1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (263+ words) North Korea fired multiple short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan on Saturday, one day after the end of a joint military exercise involving South Korea, the United States and Japan. The missiles flew around 250 kilometres before falling into the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (150+ words) North Korea fired an unidentified projectile towards the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The latest launch comes around three weeks after North Korea fired several short-range missiles…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (147+ words) The U.S. Pacific Command said the North's launch event does not pose an immediate threat to U.S. territory or to its allies. It said the U.S. remains committed to the defense of the U.S. homeland and our allies in the region. South Korea's military…...

3+ day, 39+ min ago   (64+ words) Yahoo TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Japan aims to firmly ​address the issue of Japanese citizens ⁠abducted by North Korean ⁠agents decades ​ago ​at ​a summit meeting planned to be organised with North ​Korea, ​Chief ​Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara ​said ​on Thursday....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (472+ words) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — South Korea will spend more on its military in the year ahead than it ever has before. The country's defense budget is set to rise 8.2%, after government leaders announced the increased expenditure on Sept. 3. The boosted defense…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (209+ words) HONG KONG, Sept 3 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Natural Resources conducted a survey of waters ‌east of Taiwan last month that it ‌said would help it create "one map" for territorial planning and resource ​management, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (506+ words) The U.S., Japan and South Korea held a three-way call to coordinate their response to North Korea's barrage of short-range ballistic missiles, after Pyongyang dismissed President Donald Trump's overtures to revive dialogue with leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea launched about…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) Australia said Tuesday the Pacific bloc will decide for itself who attends its annual summit, after China raised objections to Taiwan's presence on the sidelines. The 18-member Pacific Islands Forum is being hosted by Palau, which invited its diplomatic ally…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (169+ words) SEOUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) - South Korea, Japan and the United States will conduct ‌joint military drills from September ‌9 to 11 to test readiness against North Korea's ​missile and nuclear weapons threats, South Korea said on Friday. The annual Freedom Edge drills, which…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (271+ words) North Korea has sharply criticized South Korea despite the shortening of its joint military exercise with the United States, with Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, mocking Seoul for no longer being able to carry out…...