SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday, a day after Pyongyang conducted a ballistic missile launch. In this picture taken on September 23, 2022, crew members walk on the deck of the US Navy's...
BUSAN, South Korea -- A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea Friday for the first time in nearly five years, ahead of joint drills in a show of force aimed at the nuclear-armed North. The US Navy's nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier arrives at ROK Fleet Command in...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea will begin vaccinating its people against Covid-19 around November, state media said Friday, about a month after the country declared victory over the virus. It is the first time the isolated regime officially announced its plans for vaccination since the start of...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 6, 2022 shows...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul on Thursday proposed talks with Pyongyang to resume reunions for thousands of families divided by the Korean War, saying time was running out for ageing relatives. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which separated brothers and sisters,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Pope Francis has asked Pyongyang to invite him to North Korea, saying in a televised interview on Friday that he would not turn down a chance to visit and work for peace. A potential papal visit to the isolated, nuclear-armed country was previously floated in 2018 when Seoul's...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's state media reported four new fever cases Thursday, saying they were suspected of being infected with the "malignant epidemic" -- just two weeks after the country declared victory over Covid-19. The isolated nation, which has maintained a rigid blockade since the...
MAKILALA, North Cotabato (PNA) – Authorities are conducting a manhunt against a detainee who escaped from his guard at the municipal police station here. SANOY mugshot (Makilala police) Police Lt. Col. Jojet Nicolas, Makilala police chief, identified the escapee as Bryan Louie Jayon Sanoy, who is...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity". This picture taken on August 10, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A police manhunt is under way against a group behind the ambush-slay of a former barangay chairman and his worker in Barangay Kidama here Sunday, August 14. Police Lt. Col. Jingle Parallag, town police chief, identified Monday, August 15, the victims as Felipe Sara...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang. The proposal comes days after the North threatened to "wipe out" Seoul authorities over a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Sunday criticised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his "dangerous words" after he called for the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of Pyongyang during a visit to Seoul. Guterres, who was in South Korea on a two-day visit, expressed his "clear...
