South Korea

Mar- 2023 -

23 March

North Korea Tests New Underwater Nuclear Attack ‘Drone’: KCNA

North Korea has tested an underwater nuclear attack drone designed to unleash a "radioactive tsunami" that would destroy enemy naval vessels and ports, state media said.

23 March

Asia Pacific

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency released this image on Jan. 28, showing what North Korea says was a long-range cruise missile test

Inder Singh Bisht

North Korea Test-Fires Multiple Cruise Missiles Amid South-US Drills

North Korea test-fired multiple cruise missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, according to a report by the South Korean military.

16 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea Fires ‘Long-Range’ Missile as S. Korea President Heads to Japan

North Korea fired a "long-range ballistic missile," Seoul said, as South Korea's president headed to Tokyo to boost ties amid Pyongyang's growing aggression.

15 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Approves $2.85 Billion F-35A Purchase Plan

The South Korean government has approved a plan to purchase F-35A fighter jets from the US for 3.75 trillion won ($2.85 billion).

13 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea Fires ‘Unidentified Ballistic Missile’, Seoul Says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul said, Pyongyang's second launch in three days and the first since South Korea and the US began joint military drills.

12 March

Asia Pacific

US Marines load the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST 1) at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2023 ahead of exercise Freedom Shield 23 in South Korea

Staff Writer With AFP

US, South Korea Kick off Largest Drills in Five Years

South Korea and the US kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a "declaration of war."

10 March

Asia Pacific