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US sends supersonic bombers over South Korea

SEOUL: US bombers overflew the Korean peninsula on Thursday as part of an exercise with… Read More

Mattis warns ‘massive’ response to North Korea nuclear weapon use

SEOUL: US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Saturday warned North Korea of a "massive… Read More

Mattis says US goal is ‘not war’ over North Korea

SEOUL: Washington's goal "is not war" as it seeks to ease high military tension with… Read More

‘Mad dog’ anti-Trump leaflets, suspected floated in from North Korea, turn up in Seoul

SEOUL:  Propaganda fliers presumed to be from North Korea and calling U.S. President Donald Trump… Read More

U.S. flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show… Read More

South Korea approves aid to North Korea, North calls Trump ‘barking dog’

SEOUL: South Korea approved a plan on Thursday to send $8 million (5.93 million pounds)… Read More

North Korea fires missile over Japan that lands far out in the Pacific

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into… Read More

Trump likely to visit China during November Asia trip: U.S. official

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to make a stop in China in November… Read More

Major U.S. allies in Asia welcome new U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL: Major U.S. allies in Asia welcomed on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous… Read More

South Korea braces for possible new missile test to mark North’s founding day

SEOUL:  South Korea braced for a possible further missile test by North Korea as it… Read More

Putin says progress on North Korea impossible without dialogue

VLADIVOSTOK/SEOUL: Resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis is impossible with sanctions and pressure alone, Russian… Read More

Football: World Cup miracle beckons for Syria, China

HONG KONG: War-torn Syria as well as China, the ultimate sleeping giants, are both aiming… Read More

South Korea, U.S. plan more drills after North Korea nuclear test rattles globe

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: South Korea said on Monday it was preparing fresh military drills with its ally… Read More

US, South Korea agree to revise missile treaty in face of North Korean threats

SEOUL: US President Donald Trump agreed with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to revise a… Read More

In photos, North Korea signals a more powerful ICBM in the works

SEOUL: With photographs obliquely showing a new rocket design, North Korea has sent a message… Read More

Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee given five-year jail sentence for bribery

SEOUL: The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was jailed for… Read More

South Korea spy agency admits attempting to rig election

SEOUL: South Korea's spy agency has admitted that it had engaged in a far-reaching attempt… Read More

S. Korea general and wife ‘treated soldiers like slaves’

SEOUL: A South Korean general and his wife treated soldiers like "slaves", forcing them to… Read More

North Korea leader says ‘all US’ within range after missile test

SEOUL: Kim Jong-Un boasted of North Korea's ability to strike any target in the US… Read More

South Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease military tensions

SEOUL: South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to… Read More