Tag: Korean peninsula

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the east, Seoul says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea performed its first ballistic missile test in five months Wednesday, South…

South Korea hopes North Korea-China relations contribute to denuclearisation

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped that relations between North Korea and China…

By Reuters

In a rare UN appearance, senior North Korean diplomat insists his country won’t give up nukes

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior North Korean diplomat reiterated at the U.N. Monday that his country won't…

South Korea’s Lee says immigration raid targeting Korean workers could hit US investment

By Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday a U.S. immigration raid resulting…

Kim has long sought recognition as a nuclear power. Xi may have just given it to him

Of the more than two dozen foreign leaders invited to Xi Jinping’s massive military parade in Beijing last…

Bones found at Japanese site where Korean forced laborers died in WWII

TOKYO (AP) — Suspected human bones have been recovered at a wartime mine in Japan where about 180…

North Korea military denounces US-South Korea drills, state media says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said U.S.-South Korea joint military drills proved Washington's intention to "occupy" the Korean peninsula…

South Korea’s Lee intends to retain ‘comfort women’ pact with Japan, paper says

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan…

North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed…

South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise…

South Korean President Lee to visit Japan for summit with Ishiba, Seoul says

By Heejin KimSEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Japan between August 23-24 and hold…