The White House is signaling that Trump will push American economic interests in the region, but the North Korean threat is expected to dominate the trip.
North Korea’s state media denounced the exercise as a “surprise nuclear strike drill” and says “gangster-like U.S. imperialists” are seeking to ignite a nuclear war.
Donald Trump on Friday embarks on the longest trip to Asia by an American president in more than a quarter century.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who is currently in South Korea on a two-day visit, on Thursday urged for a peaceful solution to the North Korean crisis.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Monday launched KoreaSat 5A communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
In remarks in Seoul with South Korean Defence Minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mattis accused the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs - and vowed to defeat any attack.
Gurjant Singh's last-minute heroics helped India to eke out a draw against South Korea in their opening match of Super 4s stage of Hockey Asia Cup 2017.
Kim In Ryong told the UNGA’s disarmament committee that North Korea is the only country in the world that has been subjected to “such an extreme and direct nuclear threat” from the United States since 1970s.
200,000 people from 30 countries including USA, South Africa, United Kingdom and Philippines participated through live broadcasting.
Military analysts say North Korea doesn’t have either the capability or the intent to attack U.S. bombers and fighter jets, despite the country’s top diplomat saying it has every right do so.
The quake was detected in an area around Kilju, in northeastern North Korea, and about 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of where the North conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3.
The development comes two days after Donald warned North Korea of total destruction if it continued with his provocative behaviour.
The President also voiced support at the United Nations for stronger sanctions in response to the North’s recent weapons tests.
Two B-1Bs and four F-35Bs from the US military, four F-15K fighter jets from South Korea flew over Korean Peninsula, according to the Pacific Command.
Seoul said that NKorea could potentially conduct its next ICBM tests this weekend or around October 10, another North Korean holiday marking the founding of its ruling party.
The clashes came as S Korean Prez Moon Jae-in and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe met in Russia and repeated their calls for stronger punishment of N Korea over its nuclear ambitions.
South Korea’s presidential office and military said North Korea fired “several” projectiles in what was presumed as a test of its 300-millimeter rocket artillery system.
The court found Lee guilty of offering bribes to the country’s former president, embezzlement, hiding assets overseas, concealing profit from criminal acts and perjury
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