N. Korea's claim of hypersonic missile launch likely 'deception': S. Korean military North Korea's claim of what it called a successful launch of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) tipped with a hypersonic warhead is presumed to be "deception," South Korea's military said Tuesday.Jan 7, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea claims successful test of new intermediate-range hypersonic missile North Korea said Tuesday it has successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) tipped with a hypersonic warhead, claiming that the weapons system will reliably deter any rivals in the Pacific region.Jan 7, 2025By Yonhap
Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US, Japan discuss NK missile launch over phone The nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan condemned North Korea's latest missile launch in their phone talks Monday, vowing close coordination against any future provocations by the recalcitrant regime.Jan 6, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea shows no signs yet of special designation for leader Kim's birthday: Seoul North Korea has shown no signs of officially celebrating leader Kim Jong-un's birthday, which falls this week, despite recent efforts to solidify his authority independent of his father and grandfather, South Korea's unification ministry said Monday.Jan 6, 2025By Yonhap
National security office convenes meeting over N. Korea's missile launch The presidential National Security Office convened a meeting Monday to discuss North Korea's firing of a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile launch.Jan 6, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea fires suspected hypersonic missile in its 1st provocation of year North Korea fired a suspected hypersonic missile into the East Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, marking its first provocation this year ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.Jan 6, 2025By Yonhap
Trump picks aide involved in planning summits with Kim as senior White House official U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked an aide, who was involved in planning summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his first term, as a senior White House official, his transition team said Saturday.Jan 5, 2025By Yonhap
Zelenskyy says Russia lost battalion of N. Korean soldiers in 2 days in Kursk region: report Russia has lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers over the past two days in its western Kursk border region in the ongoing war against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.Jan 5, 2025By Yonhap
2.2 magnitude natural earthquake hits N. Korea's Ongjin in southwest: S. Korea's weather agency A 2.2 magnitude earthquake struck North Korea's southwestern county of Ongjin, the latest in a series of natural earthquakes to hit North Korea in recent years, South Korea's weather agency said Sunday.Jan 5, 2025By Yonhap
N. Korea's leader praises national women's football team's World Cup victory North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with athletes from the national women's football team and praised their recent victory in the Under-17 Women's World Cup, state media reported Friday.Jan 3, 2025By Yonhap
