North and South Korea restore hotline after Pyongyang tests | Al Jazeera

North and South Korea have restored their cross-border hotline, the government in Seoul said on Monday, with officials exchanging their first phone call since August.

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on North Korea missile situation

 

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S. Korea, Mekong countries hold talks in Seoul to bolster cooperation

 

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South Korea Successfully Launches Homegrown SLBM: Report - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – South Korea has test-fired a homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile, a report said Tuesday, as it seeks to build up its forces to defend itself from the nuclear-armed North.

Kims Sister Calls US-South Korea Drills Rehearsal Of Nuclear War - UrduPoint

The upcoming joint drills of the United States and South Korea are a "rehearsal" of nuclear war, Kim Yo Jong, the deputy department director of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, said on Tuesday.

South Korea Says No Decision on Joint US Military Drills - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – South Korea said on Monday no decision has been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warned the South against holding the exercises amid signs of a thaw in relations.

Japan's No. 2 diplomat in S. Korea ordered home for improper remark - KYODO NEWS

Japan's No. 2 diplomat in South Korea has been ordered home by the Foreign Ministry for offending his host country with a disparaging remark about South Korean President Moon Jae In, a Japanese government source said Sunday.

Two Koreas in talks to reopen joint office, hold summit: Report | Al Jazeera

North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang demolished last year and hold a summit as part of efforts to restore relations, three South Korean government sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters news agency.

S. Korea files "strong complaints" over Japan's false territorial claims toward Dokdo

 

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S. Korea faces fourth wave of COVID-19, infections spread across the country

 

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North Korea Warns US Misinterpreting Signals Risks Disappointment - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – A top North Korean official warned the United States on Tuesday not to misinterpret comments by her leader, saying doing so would end in disappointment, as a US envoy aiming to get talks with the North back on track met South Korea's president.

9 people killed, 8 severely injured after bus crushed in South Korea building collapse

 

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N. Korea says lifting of 'missile guidelines' on S. Korea is reminder of U.S. hostility

 

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North Korea accuses Joe Biden of pursuing hostile policy over its nuclear programme - BBC News

North Korea has hit out at the Biden administration as it prepares to unveil its strategy for dealing with Pyongyang and its nuclear programme.

Combined forces of S. Korea, U.S. fully ready to deter N. Korean threats - General Mark Milley

 

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S. Korea strongly protests Japan's false territorial claims, summons Japanese diplomat

 

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S. Korean President’s Office Says Not Appropriate to Comment on Trump’s Words - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office has said it would be wrong to dwell on criticism leveled by former US president Donald Trump, who cast doubt on Moon’s leadership and negotiating skills.

U.S. fully prepared to deter N. Korean aggression: U.S. Strategic Commander

 

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Pentagon Chief Warns Forces Are Ready to ‘Fight Tonight’ After North Korea Blasts Regional Exercises - Sputnik International

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently warned North Korea that American troops were ready to “fight tonight” after the nation’s leadership condemned the resumption of military exercises between Washington and Seoul.

North Korea says no talks with US while ‘hostile policy’ in place | Al Jazeera

North Korea said on Thursday it would ignore all efforts by the United States to foster contact or dialogue while Washington pursued what it described as a “hostile policy”, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said both pressure and diplomatic options are on the table in dealing with Pyongyang.