Korea

Biden stresses North’s denuclearization in summit with Xi

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of preventing tensions from escalating and pursuing bilateral cooperation during their summit...

UN committee condemns North’s human rights abuses for 19th straight year

A United Nations committee passed a resolution condemning North Korea’s egregious human rights violations for the 19th straight year. In a meeting in New York...

Yoon to urge APEC leaders to liberalize trade, investment

President Yoon Suk Yeol departed for San Francisco on Wednesday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to promote stronger solidarity and cooperation...

U.S. State Dept. approves sale of advanced interceptor missile to Korea

The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of the RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile interceptor system, also known as Standard...

North tests new solid-fuel engines for intermediate-range missiles

North Korean state media said Wednesday that the regime had conducted successful ground-based tests of solid-fuel engines to power a new type of intermediate-range...

South could suspend 2018 agreement if North launches satellite, warns official

South Korea could partially suspend a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement should the North conduct a third attempt to launch a spy satellite, sources said...

South Korea, UN Command states vow united response against North Korea

South Korea and member states of the United Nations Command (UNC) issued a joint statement on Tuesday vowing a united response against potential acts...

North Korea calls UN command a ‘war tool’ of U.S., repeats demand for its dissolution

North Korea on Monday called for the dissolution of the United Nations Command (UNC) as it claimed an upcoming meeting of defense ministers from...

South Korean, U.S. defense chiefs sign new ‘tailored deterrence’ strategy

The South Korean and U.S. defense chiefs updated their tailored deterrence strategy aimed at countering North Korea's nuclear and missile threats for the first...

North Korea condemns ‘war merchant’ U.S. for military aid to Israel

North Korea slammed U.S. military support for Israel in its ongoing war with the Hamas militant group, accusing Washington of aggravating the Middle East...