Tag: east sea

North Korea fires ballistic missile just six days after previous launch

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast ahead of a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.

U.S. military confirms it is aware of North's missile launch, reaffirms defense commitment to allies

The North's firing of a short-range ballistic missile came ahead of a South Korea-U.S. military exercise that the North has decried as a rehearsal for invasion.

North Korea fires ballistic missile into East Sea, first launch in 42 days

Pyongyang launched a short-range ballistic missile from Wonsan on Thursday, South Korea's military said, in its first ballistic missile test in 42 days ahead of joint drills.

International legal review of Japan’s Dokdo claims and imperial legacies

An international law review argues that Tokyo's assertion rests on imperial-era assumptions that fail to establish lawful title under the postwar legal order.

Missing Navy sailor found dead near Northern Limit Line in East Sea

South Korea's Navy recovered the body of a sailor who went missing near the NLL after a joint search with the Coast Guard.

South publicly requests North's cooperation after Navy sailor goes missing near maritime border

Seoul's unusually swift request for Pyongyang's cooperation appears intended to avoid a repeat of what happened to an official who was fatally shot by North Korean troops in 2020 after he drifted into their waters.

Giant tuna arrive in East Sea