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 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...

People at a train station in Seoul watch footage of a North Korean missile test

N. Korea's Kim tells Lao president bilateral friendship will further advance

By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith that the friendship between the two countries will continue to advance across all sectors, in a recent message to him, the North's...

Morning Brief: US B-52s Conduct Drill Near Venezuela, Guatemala Labels Major Gangs Terrorists, North Korea Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles

Good morning — it’s Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Trump calls off his planned Putin summit, citing stalled diplomacy as Russia pounds Ukraine. The Pentagon tightens control over communications with Congress, Trump’s nominee withdraws after racist...

China's position and policy on Korean Peninsula issue consistent and stable: FM in response to question on N.Korea's missile launch

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun When asked by a South Korean reporter on Wednesday about short-range ballistic missiles that were reportedly launched by North Korea in the morning, as claimed by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of...

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

N Korea fires ballistic missile towards eastern waters

N Korea fires ballistic missile towards east: S Korea

South Korea's Nat'l Assembly speaker asks Pope Leo to visit North Korea for peace

Seoul, October 22 (IANS): South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has delivered a letter to the Vatican asking Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to help promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, officials said on Wednesday. During his...

Takaichi Cabinet Starts Work with Response to N. Korea Firing Ballistic Missiles, New PM Instructs Officials to Confirm Launch

The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters following reports on North Korea’s missile launch, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Wednesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 17:12 JST, October 22, 2025 Prime Minister Sanae...

North Korea Fires Multiple Short-Range Missiles Ahead of APEC Summit 2025 in South Korea, Raising Regional Tensions

Seoul, October 22: North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, marking its first launches in months, Al Jazeera reported. Experts warn more could follow as South Korea prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic...

Assembly Speaker Woo Asks Pope Leo to Visit North Korea

Photo : YONHAP News / Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik has delivered a letter to the Vatican asking Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. Woo gave the letter...

Presidential office holds emergency meeting on North Korea's missile launch

Published: 22 Oct. 2025, 14:57 People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 22. [REUTERS/YONHAP] The...

Nat'l Assembly speaker asks Pope Leo to visit N. Korea for peace

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has delivered a letter to the Vatican asking Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea to help promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, officials said Wednesday. During his meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the...

Major construction starts at North Korean guesthouse for visiting world leaders

Satellite imagery shows sprawling new worker camp near Kumsusan State Guesthouse as Kim Jong Un ramps up diplomacy An aerial view of the Kumsusan State Guesthouse taken during Xi Jinping's visit in June 2019 showing a building in a traditional...

(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...

North Korea pushes joint ventures with China under new regional development policy

Joint venture and joint operation projects between North Korea and China have been brisk throughout North Korea since leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Beijing. Chinese businesses and individual investors have been visiting Pyongyang, the Pyongan...

North Korea’s new tourism law shows tighter controls despite push for foreign investment

Daily NK has acquired the full text of the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone Act, which was adopted in the 35th plenary session of the 14th Standing Committee of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly in May. An analysis of the legal text found...

Presidential Office Holds Emergency Security Meeting After N. Korea's Missile Launch

Photo : YONHAP News The presidential office held an emergency security meeting on Wednesday following North Korea’s launch of multiple ballistic missiles. The top office said in a press release that the Office of National Security convened the...