SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Thursday, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said, the first time Pyongyang has launched such a powerful weapon since 2017. The ICBM launch is one of nearly a dozen weapons tests conducted by North Korea so far...
TOKYO, Japan – A suspected North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired on Thursday afternoon landed within Japan's exclusive economic zone, west of the country's north coast, the government said. "Our current analysis indicates that the ballistic missile flew for 71 minutes...
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, Seoul said, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation to heighten tensions in the region. Pyongyang launched a string of banned weaponry this year and tested what it claimed were components...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is coordinating with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in case the government needs the military’s help in the repatriation of overseas Filipinos in Ukraine and North Korea. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo)...
Aside from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Philippine government has to be "vigilant and prepared" over the situation in North Korea, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, is reacting to...
WASHINGTON, United States – Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a "serious escalation" that will be punished with fresh sanctions. According to North...
SEOUL, South Korea – Threatening a pre-emptive strike, swiftly responding to missile tests, and telling "rude boy" leader Kim Jong Un to behave: South Korea's next president looks set to get tough on the nuclear-armed North, analysts say. For the last five years Seoul has pursued a policy of...
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul's military said, continuing this year's record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea's presidential election. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles,...
North Korea, Kim Jong-un’s hermit kingdom, sentenced a man to death after he was caught smuggling and selling copies of Netflix’s hit South Korean series “Squid Game.” The man was arrested by North Korean authorities after seven high school students were caught watching “Squid Game,”...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korea have restored their cross-border communication, with officials exchanging their first phone call Monday after dropping them in August. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN The restoration comes just days after Pyongyang sparked international concern with a string of...
North Korea on Sunday slammed the UN Security Council for holding an emergency meeting over the country's latest missile tests, accusing the member states of toying with a "time-bomb". (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) Pyongyang said Friday it had successfully fired an anti-aircraft missile, the latest in a...
A picture in North Korea's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed the missile tested on September 30, 2021, ascending at an angle into the sky from a launch vehicle (AFP/STR) SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has successfully fired a new anti-aircraft missile, state media said Friday, the latest...