President Marcos, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have jointly expressed concern about North Korea's ballistic missile tests as well as Russia's nuclear threats as they met at the White House for a historic trilateral meeting. The three leaders issued their...
TOKYO (AFP) -- North Korea women's football coach Ri Yu Il is targeting a place at the Paris Olympics "for the glory of our country" in Wednesday's winner-takes-all qualifying showdown with Japan in Tokyo. North Korea's players take part in a training session ahead of their AFC Women's Olympic...
The Philippines has condemned North Korea's recent launching of ballistic missiles as it said it has threatened stability in the Indo-Pacific. In a short statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said North Korea's move on Dec. 18 "provokes tension and undermines economic progress, peace...
TOKYO, Japan —The Philippines joined Japan in condemning the reported ballistic missile launch of North Korea on Monday. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Marcos made the statement on Monday, Dec. 18, after North Korea reportedly fired an...
TOKYO, Japan —President Marcos has called for collective action among fellow Southeast Asian leaders amid the continued "violations of international laws" in the region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool) Marcos said they cannot discuss peace...
MONTREAL (AFP) -- International sport's anti-doping watchdog on Friday, Dec. 8, confirmed its decision to fine the Olympic Council of Asia $500,000 for allowing North Korea to fly its flag at the Asian Games despite a ban for non-compliance. The fine was announced on Nov. 17, and the Montreal-based...
JINHUA (AFP) -- North Korea returned to major international competition for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic with a 2-0 win over Taiwan in men's football at the Asian Games on Tuesday, Sept. 19. North Korea’s Ri Jo Guk (center) celebrates his goal with teammates during the football...
BEIJING (AFP) -- North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organizers, suggesting the country is poised to end its more than three-year isolation from the global sporting arena. North Korea's Leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP) North Koreans are listed on the...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un would visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin, with the reclusive leader's armoured train reportedly on its way to the border. Experts suggest that Putin is seeking artillery shells and antitank missiles from North Korea...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to fully comply with the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions as he expressed concern over its recent surge of intercontinental ballistic missile tests....
SEOUL (AFP) -- North Korea has invited foreign golfers to a tournament in Pyongyang, another possible sign of the reclusive country's reopening after Chinese and Russian officials attended a military parade last month. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP) The country has been under a rigid...
TOKYO, Japan -- North Korea has informed Japan that it is preparing to launch a satellite as early as this week, Tokyo announced Monday but warned it may actually be a sanctions-defying ballistic missile test. North Korea informed Japan that it will launch a rocket between May 31 and June 11,...
