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South Korean Army K-9 self-propelled howitzers conduct a live-fire drill at an artillery range in Cheorwon as part of a training exercise held last week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2026
Tensions high as North Korea howitzer spotted near South Korean border
The presence of the self-propelled 122-mm howitzer near the border marks a rare visible deployment of such artillery.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets China's No. 4 official, Wang Huning, in Dandong, China, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 25, 2026
North Korea’s Kim visits China as allies look to boost economic ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied during his visit to the border city of Dandong on Saturday by Wang Huning, China’s No. 4 official.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a trip to the far eastern Amur region of Russia in 2023. She said on Thursday that North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers on standby along the entire border amid heightened tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns South, saying border loudspeakers to be ready within days
The threats deal a blow to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s efforts to ease inter-Korean hostility.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
Seoul to pull embassy staff from Kyiv over North Korea prisoner disclosure
The announcement comes less than two weeks after South Korea said it was recalling its ambassador to Ukraine, deepening the diplomatic rift.
News coverage of a North Korean missile launch at Seoul Station in Seoul on Oct. 12
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2026
Seoul vows ‘resolute punishment’ after North Korea threatens new border measures
The escalation and exchange of threats has raised the possibility of clashes along the heavily armed border.
People watch a newscast on North Korea firing multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2026
North Korea says tested AI-assisted torpedo system
The announcement came days after Pyongyang said it had test-fired two types of cruise missiles from a submarine.
AI-enhanced humanoid robots are serviced at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2026
When AI acts without orders, national security is at risk
These AI systems are doing what they were designed to do: pursuing goals and finding ways around obstacles.
The New Yalu River Bridge designed to connect China's Dandong New Zone and North Korea's Sinuiju, is seen from Dandong, Liaoning province, China, on Oct. 5.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2026
New bridge between China and North Korea opens
The bridge was completed in 2014 but its opening was delayed due to a lack of connecting roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side.
People watch a news report on North Korea firing multiple unidentified cruise missiles into the sea off its west coast, at a railway station in Seoul, in 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2026
North Korea tested two types of sub-launched cruise missiles, state media says
Senior military officers observed the tests conducted Wednesday in the sea off North Korea’s east coast, Korean Central News Agency reported.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attend the opening ceremony of the Defense Revolution Museum on Sunday in this image released Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2026
North Korea’s Kim visits new defense museum as Trump floats meeting
The North Korean leader inaugurated the museum — chock full of advanced weaponry — as the U.S. president teased the idea of a summit next month.
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast, at the main railway station in Seoul on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2026
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
At least two of the weapons were believed to have fallen into waters outside 91AV原创 exclusive economic zone.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and other officials observe the Hyunmoo-5 missile at an undisclosed test site in South Korea on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2026
South Korea test-fires its first homegrown hypersonic weapon: presidency
The test comes just days after Pyongyang announced the AI-assisted launch of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun meet in Seoul in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2026
South Korea to recall ambassador from Ukraine amid deepening row
The decision comes as the two countries have been at loggerheads since Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer of the prisoners.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ride together in a car during a visit to Beijing on Sept. 3 last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 7, 2026
North Korea warns U.S. over Taiwan while Kim pledges support for Russia
State media KCNA condemned the recent delivery to Taiwan of new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets from the U.S.
A South Korean military guard post at Imjingak peace park near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on Sept. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2026
North Korea warns South not to cross border by even a ‘millimeter’
South Korea has conducted mine removal operations after three soldiers were injured by a landmine that Seoul said was from North Korea.
Then-welfare minister Katsunobu Kato attends a news conference in Tokyo in 2019.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2026
Takaichi asked Trump to broker Japan-North Korea summit
Negotiations between Japan and North Korea over the abduction issue have stalled, and Takaichi appears eager to break this stalemate.
Yang Jin-hyeok, director of operations at South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a briefing on the final results of a joint task force investigating a landmine explosion at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas, on Monday in Seoul.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2026
South Korea preparing to force North Korea to apologize over DMZ mine blast
The mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas seriously wounded two South Korean soldiers, a defense ministry spokesperson has said.
A North Korean guard post (top) on the North side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, is seen over a South Korean guard post (bottom) from the border city of Paju on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2026
South Korean probe concludes North Korea planted DMZ mines
The findings were consistent with a preliminary probe that indicated North Korean troops had crossed the Military Demarcation Line
Elementary and junior high school classmates of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted to North Korea in 1977, hold a charity concert in Niigata on Saturday to wish for her homecoming.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2026
On daughter’s birthday, mother of abductee Megumi Yokota prays for reunion
Sakie Yokota had prepared a birthday cake for her daughter every year, but she stopped a few years ago as it was “painful.”
A North Korean intermediate-range missile is fired during a military drill overseen by leader Kim Jong Un from the eastern region of the country on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2026
North Korea says intermediate missile’s range bests Tokyo and Seoul estimates
North Korea has claimed that a launch of an intermediate-range missile saw the weapon fly 1,000 km — 300 km further than estimates by Tokyo and Seoul.

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