South Korea: North launched ballistic missile

South Korea’s Snap Election And Future Relations Across The Peninsula

On Saturday, South Korea’s conservative party selected Kim Moon-soo as their presidential candidate for the snap election set to take place on June 3, according to Al Jazeera.  The upcoming election was enacted due to the impeachment of Former President …

N. Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast Thursday, according to South Korea’s military. Japan’s defense ministry had not immediately announced the launch, suggesting the missile was likely shorter range. The launch comes amid …

S. Korean Ambassador Speaks at UN Meeting, Calls Out N. Korea for Illegal Activities

Photo : YONHAP News South Korea’s Ambassador to the United Nations Hwang Joon-kook said North Korea has accelerated its illicit activities to advance its nuclear and missile programs over the past year, since the disbandment of a UN expert panel that …

N. Korea holds economic talks with Belarus, hopes for 'vibrant' cooperation: KCNA

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Belarus have held economic talks in Pyongyang as the North has expected "vibrant" bilateral cooperation and exchanges, state media reported Thursday. A government delegation from Belarus, led by Deputy …

North Korea's leader inspects munition factories

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected shell manufacturing at several munitions factories, calling for "more" shell production to contribute to the expansion of the combat power of the country's armed forces, state media reported on …

JCS: N. Korea Fires Unidentified Ballistic Missile toward East Sea

Photo : YONHAP News South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday. It was the North’s first ballistic missile launch since March 10 and the second since the launch of …

DPR Korea ploughing ahead with nuclear and ballistic missile programme

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari described a troubling pattern of weapons testing and growing nuclear ambition from DPRK – more commonly known as North Korea. This includes the launch of …

North Korean missiles fall down in Sea of Japan outside Japan’s economic zone — TV

TOKYO, May 8. /TASS/. North Korea’s ballistic missiles fell down in the Sea of Japan outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the Japanese NHK television channel said. No damage was reported. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered …

North Korea blocks Russians from joining trade fair under blanket foreigner ban

North Korea has blocked Russians from attending an upcoming trade fair as part of a blanket ban on foreigners, according to a Western tour operator, likely leaving the international expo without any international business presence. Rowan Beard, a tour …