The United States is "incredibly concerned" about long-suspected military cooperation between North Korea and Iran, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday.Matthew Miller, the spokesperson, made the remarks in response to a question about whether America has concerns about Iran working with Pyo
By Publisher-Chairman Song Na-ra Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the United States to the United Nations is expected to meet with Defense Minister Shin Won-sik of the Republic of Korea in Seoul today (April 15, 2024). This was reported by Yonhap this morning.Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will r
The United States will deploy ground-based launchers capable of firing SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles in the Indo-Pacific region soon to address rising security threats, the Army Pacific commander has said. During his visit to South Korea, Gen. Charles Flynn said the U.S. Army has developed "long-range
The South Korean Air Force staged an "elephant walk" at an air base just south of Seoul on Friday, a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw artillery firing drills involving border units capable of striking Seoul. The display of airpower by 33 aircraft, including F-35A stealth fighters, K
South Korea is expected to pass a proposal to shut down a support foundation for the now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong as early as next week, the unification ministry said Sunday. The revision to the decree on support for the Kaesong Industrial Compl
South Korea and the United States kicked off a major combined military exercise Monday to reinforce deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats amid concern Pyongyang could use the maneuvers as a pretext for provocations.The annual Freedom Shield exercise got under way for an 11-day
South Korea seeks to start developing an advanced ship-based missile interceptor this year, the state arms procurement agency has said, amid efforts to counter evolving North Korean military threats.Last year, the country's defense authorities approved a 690 billion-won (US$520 million) project set
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as "fake news" a media report that he is considering a negotiation plan under which North Korea freezes its nuclear program and stops building new weapons in return for sanctions relief and other incentives.Citing three people briefed on his think
North Korea's External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong-ho (4th from R) holds talks with Oleg Kozhemyako (4th from L), governor of the Primorsky region in the Russian Far East, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2023, to discuss issues of bolstering regional economic cooperat
A Russian delegation has arrived in North Korea, state media said Tuesday, in the latest sign of growing ties between the two countries.The delegation led by Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of the Russian far eastern region of Primorsky Krai that borders North Korea, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday and was
North Korea denounced the United States on Sunday for vetoing a U.N. Security Council Resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, state media reported.The U.N. Security Council voted on the resolution Friday, but it failed to pass due to the veto by the U.S., one of the f
North Korea's actions taking place along the inter-Korean border are raising the risk of military tensions and miscalculations, a State Department spokesperson said Monday, as the recalcitrant regime began reinstalling guard posts and heavy firearms there.Seoul's defense ministry has said that North
North Korea said Tuesday the country's military spy satellite has taken photos of the White House, the Pentagon and nuclear aircraft carriers docked at a U.S. naval base.Leader Kim Jong-un viewed the photos as he received an operations report from the Pyongyang General Control Center of the National
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has lauded the country's successful launch of a military spy satellite as an eye-opening event of deploying a "space guard" monitoring enemies' military activities, state media reported Friday.Kim made the remark during his visit to the Nati
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief has reported a "strong" water outflow from a reactor's cooling system at North Korea's key nuclear complex in Yongbyon, hinting at the possible test-running of the facility suspected to be designed to produce more fissile material for nuclear bombs.International Atomi
N. Korea says it successfully placed spy satellite into orbitNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), with his hair showing white streaks, celebrates after a new type of Chollima-1 rocket carrying a reconnaissance satellite called the Malligyong-1 lifted off from the Sohae satellite launch site in Tongc
Regarding the power of the "Korean-style three-axis system" in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Jan. 11, "The most important way to prevent an attack is to firmly establish the Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation (KMPR) ability that can ret
North Korea ranked fourth in terms of scale of military force in the world after China, India, and the United States. However, military experts point out that the number of soldiers and actual combat power are separate.Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported on Jan. 9 that World Atlas, which provides world m
North Korea conducted missile provocations on Nov. 3 for the second consecutive days. It is the 19th missile provocation since the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol government.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Nov. 3 that North Korea fired unknown ballistic missiles into the East Sea."It is pr
To demonstrate the ability of the combined US-ROK force to respond quickly to crisis events on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. Forces Korea and the Republic of Korea militaries conducted a combined live-fire exercise, the United States Forces Korea (USFK) said on June 6.This exercise utilized one U.S. Ar