PANMUNJOM, South Korea — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea’s bad behavior and blocking U.N. scrutiny of the isolated country’s efforts to evade sanctions over its weapons programs. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the remarks during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone, a heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war. Her trip to South Korea came after Russia...
The launch comes after Pyongyang test-fired a cruise missile to test a large warhead on Friday.
MOSCOW - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday it had conducted a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kapustin Yar rocket launch complex in the southern Astrakhan region. REUTERS at straitstimes.com.
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The dueling military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant
Saurabh Todi is a research analyst at the Takshashila Institution, a policy
The U.S. last week acknowledged Japan and South Korea's "serious concerns" over the recent sharp depreciation in their currencies.
South Korean media have reported that North Korea's preparations to launch a military spy satellite are in the final stage. Pyongyang earlier said that last November's launch of its first military satellite, Malligyong-1, was successful. It announced plans to launch three more military reconnaissance satellites this year based on its five-year defense program. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on Sunday quoted a government source as saying preparations are essentially completed. The assessment...
The finance ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea said Wednesday that they have discussed the Asian countries' "serious concerns" about the recent sharp depreciation of their currencies against the U.S. dollar. As the countries expand the scope of their cooperation beyond security affairs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) -- In December, the Pittsburgh-based steel company U.S. Steel agreed to sell the company to Japan’s largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel. Now, two U.S. Senators are calling on President Biden to look deeper into this sale and the effects it could have on the country. Just months after U.S. Steel agreed to []
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea. North Korean state media says the
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea. North Korean state media says the