The missile was in the air for 74 minutes. The launch comes days after Pyongyang warned of “resolute” consequences for U.S. military activity in the region.
The Seoul suburb, home to both majestic high-rises and village shacks, is a microcosm of the widening social and economic inequality bedeviling South Korea.
When the DMV-area burger chain opened its first location in Seoul this week, some people queued overnight and even tried to re-sell the burgers at exorbitant prices.
The North Korean projectile, which Pyongyang said was a reconnaissance satellite that would enable it to keep tabs on the U.S. military, crashed into the sea.
THE DISCORD LEAKS | An incursion late last year exposed extensive weaknesses and shortcomings in South Korea’s air defense, U.S. intelligence indicates.
Seoul's city government said two events applied for permits on the same day — and the Christian youth event won. But Pride advocates see social conservatism at work.
The flurry of missile tests shows these claims are not just empty words and reflect actual progress, as Kim Jong Un is making his arsenal easier to launch and harder to track.
A court ruling allowing a man to add his male partner to his health insurance plan offers hope that change is possible in socially conservative South Korea.
The missile launch, which caused an evacuation alert in Japan, underlines Pyongyang's determination to press ahead despite wide condemnation of its weapons.
South Korea produces a huge amount of ammunition, a result of the Korean War, but is resisting growing pressure to export much-needed supplies to Ukraine.