[ad_1] North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second such launch in less than a week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The missiles were launched at around 2300 GMT on Saturday and were being analysed by South Korean and US intelligence …
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North Korea says tests underwater nuclear drone, criticises US-led joint drills – SUCH TV
[ad_1] North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week’s joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday. The test of the “Haeil-5-23” system, a name North Korea has given to its …
Read More »North Korea’s first 2024 missile test was conducted with remote U.S. targets in the region in mind, analysts say
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea — North Korea on Monday said it flight-tested a solid-fuel intermediate-range missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead as it pursues more powerful, harder-to-detect weapons designed to strike remote U.S. targets in the region. The report by North Korea’s state media came a day after the South …
Read More »North Korea threatens Seoul as tension builds over military drills – SUCH TV
[ad_1] North Korea has threatened an immediate military strike against South Korea in response to any “provocation”. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister and key ally of leader Kim Jong Un, made the threat on Sunday, as Pyongyang reportedly fired artillery shells near its border with South Korea for the …
Read More »South Korean opposition leader in intensive care after being stabbed in the neck – SUCH TV
[ad_1] South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was recovering in intensive care after he was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday by a man who pushed through a crowd pretending to be his supporter, his party said. Lee was surrounded by journalists when a man lunged and struck him on …
Read More »South Korea’s capital records heaviest single-day snowfall in December for 40 years – Times of India
[ad_1] SEOUL: The South Korean capital, Seoul, received the biggest single-day snowfall recorded in December for more than 40 years on Saturday but there have been no reports of any weather-related deaths or injuries. The country’s weather agency said Sunday that 12.2 centimeters (4.8 inches) of snow fell on Seoul …
Read More »Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023
[ad_1] Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an analyst focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Follow them on X at @CurtisSChin and @JoseBCollazo. As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look …
Read More »North Korea fires what appears to be a long-range ballistic missile
[ad_1] People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on September 13, 2023. North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles, the South Korean military said on September 13, with leader Kim Jong Un …
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