North Korea reportedly launched a ballistic missile, ahead of Trump's meeting...
North Korea has reportedly launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday.Launched at 6:42 a.m. local time, the projectile was reported to have traveled around 37...
View ArticleRex Tillerson's terse statement on North Korea's latest missile launch may be...
SEOUL, South Korea — The response of America's chief diplomat to North Korea's latest missile launch was an abrupt departure from the usual — which may be a turning point, analysts in Asia say.The...
View ArticleThe 'clock has now run out': North Korea is increasingly a focus of the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is talking in more urgent terms about North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons, as President Donald Trump's talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping approach. One...
View ArticleNorth Korea's latest missile launch may have been a test of a worrying...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The missile in North Korea's latest launch didn't fly very far, but it may have been the second test of a technology that worries experts.The launch Wednesday into waters off...
View ArticleLeader of US nuclear forces: Here's how we respond to a North Korean missile...
The US military goes on high alert every time North Korea conducts another missile test, because it never knows when the big one might be coming, according to the general in charge of America's nuclear...
View ArticleHow the US could prevent a North Korean nuclear strike — according to a...
Concerns over a nuclear strike from North Korea are growing, but the US may already have a plan to stop an attack at the last minute. David Kennedy, a former Marine and intelligence specialist,...
View ArticleIf Trump wants to take military action against North Korea, he may have to do...
President Donald Trump has made it very clear that when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, one topic will tower above the rest: North Korea's nuclear posturing.But Trump, whose...
View ArticleNorth Korea is working its way toward a nuclear-tipped bargaining chip
SEOUL (Reuters) - As the leaders of China and the United States sit down for a summit on Thursday, North Korea has made sure it also has something on the negotiating table: A nuclear-tipped bargaining...
View ArticleTrump reportedly says 'all options are on the table' for dealing with North...
Washington (AFP) - The United States will continue to build its military defenses against North Korea, Donald Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday, pledging all options are on the...
View ArticleMike Pence is going to Asia amid North Korea tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to travel to South Korea and Japan later this month amid simmering tensions North Korea's work to showcase its nuclear and missile programs.The White...
View ArticleUS GENERAL: We can knock out a North Korean missile before it reaches the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force general says she is extremely confident the United States could intercept a ballistic missile fired by North Korea.During congressional testimony Thursday, Gen. Lori...
View ArticleNorth Korea: The US strike on Syria was 'unforgivable'
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were "an unforgivable act of aggression" that showed its decision to develop nuclear weapons was...
View ArticleUS Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula, US official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea's...
View ArticleChina and South Korea are discussing North Korea's increasingly defiant...
SEOUL/TOKYO — A Chinese envoy arrives in South Korea on Monday to discuss North Korea's increasingly defiant weapons program as a US Navy strike group heads to the region amid concerns Pyongyang may be...
View ArticleThe Korean won is tumbling amid 'geopolitical anxiety'
The Korean won tumbled on Monday.The won closed down by 0.5% at 1,143.64 per dollar. It has fallen for five consecutive session, and for nine out of the past 10."Geopolitical anxiety is still running...
View ArticleTrump's Syria strike sent the world a resounding message
After nearly 60 cruise missiles from the US rained down on an airfield in Syria, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can safely assume he's dealing with a much different president of the United States in...
View ArticleChina and South Korea agree to impose 'strong' new sanctions on North Korea...
China and South Korea have agreed to impose “strong” new sanctions on North Korea if it carries out further nuclear or long-range missile tests, a senior official in Seoul said on Monday.The commitment...
View ArticleNorth Korea threatens 'war' after Trump deploys a Navy strike group
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea is vowing tough counteraction to any military moves that might follow the US move to send the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off...
View ArticlePressured by Trump, it looks like China may do something about North Korea's...
After a Chinese envoy arrived in South Korea, the two sides have agreed to take "strong action" against North Korea if the North continues to test nuclear and ballistic missiles, according to VOA News....
View ArticleFamous Pyongyang hotel reveals a more modern makeover
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's most famous luxury hotel has reopened after renovations that modernized its 1980s, vaguely Soviet, style.The Koryo is one of Pyongyang's best-known and most...
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