North Korea fired artillery shells late Tuesday into the waters of its coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and another 150 shells off its east coast. South Korea called the launches a “clear violation” of a 2018 agreement meant to reduce tensions between […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The U.S. and South Korea fired a volley of missiles into the sea early Wednesday and staged a bombing drill in the Yellow Sea in response to North Korea’s firing of an unidentified ballistic missile over Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it fired four Army Tactical Missile Systems […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles Wednesday, including what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korea said, hours after U.S. President Joe Biden wrapped up a visit to Northeast Asia. U.S. officials had repeatedly warned North Korea could conduct a long-range missile launch, or even a nuclear test, during or […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea, which has largely kept its borders shuttered over the pandemic, Thursday confirmed its first detection of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. According to the official Korea Central News Agency, samples were taken from a group of people in the capital, Pyongyang, on Sunday. A rigorous genetic sequence […]