SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a strategic cruise missile and evaluations of anti-ship, anti-submarine ​and air defense systems aboard the naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The tests ⁠were conducted on Friday as part of an assessment of ‌the newly built warship's combat ​systems. They included checks of target-detection and information-processing capabilities, integrated firepower systems, naval guns, automatic cannons and electronic warfare equipment, KCNA said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea in a likely bid to reassert Beijing’s influence over an emboldened Kim Jong Un, a neighbor with a rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal and deepening alliance with Russia. The two-day visit that begins Monday marks Xi’s first to Pyongyang in seven years, and comes just weeks after he hosted President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, marking his inaugural overseas trip of the year after recently hosting Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Beijing. Xi will travel to Pyongyang for the first time since 2019 from June 8-9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. That visit comes as Kim steps up diplomatic ...

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea conducted another test of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its destroyer Choe Hyon, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired an unidentified projectile Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, just days after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over an incident involving drones that crossed the border into the North’s airspace. Pyongyang launched at least one projectile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Further details ...

YEONCHEON, South Korea – North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, as the U.S. and South Korean forces conducted military drills and ​U.S. President Donald Trump renewed overtures towards Pyongyang for dialogue. 

The Pentagon foresees a "more limited" role in deterring North Korea, with South Korea taking primary responsibility, according to a policy document released on Friday, a move that could lead to a reduction of U.S. forces on the Korean Peninsula.

SEOUL – North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the sea off its east coast at around 7:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, South Korea's military said.

SEOUL – North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, a week ahead of a key Asia-Pacific leaders’ meeting in South Korea.