N. Korea denounces U.S., Japan's munitions cooperation, vows to bolster deterrence

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced the United States and Japan's latest agreement to co-produce an advanced air-to-air missile for raising strategic instability in the Asia-Pacific region, vowing to bolster its powerful …

New polling: Does ‘America First’ mean abandoning Taiwan and Korea?

This article, originally published by Pacific Forum, is republished with permission. In his first administration, Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine reshaped US foreign policy, emphasizing economic nationalism, skepticism of military alliances and a …

US JCS Chief Nominee: N. Korea’s Missile, Nuclear Programs Pose ‘Immediate Security Challenge’

Photo : YONHAP News The nominee for U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) chairman said North Korea’s long-range missile and nuclear programs represent an “immediate security challenge.” Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Caine presented the assessment in a written …

S. Korean Vice Foreign Minister, US Counterpart Reaffirm Commitment to Denuclearization of N. Korea

Photo : YONHAP News South Korea’s first vice foreign minister and his U.S. counterpart have reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea. The U.S. State Department said in a press release on Tuesday that during a …

(LEAD) Top U.S. general nominee calls N. Korea 'immediate security challenge,' backs trilateral cooperation with Japan

(ATTN: ADDS photos; UPDATES with more remarks, details in paras 9-24; RECASTS throughout) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, April 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman described North Korea's nuclear and …

UK Defense Ministry: N. Korea Suffers 5,000 Casualties in Kursk

Photo : YONHAP News The British Ministry of Defense has reportedly concluded that more than five-thousand North Korean troops have been killed or wounded fighting for Russia.  According to the American bimonthly magazine the National Interest on Tuesday, …

2024 recorded as South Korea’s hottest year in half-century

Summer also lasted much longer in 2024, with abnormally warm temperatures recorded into September 2024. PHOTO: UNSPLASH SEOUL - South Korea’s nationwide average temperature was 14.5 deg C in 2024, making it the warmest year since 1973 in the country, …

Putting the Screws on the Partnership Between North Korea and Russia

As the war between Ukraine and Russia has raged on, cooperation has grown between Moscow and Pyongyang. Following the Russo-North Korean summit in September 2023, North Korea began providing large-scale military assistance to Russia, reportedly sending …

Trump says his administration is in 'communication' with North Korea's Kim

U.S. President Donald Trump has said his administration has been in touch with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and that the two sides could engage each other at some unspecified point. “There is communication,” Trump told reporters at the White House on …

Donald Trump Says He Has A "Good Relationship" With North Korea's Kim Jong Un