North Korea

N Korea at crossroads

South Korea to boost defense capacity to counter North Korean threat

Defense Minister urges Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapon and missile programs

N Korea at crossroads

Kim Jong Un reaffirms North Korea arms buildup

Leader also names U.S. hand Choe Sun Hui new foreign minister at party meeting

Indo-Pacific

Japan, South Korea, U.S. to resume joint defense drills

Move comes after a flurry of North Korea missile launches

N Korea at crossroads

North Korea missile tests cost 2% of GDP already this year: report

Pyongyang conducts record number of test launches with 33 rockets fired

International relations

China, Russia defend North Korea vetoes at U.N.

General Assembly meeting now required for any veto in Security Council

N Korea at crossroads

South Korea, U.S. and Japan blast North Korea missile tests

Trio urge dialogue while pledging to ramp up trilateral security cooperation

Comment

North Korea's shift closer to China and Russia comes at hefty cost

Using war in Ukraine for diplomacy could be double-edged sword

International relations

South Korea, U.S. fire 8 missiles in response to launches by North

South's military says move shows readiness to carry out a 'precision strike'

N Korea at crossroads

North Korea fires missiles after U.S., South Korea stage drills

International relations

Japan, U.S. and South Korea poised to enhance nuclear umbrella strategy

Washington and Seoul may resume drills involving B-52 bombers

Coronavirus

North Korea set to relax COVID curbs citing 'stable situation'

Outside experts think Pyongyang is understating fatality rate to avoid political damage

N Korea at crossroads

China, Russia veto U.S. push for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea

Security Council vote comes day after Pyongyang fired 3 missiles, including apparent ICBM

International relations

Japan, U.S. hold fighter drills after North Korea missile tests

Flight over Sea of Japan meant to 'showcase combined capabilities'

N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's missile tests gauge ability to hit U.S., Japan, South Korea

Flaunting arsenal, Pyongyang steps up launches to record pace

N Korea at crossroads

North Korea fires possible ICBM hours after Biden leaves Asia

Three launches follow U.S.-South Korean agreement on drills and strategic assets

Comment

North Korea jolted by huge and abrupt COVID outbreak

Infection wave could threaten Kim Jong Un's ill-prepared government