US and South Korean forces stage major drills 25km from demilitarised zone
The military exercise celebrated the 75 anniversary of the South Korean armed forces.
The military exercise celebrated the 75 anniversary of the South Korean armed forces.
North Korean state media claims it is intended to make sneak attacks in enemy waters and destroy naval strike groups.
The missile landed within Japan's maritime Economic Exclusion Zone.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to expand military drills and beef up the country's war readiness posture, state media reported.
North Korea's night-time parade showed off more intercontinental ballistic missiles than any previous parade,
At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ party Kim highlighted the need to secure "overwhelming military power" to defend its sovereignty and ...
The country's President says his military needs more intensive readiness and exercises to cope with threats posed by Pyongyang's drones.
Two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles have been test fired from North Korea
North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, according to US officials.
Some experts said North Korea used the drills to modernise their nuclear arsenal and increase leverage in future dealings with the US.
The escalation in animosities between the rivals saw South Korea issue an air raid alert for an eastern island, with residents evacuated.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch took place on Friday but gave no further details, including how far the weapon flew.
South Korea's military says its navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it says violated the sea boundary.
Seoul said North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast on Tuesday night.
Seoul said its planes did not engage in any clash with the North Korean aircraft.
The launch was the North’s sixth round of weapons firings in less than two weeks.