North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles: South Korea military
SEOUL - North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Jan 28, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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North Korea, China agree to defend common interests as senior envoys meet
SEOUL — North Korea and China agreed to strengthen tactical co-operation and defend common interests, the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday (Jan 27) reporting on Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong.
North Korea signals confrontation, no signs of war preparation
SEOUL — North Korea is stepping up confrontation with the US and its allies, but officials in Washington and Seoul say they have spotted no signs Pyongyang intends to take imminent military action.
North Korea tears down 'reunification' arch, sending message to Seoul
TOKYO/SEOUL -- North Korea signaled a harder line on South Korea in tearing down a monument symbolizing reunification efforts, days after leader Kim Jong Un said the idea was no longer a possibility.
Japan makes frothy comeback to top South Korean beer imports in 5 years as boycott fades
Beer worth US$55.5 million was imported from Japan in 2023, up sharply from US$14.5 million the previous year and a mere US$6.9 million in 2021 and US$5.7 million in 2020. Japanese beer imports had risen to a high of US$78.3 million in 2018 but began to fall out of favour the following year, slipping to US$39.7 million, after Tokyo and Seoul became embroiled in a major diplomatic row over the two nations’ shared history that led to boycotts of Japanese goods in South Korea.
US national security adviser will meet Chinese foreign minister as the rivals seek better ties
BANGKOK (AP) — Senior U.S. and Chinese representatives are expected to meet in Bangkok, Thailand as the two countries seek to cool tensions.
Chinese foreign minister visits North Korea in latest diplomacy between countries
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it was hosting a visit by a Chinese government delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, as it continues its efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing and Moscow in the face of deepening confrontations with Washington.
South Korea’s military at a dual crisis crossroads
South Korea, now the world’s sixth-ranked military power, has demonstrated remarkable strategic and technological prowess. The signing of the Washington Declaration in April between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and US President Joe Biden marked a pivotal moment in bolstering nuclear deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.