Tag: North Korea

  • Japan security environment severe

    Territorial disputes adding to issues. Japan security environment ‘increasingly severe’ The security environment around Japan has become “increasingly severe” amid tensions with China and concern over North Korea, the Japanese […]

  • US Navy & Asia Pacific Rebalancing

    Ensured stability and regional security requires successful engagement with partner nations. Admiral on U.S. Navy & Asia Pacific Re-balancing Act By George Backwell The commander of U.S. Pacific Command has […]

  • N. Korea shells near S. Korea ship

    North Korea has fired shells into disputed waters near a South Korean warship North Korea ‘shells near South Korea warship’ North Korea has fired shells into disputed waters near a […]

  • N Korea threatens S Korea warships

    North Korea threatened Wednesday to launch an attack on South Korean warships N Korea threatens to strike S Korea warships near sea border North Korea threatened Wednesday to launch an […]

  • North Korea Ship ‘Broke Arms Embargo’

    Panama says undeclared weapons cargo found on a North Korean ship is an “undoubted violation” of UN embargo on Pyongyang North Korea ship to Cuba ‘broke arms embargo Panama says […]

  • US positions warship off Korean coast

    The United States has positioned a warship off the Korean coast as a shield, but Washington said it had seen no worrisome mobilisation of forces. US positions warship off Korean […]

  • N Korea ‘combat posture to hit US’

    North Korea says it has ordered artillery and rocket units into “combat posture” to prepare to target US bases in Hawaii, Guam and the US mainland. The announcement, carried by […]

  • N. Korea Presses S. Korea for Stance

    As the next South Korean Government readies itself to take over, North Korea presses it to define its stance toward the disputed maritime border. N. Korea presses next S. Korean […]

  • Analysis: North Korea’s Rocket

    North Korea’s rocket launch could be an opportunity for regional cooperation in Northeast Asia despite ongoing territorial disputes.  Will it be lost amid leadership transitions? North Korea’s Rocket Launch: Opportunity […]