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S. Korea to develop guided munitions to counter N.K.'s multiple rocket launchers: Yonhap

​South Korea plans to develop ground-to-ground guided munitions to better fend off threats posed by North Korea's latest multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), the Ministry of National Defense said in its five-year defense plan on Wednesday.

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DPRK fires short-range projectile in show of force

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday fired a short-range projectile in an apparent show of force toward the ongoing U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises and sanctions on Pyongyang over its nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.

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DPRK leader guides ground test for heavy-lift, solid-fuel rocket engine

​The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided a ground test for heavy-lift, solid-fuel rocket engine and its separation, the country's official news agency KCNA reported Thursday.

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Japan hails new UN resolution on DPRK over nuke test, rocket launch

​The Japanese government hailed early Thursday the adoption of a new UN resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its recent nuclear bomb test and rocket launch.

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S. Korea, DPRK intensify propaganda broadcasts across border after launch: media

South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have expanded their respective propaganda broadcasts across the border after Pyongyang's rocket launch on Sunday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday citing a military official.

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Abe, Obama agree to adopt UN resolution on DPRK's rocket launch, nuke test

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday agreed to adopt a strong UN Security Council resolution against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent rocket launch and nuclear test.

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Japan to adopt parliamentary resolution to protest DPRK's missile launch, gov't mulls punitive measures

Bipartisan lawmakers in Japan will convene on Tuesday and are widely expected to adopt a resolution protesting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) launch of a long range rocket on Sunday.

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DPRK reveals plans for satellite launch, S.Korea warns harsh price

South Korea and Japan on Wednesday expressed strong condemnation on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s new satellite launch plan, believing that DPRK is planning to test a long-range ballistic missile.

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Japan, U.S. FMs hold talks over possible DPRK rocket launch

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday discussed the possibility that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) may be gearing up to test a long-range rocket.

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S.Korea closely watching possible DPRK long-range missile launch

​South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday that it is closely watching a possible test-launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of its long-range ballistic missile after its nuclear test earlier this month.

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SpaceX launches ocean-monitoring satellite, but drone ship landing attempt fails again

​U.S. private spacecraft company SpaceX launched on Sunday morning the Jason-3 ocean-measuring satellite, but failed in its attempt to land the spent first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a ship in the Ocean.

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SpaceX Makes History: Falcon 9 Launches, Lands Vertically

SpaceX completed an historic vertical landing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday night — the first time such a feat had been achieved.

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SpaceX Makes History: Falcon 9 Launches, Lands Vertically

SpaceX completed an historic vertical landing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday night — the first time such a feat had been achieved.

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Japanese rocket on 1st commercial flight launches Canadian comsat

​Japan on Tuesday launched an H-2A rocket on its first fully commercial mission, carrying a communications satellite for a Canadian satellite company, which will provide broadband communications coverage from South America to the Middle East.

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Israeli war jets strike on Hamas facilities in Gaza in response to rocket firing

​Israeli war jets struck early on Monday an Islamic Hamas movement military facility in southern Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported, according to security and medical officials.

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No immediate signs of DPRK's long-range rocket launch: S.Korea

​There has been no immediate signs detected yet that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would launch a long-range rocket, South Korea's defense ministry said Friday. "There is no sign yet that the long-range rocket launch (by the DPRK) is immediate,"Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told a press briefing.