South Korea

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, 2 short-range missiles: South

Nov 03, 2022 04:46

North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and two short-range missiles toward the East Sea, the South Korean military says, triggering evacuation alerts for residents in parts of central and northern Japan.
Two Koreas exchange missile fires as tensions spike over US-South drills

Nov 02, 2022 08:51

North and South Korea have exchanged missile fires that landed off each other’s coasts for the first time as tensions escalate over massive joint war games by US and South Korean forces.
South Koreans urged to take shelter as North fires 10 missiles

Nov 02, 2022 04:17

North Korea has reportedly launched at least 10 missiles of various types on Wednesday, prompting the South to urge its citizens on a nearby island to take shelter.
South Korea, US warplanes begin large-scale joint aerial drills amid tensions with N. Korea

Oct 31, 2022 04:23

The United States and South Korea have kicked off large-scale five-day joint aerial drills with hundreds of warplanes staging mock attacks round the clock amid growing tensions with North Korea.
Over 150 perish in stampede at S. Korea Halloween party

Oct 30, 2022 05:34

At least 146 people have been crushed to death and 150 more injured in the South Korean capital of Seoul when a huge crowd attending a Halloween party rushed into an alley holding the event.
North Korea fires ballistic missiles ahead of massive US-South air drills

Oct 28, 2022 04:41

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula aimed at countering threats and provocations following large-scale joint military maneuvers by South Korea and the United States.
North, South Korea trade warning shots at sea border, escalating tensions

Oct 24, 2022 04:29

North and South Korea have exchanged warning shots at their maritime border known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL) off the west coast, accusing each other of breaching the border line amid rising tensions.
South Korea arrests former top officials over 2020 killing

Oct 22, 2022 08:47

South Korean former defense minister and coast guard chief have been arrested over their alleged involvement in covering up facts relating to North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official in 2020 near the rivals’ tense sea border.
North Korea confirms firing artillery shells, calls it ‘serious warning’ to South

Oct 19, 2022 06:48

North Korea's military has confirmed firing over 250 artillery shells into maritime buffer zones near the inter-Korean border, describing it as a "serious warning" against the South's ongoing joint war games with the United States.
South Korea says North fired artillery into ‘buffer zone’

Oct 18, 2022 15:15

South Korea says the North has fired artillery shells into waters off its east and west coasts, urging Pyongyang to immediately halt such actions.