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N.Korea-China trade by rail seen resuming on Monday

Yew Lun Tian and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 05:57 PM

Chinese brokers said they expect the resumption of regular trade with North Korea as soon as Monday. Read more »

Kim Jong Un seeks more 'military muscle' after missile test

Cat Barton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 04:43 PM

Pictures in state media showed Kim using binoculars to observe the second missile launch by the nuclear-armed nation in less than a week. Read more »

North Korea says it tested hypersonic missile

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 12 07:33 AM

Hypersonic missiles travel at speeds of Mach 5 and higher and can maneuver mid-flight, making them harder to track and intercept. Read more »

North Korea launches ‘more advanced’ missile

Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 10:54 PM

North Korea appeared to test-fire a ballistic missile on Tuesday that may be more advanced than a "hypersonic" one it launched less than a week ago. Read more »

Japan extends US military support amid China, N.Korea 'challenges'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 10:56 PM

Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held top-level talks on Friday over tensions with China and North Korea. Read more »

N. Korea starts New Year with apparent ballistic missile launch

Hyonhee Shin and Chang-Ran Kim, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 05 11:37 AM

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, authorities in the region reported. Read more »

US-China tensions may jeopardize security in E. Asia in 2022

Tomoyuki Tachikawa, Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 03 05:07 PM

US-North Korea talks on denuclearization and sanctions relief are almost certain to make no headway. Read more »

'Unidentified person enters N. Korea from South in rare border breach'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 12:12 PM

An unidentified person entered North Korea from the South on New Year's Day, the military in Seoul said Sunday, a rare breach of the heavily fortified border between the neighbors. Read more »

US imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

Daphne Psaledakis, David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 06:19 PM

China denies abuses in Xinjiang, but the US government and many rights groups say Beijing is carrying out genocide there. Read more »

Japan, Vietnam vow to promote free, open Indo-Pacific

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 25 08:26 PM

Japan and Vietnam have been respectively engaged in territorial disputes with China in the East and South China seas. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 20, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 01:05 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

North Koreans spray disinfectant against COVID-19

Kim Won Jin, AFP
Posted at Oct 20 05:43 PM

Employees spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against COVID-19 at the Yokjon Department Store in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday. Read more »

North Korea tested new 'submarine-launched ballistic missile'

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 09:53 AM

North Korea successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media reported Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 12, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 12:27 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Kim Jong Un watches demo flight at NoKor expo

STR / various sources / AFP
Posted at Oct 12 06:01 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a demonstration flight during the opening ceremony of the "Self-Defense-2021" in Pyongyang Read more »

N. Korea fires anti-aircraft missile in latest test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 08:05 AM

North Korea has successfully fired a new anti-aircraft missile, state media said Friday as the UN Security Council failed to issue a statement. Read more »

North Korea fires missile ahead of UNSC meeting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 06:28 PM

North Korea has successfully fired a new anti-aircraft missile, state media said Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 29, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 11:44 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

North Korea tests hypersonic missile

STR, KCNA via KNS/AFP
Posted at Sep 29 08:34 PM

North Korea's Academy of Defense Science test-fires a hypersonic missile in Hwasong-8 in Toyang-ri. Read more »

South Korea: N. Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 07:31 AM

The launch came just days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister Kim Yo Jong dangled the prospect of an inter-Korean summit. Read more »