South Korea

US, South Korea stage joint air exercise after North’s ICBM launch

Feb 19, 2023 10:53

The United States and South Korea have held a joint air exercise involving US strategic bombers after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a "sudden launching drill".
North Korea confirms ICBM test, warns of 'fatal nuclear counterattack' capacity

Feb 19, 2023 06:50

North Korea confirms that it has carried out a "sudden intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch in order to test its missile force's combat readiness for counterattack."
North Korea fires long range missile ahead of US-South Korea drills

Feb 18, 2023 11:39

North Korea has launched at least one long-range ballistic missile off its east coast after warning of a strong response to the upcoming US-South Korea military drills.
North Korea warns of 'unprecedented' response to US-South Korea drills

Feb 17, 2023 11:20

North Korea has warned of “unprecedented sustained and strong responses” if South Korea and the United States go ahead with planned military exercises, charging the two allies with escalating tensions in the region.
S Korea White Paper calls North ‘enemy’ amid Korean Peninsula tensions

Feb 17, 2023 04:28

South Korea has called the nuclear-armed North its “enemy” in a new defense White Paper, signaling a further hardening of Seoul’s position toward Pyongyang.
North Korea pledges to expand military drills, scale up war readiness posture

Feb 07, 2023 12:35

Hosting a weighty military meeting, North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has vowed to ramp up the scope of the county's military drills and enhance its preparedness for war.
North Korea says prepared to counter US military moves with 'most overwhelming nuclear force'

Feb 02, 2023 05:51

North Korea says it is prepared to counter provocative military moves by the United States with the "most overwhelming nuclear force."
US, S Korea vow to expand war games amid tensions in Korean Peninsula

Jan 31, 2023 13:06

United States and South Korea have pledged to expand the level and scale of their joint military exercises and boost nuclear deterrence planning amid a major uptick in tensions with North Korea.
Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, South Africa

Jan 24, 2023 04:37

A Russian warship armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise missiles will participate in joint exercises with the navies of China and South Africa in February, state media say.
Hundreds evacuated as massive blaze erupts in one of Seoul’s last slums

Jan 20, 2023 09:40

At least 500 people were evacuated on Friday after a massive blaze erupted in Guryong village, one of the last remaining slums in South Korea's capital Seoul, according to local fire officials.