SEOUL — North Korea has concluded that U.S. soldier Travis King wants refuge there or elsewhere because of “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” in the U.S. and the military, state media …
S. Korea leader seeks breakthrough in deterring Kim Jong-un
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said the world would never accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons power while opening the door to a possible breakthrough in cooperation on deterrence with the US …
Explainer: Travis King: who is the US soldier who crossed into North Korea?
North Korea confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that it is holding American soldier Travis King, saying he crossed the border last month to escape racism and mistreatment in the U.S. military …
South Korea’s Yoon calls for strong security cooperation with US, Japan ahead of Camp David summit
South Korea’s president has called for deeper security cooperation with the U_S_ and Japan to address North Korean nuclear threats, saying his upcoming summit with the U_S_ and Japanese leaders at …
North Korea Says US Soldier Who Entered Pyongyang ‘Illegally’ Seeks ‘Refugee’ Status Over Alleged ‘Inhuman Maltreatment’
North Korea has confirmed the detention of a U.S. soldier, Travis King, who entered North Korea last month, reports Politico.
South Korea’s president calls for deeper cooperation with US, Japan to address nuclear threat in North Korea
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, is calling for deeper security cooperation between the United States and Japan in an effort to address the nuclear threat in North Korea.
Can Japan and South Korea Unite to Face the Chinese Threat?
The collaboration is ostensibly mainly about North Korea. Both Japan and South Korea live at risk of nuclear annihilation by the volatile despot in Pyongyang, and a formal platform of security cooperation with the U.S. is vital for their defense and Mr. Kim’s deterrence.
US, Japan to develop hypersonic missile interceptor–Yomiuri
Japan and the U.S. will agree this week to jointly develop an interceptor missile to counter hypersonic warheads being developed by China, Russia and North Korea, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper said on …
Book review: The Bomb, the Bank, the Mullah and the Poppies is an intriguing account of Pakistan’s deep state
Commercial Pakistani planes being used to smuggle nuclear tech into North Korea; Pakistan using Chinese expertise to fill in the technology gaps in making the nuclear bomb; former US President George …
North Korea warns of flood damage after tropical storm drenches South
Heavy downpours continued to soak South and North Korea on Friday as tropical storm Khanun swept over the peninsula after pummelling Japan, putting Pyongyang on high alert for flood damage.