The launch of North Korea’s new 5,000-tonne navy destroyer has ended in disaster, with dictator Kim Jong-un labelling the error a “criminal act” which would “not be tolerated”.

Rather than resume nuclear testing, the Trump administration ought to strive to revive the moribund arms control regime.

South Korea has expressed concern to China over its establishment of a no-sail zone in a provisional maritime area, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

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On Wednesday, local media were given access to the Korea Air and Space Operations Center (KAOC), a highly secured command ...

An informal US review reportedly suggested re-deploying 4,500 troops in South Korea to other parts of the Pacific. Read more ...

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North Korea has begun an investigation into an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this week, state ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s defense ministry said on Friday that Seoul and Washington had not had discussions about the withdrawal ...

A major accident occurred at the launch of a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported on Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un calling the mishap a 'criminal act.' ...

KCNA said the mishap left “some sections of the warship’s bottom crushed”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...