The resumption of talks between North and South Korea has ben welcomed by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said: “The Philippines is hoping …
The US has thanked the Philippines for its “strong leadership” in opposing North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes. A statement issued by the US State Department on Thursday (December 28) …
A US senator has warned that Washington moves closer to preemptive war with North Korea every time the country carries out a ICBM or nuclear test. North Korea’s ICBM launch …
The Philippines has strongly condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch and warned of dangers to shipping. North Korea’s state media has claimed that the new type of missile launched today …
A kidnapped Korean man has been rescued by police from illegal detention at the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) compound in Manila. Lee Jung Dae, who owns a restaurant in Angeles …
North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador has warned that the situation “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment”. He also pledged yesterday (Monday, October …
A North Korean ‘peace committee’ demanded today (Thursday, September 14) that the United States be “beaten to death” like a “rabid dog”. A spokesman for the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee …
Jose Sison, the chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has sided with North Korea in the ongoing row about its weapons programmes. Mr Sison praised Pyongyang for …
China said today (Monday, September 4) that it had lodged an official protest with North Korea following yesterday’s H-bomb test. The explosion, which measured 6.3 on the Richter Scale, has …
North Korea has hailed the “perfect” test of an H-bomb suitable for a long-range missile. The announcement from Pyongyang came hours after international seismic agencies detected a tremor that was …
North Korea launched a ballistic missile today (Tuesday, August 29) that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean. The missile – believed to be a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic …
It’s been difficult to figure out the logic of Kim Jong Un’s recent nuclear grandstanding — many simply dismiss his actions as either madness or a deathwish. So, to make …
The Philippine government has issued an assurance that it is prepared for possible North Korean missile launches targeting Guam. Speaking at a press briefing, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said: “The …
North Korea said today (Wednesday, August 9) that it is considering a missile strike on Guam after President Trump told Pyongyang that any threat to the USA would be met …
The foreign minister of North Korea — or the DPRK as it calls itself — has issued a statement seeking to justify its development of nuclear weapons. H E Ri …
Throughout his career, first as Davao City mayor and now as president, Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte has never held back from insulting world figures who spark his anger. From Pope …
A Korean gambler hanged himself after losing nearly $400,000 in a Manila casino yesterday (Monday, July 31). The 38-year-old tourist was found hanged on the balcony of his room in …
The United States has warned that the time for talk over North Korea was “over”, rejecting a UN response to Pyongyang’s latest ICBM launch in favour of bomber flights and …
US strategic bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force in response to Pyongyang’s latest missile test, American officials have revealed. US B-1B bombers alongside with South …
North Korean’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test proves that all of the USA is within striking distance, Pyongyang claimed today (Saturday, July 29). Kim Jong Un said yesterday’s test …
Despite issuing blood-curdling threats of a nuclear strike on the USA, North Korea’s top diplomat will attend a regional summit in Manila next month. The secretive state’s vice foreign minister …
The Philippines is the only country in the Asia-Pacific region where people have a positive view of North Korea, a study has found. According to the Spring 2017 Global Attitudes …
Russia and China today (Tuesday, July 4) called on North Korea, South Korea and the US to sign up to a Chinese de-escalation plan to defuse tensions surrounding Pyongyang’s intercontinental …
Chinese state media has announced an agreement with the USA that efforts to denuclearise the Korean peninsular should be “complete, verifiable and irreversible”. A report by the Xinhua news agency …
A Korean man accused of asking two underage girls if he could sniff their feet before showing them his penis insists he is the victim of a “setup”. Sing Hun …
A Korean hiker who got lost in the wilderness for 11 days has been found alive after he sustained himself by drinking his own urine. Choi Sungkyu, aged 56, went …