South Korea

N. Korea readies missile launch ahead of US-S. Korea drill: report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of an…

NATO warns N. Korea military action would have ‘devastating consequences’

by Damon Wake Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium - Military intervention against North Korea would have "devastating consequences," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday,…

S. Korean court extends detention of ousted former president

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye will be kept in detention for a further…

US bombers overfly Korean peninsula in show of force

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US has flown two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show…

N. Korea hacked Seoul’s war plan: report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean computer hackers have stolen hundreds of classified military documents from South Korea including…

S. Korea welcomes ‘special’ Olympic skaters from North

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean organizers of next year's Winter Olympics welcomed Saturday the "special" qualifying of figure…

Olympics: Ted Ligety confident US-North Korea tension won’t stop Games

by Jim Slater Agence France-Presse PARK City, United States (AFP) -- Two-time Olympic Alpine ski champion and five-time world champion…

Trump Twitter tirades deepen Asia alarm over conflict risk

  by Kelly Macnamara Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Donald Trump may have stumbled into dangerous new…

Seoul urges US to avoid ‘further escalation’ with N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea urged the United States to help dial down tensions with the North on…

US has ‘many’ military options in Korea crisis: Mattis

WASHINGTON,United States (AFP) -- The United States has "many" military options against North Korea, including some that don't put Seoul…

US flies bombers over Korean peninsula for drill: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US flew four stealth fighter jets and two bombers over the Korean peninsula on Monday in a show of…

Chronology of North Korean missile development

SEOUL, South Korea -- For the second time in less than a month, North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan,…

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