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DPRK fires ballistic missile from submarine

DPRK on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile from a submarine into the sea in an apparent protest against the start of annual South Korea-U.S. military drills, Seoul's military said.

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China's next generation of missiles to be highly flexible

China's next-generation cruise missiles will be developed based on a modular design, allowing them to be tailor-made for specific combat situations, and will have a high level of artificial intelligence, according to a senior missile designer.

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DPRK slams Seoul again for THAAD decision

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday once again slammed Seoul for its decision to deploy the anti-missile Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on the Korea Peninsula, saying it is "dodging the mounting criticism."

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DPRK drags Japan into tussle over US anti-missile system

​With the launch of its latest ballistic missiles this year, DPRK has dragged Japan into its ongoing tussle with South Korea and the United States over the deployment of a US advanced anti-missile shield in the South against the North.

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DPRK fires 1 ballistic missile into east waters, Japan heightens alert

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired one ballistic missile into east waters from its west region, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Wednesday.

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S. Korea suicidal with THAAD deployment to ignite US-stirred Cold War

The insistence of the U.S. to deploy advanced THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea represents an invitation to a new Cold War, experts in Egypt said.

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Citizens, politicians, media in S. Korea raise voices against THAAD deployment

South Korean citizens, politicians and news organizations are raising a dissenting voice over the decision between Seoul and Washington to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in their homeland.

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DPRK fires three ballistic missiles up to 600km into Sea of Japan

DPRK fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday (July 19), which flew between 500km and 600 km into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country.

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S.Korea to deploy U.S. missile defense system to southeastern region

South Korea's defense ministry on Wednesday announced an agreement with the United States to deploy the U.S. missile defense system, called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), to its southeastern region despite continued oppositions from neighboring countries.

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S.Korea, U.S. to deploy THAAD in U.S. Forces Korea, China expressed strong dissatisfaction

Military authorities of South Korea and the United States said Friday that they have decided to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system, called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) stationed on the Korean peninsula.China expressed strong dissatisfaction with and resolute opposition to it.

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Taiwan prosecutors search for clues about navy's "inexcusable" accidental missile launch

Ship contained surveillance cameras but none was installed in the operations room where the launch took place, authorities say.

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India testfires new medium-range, surface-to-air missile

India successfully testfired a new medium-range, surface-to-air missile Thursday from a military base off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

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Taiwan "to test-fire missiles in US" in move

Taiwan plans to test-fire its newest anti-missile system for the first time in the United States in July, a defence source and media reports said on Monday.

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DPRK’s missiles can hit US bases in Pacific, says Kim Jong-un

DPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile, saying it poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific, state media reported on Thursday.

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DPRK claims successful test-launch of medium- and long-range strategic ballistic missile

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday announced that it has successfully test-launched a surface-to-surface medium- and long-range strategic ballistic missile Hwasong-10 and the top leader Kim Jong Un watched the launch on the site, according to state media KCNA.

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S. Korea denounces DPRK's Musudan missile launch as violation of UN resolutions

South Korea on Wednesday denounced the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s test-launches of two missiles, which were believed to be intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missiles, as it violated UN Security Council resolutions banning any test of Pyongyang's ballistic missile technology.