N. Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of Apec summit in Seoul

SEOUL, Oct 22 — North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, its first such launch in months. It comes a week before a meeting of Apec leaders, including US President Donald Trump, is due take place in the...

North Korea launches ballistic missile into East Sea ahead of APEC meeting

Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 08:57 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a combined strike drill involving long-range artillery and missile systems on May 8, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency. [KCNA] North Korea fired a...

N. Korea fires missile into East Sea for 1st time under Lee administration

North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to the press in Seoul. In the message, the JCS said it had detected multiple rounds of missiles launched at around 8:10...

N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan: S. Korea

The national flag of North Korea. (Getty Images) SEOUL/TOKYO (Kyodo) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, with a Japanese government source saying it was unlikely to affect the...

North Korea fires ballistic missile, says South Korea; ‘no impact on Japan’

South Korea’s military alleged on Tuesday that North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward the east, just days before world leaders are set to gather in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. NHK cited government...

N. Korea Fires Missiles after Takaichi's Inauguration

Newsfrom Japan World Oct 22, 2025 13:22 (JST) Seoul/Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--North Korea appears to have launched several short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, the South Korean military said. Pyongyang is believed to have demonstrated its...

Premier Li Qiang joins celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang

The Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), celebrated its 80th founding anniversary on October 10. Congratulating his Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the WPK, Xi...

North Korea has fired ballistic missiles toward the east, Seoul says

In this photo provided by North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker's Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Independent...

N. Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile toward East Sea: JCS

North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said. In a notice sent at 8:20 a.m., the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch without providing further...

North Korea fires first ballistic missiles since South’s new president took office

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, watches a test of a new rocket engine at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service)...

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards east, South Korea says

Representational file image: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the east, South Korea’s military said on Wednesday. It did not provide details of the launch. Earlier, Yonhap news...

North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul's military

A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on December 31, 2022 after North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles according to South Korea's...

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the east, Seoul says

(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 1st ballistic missiles in 5 mths ahead of Trump's trip to APEC summit

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS paras 6-7, 9; CHANGES photos) By Lee Minji and Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired its first ballistic missiles in five months Wednesday, about a week before South Korea is...

N Korea fires ballistic missile towards eastern waters

BREAKING NEWS: N. Korean missile launch unlikely to affect Japan: gov't source

BREAKING NEWS: Nothing to indicate N. Korean missile fell in Japanese waters: PM Takaichi

N Korea fires ballistic missile towards east: S Korea

South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters

North Korea elevates intelligence capabilities with new unified spy agency

North Korea has transformed its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) into the Reconnaissance Information General Bureau, creating a unified intelligence agency that integrates satellite, cyber, signals and human intelligence operations. A source in...