The Japanese prime minister’s office said on its official English-language Twitter account that a “suspected ballistic missile” had been launched by the isolated regime. It retweeted a second account …
South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite, as North Korea plans first spy satellite
South Korea is expected to launch its first spy satellite later this year. It currently relies on U.S. spy satellites to monitor North Korean facilities. Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research …
Why North Korea’s Princess Will Never Wear the Crown
Routine missile tests aren’t generating the headlines he craves, so Kim Jong-un is tapping his daughter’s global star power.
(LEAD) Yoon calls for more efforts to crack down on N. Korea financing nuclear, missile programs
(LEAD) anti-proliferation-forum SEOGWIPO, South Korea, May 30 (Yonhap) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday urged strengthened cooperation to crack down on illegal financing by North Korea to advance …
Yoon calls for more efforts to crack down on N. Korea financing nuclear, missile programs
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday urged strengthened cooperation to crack down on illegal financing by North Korea to advance its nuclear and missile programs, in spite of U.N. Security Council …
It May Be Too Late to Stop North Korea From Firing Nukes
KCNA via REUTERSNorth Korea’s latest missile advances mean it is now much harder for the U.S. to prevent Kim Jong Un from launching nuclear weapons.Pentagon insiders and North Korea watchers on …
Japan says it will destroy North Korean missiles after satellite launch alert
Japan said Monday that it will shoot down North Korean missiles that enter its territory after Pyongyang notified Tokyo of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11.
Japan PM Kishida says willing to meet Kim Jong Un over kidnappings
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try and resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted in the 1960s and 1970s, media …
Arthur Cyr: President’s Washington visit underscores South Korea importance
President Yoon has the opportunity to develop a starring global leadership role, with noisy North Korea shunted off to stage left.
U.S., South Korea hold largest-ever live-fire drill near DMZ
The United States and South Korea held their largest-ever combined live-fire exercise on Thursday at a training site just miles from the demilitarized zone as tensions remain high with nuclear-armed North Korea.