Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, on Wednesday visited a major military operations base in the western region of the country. There, the supreme leader issued directives for heightened readiness for a potential war, reported state KCNA news agency on Thursday.

Kim Jong Un visits military base, tells North Korean military to be prepared for war: Report

South Korean police are investigating 17 US soldiers and five others after they were alleged to have illegally smuggled or used synthetic marijuana via military mail.

US military bases raided in South Korea for drugs, at least 17 soldiers face probe

Continuing its recent string of military actions, North Korea on Saturday (September 2) launched multiple cruise missiles off its west coast, informed Seoul's military.

North Korea blasts multiple cruise missiles as US-South Korea end drills

Suspected North Korean hackers have targeted a joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise being held this week though classified information has not been compromised, South Korean police said on Sunday.

North Korean hackers target US-South Korea military drills, police say

An American nuclear-armed submarine has docked in South Korea for the first time in four decades, said a White House official, on Tuesday (July 18) amid a rise in tensions on the Korean peninsula and North Korea’s growing military threats.

US nuclear-armed submarine docks in South Korea for first time since 1981

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has issued a warning to the US and South Korea for signing a new nuclear weapons agreement and called President Joe Biden 'senile' and 'too miscalculating and irresponsibly brave' for his statements.

Kim Jong Un’s sister calls Joe Biden ‘senile’, blasts US-S Korea for new nuclear deal

Continuing its streak of indiscriminate missile launches, North Korea has again, on Wednesday, fired multiple cruise missiles, informed the South Korean military.

Antagonised by US-South Korea military drills, North Korea again fires multiple cruise missiles

Contradicting remarks made by his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol, US President Joe Biden on Monday said that Washington is not discussing any nuclear exercises with Seoul.

Joe Biden contradicts Yoon Suk-yeol, says US not discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea

Seoul's military has said that in response to North Korea's weapons tests, the United States and South Korea fired eight ballistic missiles at 4:45 a.m. on Monday (1945 GMT Sunday).

In response to North Korea's weapons tests, US, South Korea launch eight ballistic missiles

The United States and South Korea on Monday (April 18) signed the ''strongest possible joint deterrent'' to curb Pyongyang's missile tests. According to US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, "It is extremely important for the United Nations Security Council to send a clear signal to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that we will not accept its escalatory tests as normal.

US, South Korea pledge 'strongest possible joint deterrent' after Pyongyang's missile test

The United States, South Korea, and Japan pledged Wednesday to cooperate on North Korea as their top diplomats met in London, coming together despite renewed tensions between the Asian nations.

US, Japan, South Korea pledge cooperation toward denuclearisation of North Korea

South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday he hopes the United States will help Seoul address its COVID-19 vaccine shortage as a return in favour of test kits and masks it sent to Washington earlier in the pandemic.

Return the favour: South Korea looks to US for COVID-19 vaccine aid

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that Washington's alliance with South Korea is ever more important because of growing security concerns over China and North Korea.

US-South Korea alliance important due to security concerns over China, North Korea: Austin

The United States and South Korea have reached a new accord under which they will share the cost of the American military presence in the region. The State Department said on Sunday that South Korea will increase its contribution to the cost of US forces stationed in the country under an agreement reached with the United States.

US and South Korea reach new accord on cost-sharing deal for troops

South Korea's defence ministry said today that talks on settling the cost of hosting US military in the country had broken off even as US negotiator James DeHart said Washington had "cut short" the meeting to give Seoul "some time to reconsider".

US 'cuts short' meeting with South Korea on military costs

The US and South Korea will postpone joint air drills in an "act of goodwill" towards the nuclear-armed North, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday, after months of deadlocked diplomacy with Pyongyang.

US, South Korea postpone joint drills in 'act of goodwill'

US military exercises with South Korea could be scaled back to aid diplomacy with the nuclear-armed North, Defence Secretary Mark Esper said, as Pyongyang warned it was running out of patience.

US, South Korea could scale back joint drills: Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Seoul and Washington began annual joint military exercises on Monday, defying warnings from Pyongyang that the war games will jeopardise nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea.

US, South Korea defy North's warnings, start joint drills

US President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he ordered an end to major US-South Korean military exercises as a concession to North Korea's totalitarian leader Kim Jong-un.

Trump says ending South Korea war games not concession to Kim

The US and South Korea said Sunday they will end their annual large-scale joint military exercises as Washington pursues efforts to improve ties with North Korea.

US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises

The United States and South Korea have scaled down an annual joint military exercise scheduled for the spring of 2019 to facilitate nuclear talks with North Korea, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.

US, South Korea scale back military exercise: Jim Mattis

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo have cancelled the "Vigilant Ace" military exercise that was slated for December, a Pentagon spokeswoman said Friday.

US, South Korea suspend additional military exercise: Pentagon

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