The test was in response to the U.S. and its allies’ “joint military exercises.” January 18, 2024, 10:39 PM ET • 3 min read North Korea conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapon system in response to the United States, Japan and South Korea’s “joint military exercises,” state-run media Korean Central News Agency said … Read more
CNN — North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Japan’s Coast Guard, citing information from the Ministry of Defense, announced that a projectile, believed to be a ballistic missile, was launched by North … Read more
Dreaming of making it big in baseball, teenage brothers An Seung-han and An Seung-young travelled hundreds of kilometres away from home to remote Deokjeok Island, where the sport and their team are now the closest thing they have to a family. The boys are among a few dozen teenagers who have left the bright lights … Read more
Four Russian, two Chinese aircraft crossed into Korea Air Defense Identification Zone over Sea of Japan, South Korea says. South Korea’s military says it has deployed fighter jets in response to Chinese and Russian military planes flying into its air defence zone unannounced. Four Russian and two Chinese aircraft crossed into the Korea Air Defense … Read more
The pilot of the US military plane, the latest to crash in the Asia Pacific region, has been rescued. A US military fighter jet has ditched into the Yellow Sea off South Korea. The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing was on a routine training flight on Monday when it experienced an … Read more
Satellite launch comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its ability to monitor nuclear-armed North Korea. South Korea has launched its first spy satellite using a rocket operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The launch on Saturday came less than two weeks after rival North Korea announced it had successfully launched its own reconnaissance satellite, underscoring the … Read more
A Canadian plane surveilling North Korea was approached by a Chinese jet in international airspace off the coast of China A Chinese fighter jet flew within five metres (16 feet) of a Canadian military plane over international waters near the coast of China, Canada’s defence minister has said. The Canadian plane was taking part in … Read more