Latest "Pyongyang" stories

N. Korea fires short-range missiles in 4th launch this year

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the missiles did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to its allies.

15 months ago

North Korea fires new type of short-range ballistic missiles

South Korea's presidential Blue House said the weapons North Korea launched were assessed as "a new kind of short-range ballistic missiles."

4 years ago

China begins naval exercise in the South China Sea

The location of the drills includes the contested Paracel and Spratly island groups, where Vietnam, the Philippines and others claim territory.

4 years ago

A 'palpable air of calm’ along Korea’s DMZ but growing concerns about rising regional rivals

Military leaders update lawmakers on Indo-Pacific developments.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

UN experts: North Korea nukes intact, dispersing missiles

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — the country’s official name — also continues to violate an arms embargo, a ban on luxury goods and financial sanctions, the experts said.

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press

4 years ago

North Korea pledges to destroy missile test engine site

The Trump administration on Thursday identified the missile test engine site that it says North Korea has pledged to destroy, but the president’s latest comments about resolving the nuclear standoff have raised new questions about what concessions Pyongyang has made.

5 years ago