Nov.7 window for N.Korea nuclear test
By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and a possible window for carrying it …
N.Korea may be preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea military says -Yonhap
(Reuters) – South Korea’s military has detected signs that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency reported …
U.S. vows continued deployment of strategic assets after N.Korea nuclear law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and South Korea on Friday denounced North Korea’s first-use nuclear doctrine unveiled this month as “escalatory and destabilizing” and Washington …
New N.Korea propaganda posters highlight nuclear-tipped missiles
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has released new propaganda posters featuring its nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, state media reported on Tuesday, doing so for the first …
Analysis-Kim Jong Un’s ‘decapitation’ fears shine through in new N.Korea nuclear law
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – A new North Korean law calls for “automatic” nuclear launches if the country’s leadership or command and control systems …
U.S, Japan, S.Korea officials to meet on Sept. 7 to discuss N.Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Senior officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet next week to discuss North Korean issues, the Japanese government …
N.Korea lifts mask mandate, distancing rules after declaring COVID victory
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – North Korea has dropped a face mask mandate and other social distancing rules as leader Kim Jong Un declared victory …
N.Korea says will ‘never tolerate’ U.S. accusation of its nuclear programme
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – North Korea warned it will “never tolerate” the United States’ criticism of the isolated country’s nuclear programme, calling Washington the …
Analysis-S.Korea’s robust response to N.Korea seen aiding Japan’s military push
By Soo-hyang Choi and Ju-min Park SEOUL – South Korea’s tougher stance towards the North under its new conservative president will be welcomed by Tokyo …
Russia, China not interested in working with U.S. on N.Korea – U.S envoy
SEOUL – China and Russia are clearly not interested in working with the United States to manage North Korea’s nuclear and missile arsenal, Washington’s nuclear …
Canada says Chinese warplanes harassed its patrol aircraft on N.Korea sanctions mission
By Josh Smith SEOUL – Canada’s military has accused Chinese warplanes of harassing its patrol aircraft as they monitor North Korea sanction evasions, sometimes forcing …
N.Korea reports 96,020 more people with fever symptoms -KCNA
SEOUL – North Korea reported 96,020 more people showing fever symptoms and no additional deaths amid the country’s first confirmed coronavirus outbreak, state media KCNA …
Analysis-As N.Korea gears up for potential nuclear test, missiles get little domestic fanfare
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korean state media has kept quiet about a recent flurry of missile tests amid an unprecedented coronavirus wave – …
South Korea, U.S. security advisers hold talks after N.Korea fires salvo of missiles
WASHINGTON – U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with South Korea National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han to discuss North Korea’s launch of …
Lacking vaccines, N.Korea battles COVID with antibiotics, home remedies
By SungHyuk An and Heejung Jung SEOUL – Standing tall in bright red hazmat suits, five North Korean health workers stride towards an ambulance to …
N.Korea gets offers of aid to fight COVID as it lacks vaccines
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea is facing its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls …
S.Korea’s Yoon faces early challenge amid hints of N.Korea nuclear test
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL -South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs …
N.Korea slams South’s new leader as ‘pro-U.S., confrontational’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – A major North Korean propaganda website denounced on Thursday South Korea’s incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed to take …
N.Korea mobilises office workers to fight drought amid food shortages
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea’s office workers and factory labourers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight …
U.S. pushes U.N. to cut N.Korea oil imports, ban tobacco, blacklist Lazarus hackers
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – The United States is pushing the U.N. Security Council to further sanction North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile …
S.Korea’s president-elect vows ‘strong deterrence’ amid N.Korea nuclear test signs
By Soo-hyang Choi (Reuters) – South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said on Thursday strong deterrence was crucial in the face of nuclear and missile threats …
N.Korea may be preparing new nuclear tests to improve arsenal, U.S. and allies say
By Josh Smith SEOUL – There are increasing signs that North Korea could soon test a nuclear weapon for the first time since 2017 in …
S.Korea says N.Korea staged ‘largest ICBM’ fakery to recover from failed test
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL – South Korea’s military has said North Korea’s largest missile test yet used an older, smaller intercontinental ballistic …
Kim says N.Korea will keep developing ‘formidable striking capabilities’ – KCNA
By Josh Smith SEOUL -North Korea will continue to develop “formidable striking capabilities” that cannot be bartered or sold for anything, leader Kim Jong Un …
N.Korea fires multiple-rocket launcher, South says
By Josh Smith and Minwoo Park SEOUL – North Korea appeared to have fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, …
N.Korea silent after reported missile explosion over Pyongyang
By Josh Smith SEOUL – More than 24 hours after a missile test reportedly ended in a fiery failure over Pyongyang on Wednesday, North Korea …
N.Korea courts disaster with missile tests from international airport
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea’s decision to use the international airport near its capital city as a site for test-firing large missiles is …
U.S. military increases surveillance, missile defences after N.Korea launches
By Josh Smith SEOUL – The U.S. military has increased surveillance and reconnaissance collection in the Yellow Sea and heightened its ballistic missile defence readiness …
S.Korea repatriates N.Korea sailors, seized boat after border crossing
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – South Korea’s military said on Wednesday it had sent back all seven North Korean sailors who were aboard a ship …
N.Korea could return to ICBM, nuclear tests this year-U.S. intelligence report
WASHINGTON – North Korea’s missile launches could be groundwork for a return to intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear bomb tests this year for the first …
S.Korea’s next president to face a N.Korea forging ahead in nuclear, missile production
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea’s main nuclear facility is in full swing, a new report said on Friday, the latest …
U.S. urges N.Korea to focus on needs of its people, not missiles
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – The United States called on North Korea on Monday to defund its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and prioritize …
N.Korea tests biggest missile since 2017, U.S. calls for talks
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to …