North Korea

North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles early Sunday, the Japanese and South Korean governments said, a day after denouncing a military exercise near the Korean Peninsula involving a U.S aircraft carrier for raising regional tensions.…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said cooperation between his country and Russia has been "strengthened as never before" in a message sent Friday to celebrate Russian President Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday. In the message, Kim said he has…

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Thursday from near Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan, the sixth round of launches since late September, after a U.S. aircraft carrier was redeployed to the waters, the Japanese government and…

North Korea on Wednesday fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to Japanese and South Korean authorities, amid an ongoing joint drill by the South Korean and U.S. navies. The missiles appear to have landed…

A freight train service between China and North Korea resumed Monday after it was suspended in late April amid a coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese border city of Dandong. The train with more than 10 cars from Dandong was spotted crossing…

North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, according to Japanese and South Korean authorities, two days after a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for joint drills. The projectile appears…

South Korea has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile from a submarine, the South Korean presidential office said Saturday, a day after a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived for joint drills. The South Korean…

North Korea has criticized Japan for actions it says nullify the historic 2002 Pyongyang Declaration, under which the two countries agreed to make efforts toward normalizing ties, state-run media said Friday ahead of the 20th anniversary of…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged his country will never give up its nuclear weapons, alleging the United States ultimately aims to cause the Pyongyang regime to collapse, state-run media reported Friday. Kim made the remarks…

North Korea has yet to show any sign that it will carry out a nuclear test in the very near future, but the country is ready to hold the seventh of its kind, South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong Sup said Monday. The minister also said…