A North Korean man defected to South Korea on Sunday after crossing the border, Seoul's military said.He was spotted at the northern part of the mouth of the Han River in Gimpo, just west of Seoul, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Questioning is under way to find out

South Korea's unification ministry is mulling over how to name President Moon Jae-in's inter-Korean policy to better present his vision for solving North Korea's nuclear problems and promoting economic cooperation, government sources said Sunday.Moon's policy advisory panel has instr

North Korea's official newspaper claimed Saturday that a test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile is not far away."The series of recent strategic weapons tests show that we are not too far away from test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile," the Rodong Sinmun said in an ed

The United States and South Korea should make sure to build missile defenses effective enough to guard against an electromagnetic pulse attack from North Korea, a U.S. expert said Friday.Henry Cooper, a missile expert who served in senior defense positions in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administ

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has observed the test-firing of a new surface-to-ship cruise missile capable of precisely hitting its enemy's warships, Pyongyang's state media said Friday.The country conducted the first test of the missile, which was unveiled at a military parade in April to

North Korea has yet to invite a South Korean civic group for an inter-Korean summit anniversary event in Pyongyang slated for next week, officials said Thursday, raising the possibility of the joint event falling through.The two Koreas' civic groups have been seeking to hold a joint celebration

North Korea on Saturday condemned the United States' successful shoot down of an intercontinental ballistic missile target earlier this week, saying its nuclear weapons won't be intercepted.A spokesman for North Korea's Strategic Force told Pyongyang's official Korea Central News Age

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its eastern coast early Monday morning, dealing another blow to efforts by South Korea's new government to improve inter-Korean ties.The missile, presumed to be a Scud type, was launched eastward from the vicinity of Wonsan, Gangwon Province, at around

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene an emergency meeting this week to discuss the international community's response to North Korea's recent missile test-fire, a foreign ministry official said Monday.The emergency session of the UNSC set for Tuesday (U.S. time) was arrang

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has approved the deployment of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile for combat use as the country succeeded in test-firing it, Pyongyang's state media said Monday.North Korea's leader observed the launch of the new ground-to-ground Pukguksong-2 missile,

North Korea said Monday it has successfully tested-fired a new ground-to-ground medium long-range ballistic missile, claiming that the U.S. mainland is within its striking range.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed the launch of the rocket, called the Hwasong-12, on Sunday, according to the Kore

North Korea's state media reiterated its position to enhance its self-defense capabilities Sunday as it test-fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile in defiance of the international community's repeated warnings to stop provocations. The Rodong Sinmun, the official newsp

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Sunday morning from a site north of Pyongyang, South Korea's military said, as President Moon Jae-in immediately convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) to discuss the issue."North Korea fired an unidentified missile at aroun

Gas prices in North Korea have skyrocketed amid rumors that China might control its oil supply to the troublesome ally to comply with the international community's sanctions against the North's nuclear development, a U.S. broadcaster said Thursday.Gas stations in Pyongyang recently raised oi

The United States' latest drive to tighten sanctions against North Korea, heaps pressure on China to consider whether to use its last-resort punitive action, namely an oil embargo, to rein in the unruly ally, experts said Friday.The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the legisla

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he would be "honored" to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if such a meeting takes place "under the right circumstances," the first time Trump has expressed his willingness to meet with Kim since taking office."If it would be appropriate for me to

Here are some interesting remarks made by General Vincent K. Brooks, commanding general of the United States Forces Korea/United Nations Command/ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, in a speech he gave at a meeting of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses on July 12, 2016. General Vincent stated: “T

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed a major live-fire drill targeting enemy warships on its military anniversary, state media reported Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier heads toward the Korean Peninsula amid tensions over its signs of provocation.The North's leader watched the largest-e

Genji, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Japanese restaurant, is pleased to announce a special promotion in March that features the warm, nourishing goodness of hot pot cuisine. The chef is offering a special five-course menu that showcases a delicious frog flounder and abalone hot pot to savor as the main

Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Café 395 offers a new concept in hotel dining by offering market-to-table goods that put the spotlight on fresh and premium ingredients. As the hotel’s flagship restaurant, Café 395 also offers special short-term showcases to introduce different world cuisines