Rappler's latest stories on Korean Peninsula
Seoul's unification minister resigns over North Korea tensions
South Korean president President Moon Jae-in accepts 'Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul's offer to resign'
North Korea warns U.S. to stay out of inter-Korean affairs
A North Korean official says Washington should 'hold its tongue and mind its internal affairs first' if it wanted to avoid experiencing a 'hair-raiser' and ensure the 'easy holding' of November's presidential vote
North Korea fires 2 'unidentified projectiles' on Thanksgiving
(3rd UPDATE) South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the North fires two 'unidentified projectiles' on the day of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks
(UPDATED) Analysts say Pyongyang frequently couples diplomatic overtures with military moves, as a way of maintaining pressure on negotiating partners
North Korea again tests 'super-large' rocket launcher – state media
North Korea's state media says its leader Kim Jong Un supervised a fresh test of a 'super-large multiple rocket launcher' system
North Korea fires 'projectiles' after offering talks with U.S.
No further details are immediately available but these are the latest to be fired since July. Previous launches have been identified as short-range missiles.
North Korea's Kim oversaw test of 'multiple rocket launcher' – KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the 'newly developed' system was a 'great weapon'
North Korea fires 'short-range ballistic missiles' into sea – Seoul
(UPDATED) South Korea says its military is 'tracking the movement in the North in case of additional launches, with firm readiness'
North Korea fires missiles, rejects further talks with South
(UPDATED) The South Korean military says the projectiles were fired from near the city of Tongchon of Kangwon Province into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan
Kim Jong-un sends missile 'warning' to South Korea, U.S. as tensions rise
KCNA, North Korea's state news agency, says Kim watched the launches, which verified the 'war capacity' of the 'new-type tactical guided missiles'
North Korea threatens more launches after fourth test in 12 days
The rising temperature on the peninsula threatens to derail putative negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington, with the North saying the combined drills are a 'flagrant violation' of the process
Trump has 'no problem' with latest North Korean weapons test
North Korea carries out a third test in 8 days – two short-range projectiles from its east coast – in the early hours of Friday, says the South's military
North Korea warns U.S. sanctions may 'block path to denuclearization'
North Korea's warning on Sunday, December 16, comes days after the US said it was imposing sanctions on 3 senior North Korean officials over human rights abuses
Koreas and U.N. Command begin talks on demilitarizing border
South and North Korea have agreed to take measures to ease military tensions on their border at a meeting in Pyongyang in September between President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un
2 Koreas open joint liaison office in North
'A new chapter in history is open here today,' says South Korean unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon
New joint liaison office will 'advance inter-Korean relations'
The office is a significant move in thawing relations between the two countries, and follows a meeting this month between the North's leader Kim Jong-un and a South Korean presidential envoy
North Korea still 'serious and imminent threat' – Japan
Japan's 2018 defense white paper also takes aim at China's rise as a military power, saying Beijing is sparking 'strong security concerns in the region and international community, including Japan'
Denuclearization, sanctions, peace: Issues facing Trump-Kim summit
What 'denuclearization of the Korean peninsula' actually means to both sides may differ widely
South Korea: U.S. troop withdrawal not linked to possible peace treaty
'US Forces Korea (USFK) is a matter of the South Korea-US alliance. It has nothing to do with signing a peace treaty,' says South Korean President Moon Jae-in
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Duterte 'relieved' after North, South Korea agree on peace
'Of course everyone is relieved because we were all looking at the prospects of a nuclear encounter in our backyard,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
WATCH: What will happen to the DMZ after the inter-Korea summit?
Rappler visits the Korean Demilitarized Zone a week before the historic meeting between North Korea's Kim Jong-Un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in
Kim Jong-un attends rare concert by South Korean pop stars
(3rd UPDATE) The visit, described by many as a cultural charm offensive by the South, comes as a diplomatic thaw quickens on the peninsula after months of tensions
North Korea's ceremonial head of state to visit South
(UPDATED) Kim Yong-Nam is expected to arrive on Friday, February 9, for a 3-day visit related to the Winter Olympics
North Korea could send delegation to South for Winter Olympics – Kim
The build-up to the event has been overshadowed by tensions running high over the North's escalating nuclear and missile tests
Duterte to North Korea's Kim: Don't end life on this planet
During his bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Abe, the Philippine President cautions North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that it's not in his country's interest for him to 'swagger around and threaten the world'
U.S. flies bombers over Korean peninsula for drill – Seoul
The flight was to 'demonstrate the deterrence capability of the US-South Korea alliance against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats'
DFA raises alert level 1 in Guam, Northern Marianas
This alert level covers nearly 70 000 Filipinos in Guam and the Northern Marianas a group of islands that includes Saipan
A closer look at human rights in the Korean Peninsula
It s time for human rights groups to encourage the government of South Korea to examine its repressive laws
Duterte told Trump to 'keep the pressure' on N. Korea
UPDATED A classified transcript obtained by Rappler via US based The Intercept shows that President Rodrigo Duterte views North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the madman of this generation
Trump calls for tougher sanctions after North Korea missile
6th UPDATE New South Korean President Moon Jae In also condemns the test as a reckless provocation that poses a grave challenge to the international community
Moon, Trump agree on close cooperation on North Korea
South Korea s new President Moon Jae In and US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone for the first time since Moon s inauguration
Duterte asks China's Xi to intervene in Korean Peninsula
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says it was US President Donald Trump who told him to seek the intervention of Chinese President Xi Jinping
Duterte, Xi discuss South China Sea, North Korea in phone call
3rd UPDATE Duterte speaking to Xi referred to China s important role in promoting peace [in] the Korean Peninsula says the DFA
In call with Trump, Xi urges 'restraint' on North Korea
The conversation comes amid growing concerns that Pyongyang will conduct another nuclear or missile test to mark the 85th anniversary on Tuesday of the founding of its Korean People s Army
US, South Korea detect another failed North Korea missile test
It is the second failed launch in less than a week of the intermediate range Musudan missile
Activity at North Korea rocket site fuels test concerns
Speculation that Pyongyang is preparing a show of force has been linked to Monday s October 10 anniversary of the founding of the North s ruling Workers Party
North Korean hackers steal defense files from South
Seoul police say the hackers were also able to plant malicious code into the computers in an attempt to use them as zombie machines
North Korea defectors from China restaurant arrive in Seoul
The 3 North Korean women are the latest to defect to South Korea
Uganda switches sides, dumping North Korea for South
The declaration comes after a meeting between Uganda s President Yoweri Museveni and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun Hye
South Korea confirms defection of North Korea restaurant workers
Seoul s unification ministry declines to elaborate on the new defection citing the workers safety
Dozens of North Korean restaurants abroad closed or suspended – South
The restaurants are reportedly located in China and the United Arab Emirates
South Korea's Park says North ready for nuclear test
UPDATED South Korean President Park Geun Hye also warns Pyongyang that the international community is ready to respond with even stronger sanctions
North Korea fires short-range 'projectile' – South Korea
UPDATED We are closely monitoring the situation and standing ready says Seoul s Joint Chief of Staff
South Korea, US launch military drills, North threatens nuclear strikes
UPDATED It comes just days after leader Kim Jong Un ordered the country s nuclear arsenal to be placed on standby for use at any moment in response to tough new UN sanctions
North Korea likens South's president to an 'ugly bat'
Pyongyang again launches a vitriolic attack on South Korean President Park Geun Hye
South Korean firms: $663M in losses due to Kaesong closure
The shutdown of the Kaesong industrial complex takes a heavy toll on over 120 businesses
US secretly agreed to North Korea talks before nuke test – report
It was the North Koreans who proposed discussing a peace treaty says a US State Department spokesman
South Korea shutters joint industrial park after N.Korean rocket
3rd UPDATE Seoul says it does not want its investment in the Kaesong park to be used for Pyongyang s nuclear program
Global outrage over North Korea rocket launch
UPDATED NATO says Pyongyang s move is a blatant breach of 5 UN resolutions
