"Today, the alliance between the United States and Korea remains more essential than ever in shaping our shared future," said Secretary Blinken.

The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness posture to share info with the U.S. and Japan.

The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site.

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed a successful test of a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile.

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported on Tuesday (Jan 7), as Washington's top diplomat visited the region.

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok vowed to continue trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States, saying on Friday his country's diplomacy remains steadfast despite an unprecedented political crisis at home.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed confidence in South Korea’s acting leader as the two nations reaffirmed their security alliance and combat readiness against North Korea at a time when Seoul is struggling to restore political stability.

North Korea confirmed on Tuesday it had successfully tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a hypersonic warhead. — Ukrinform.

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed a successful test of a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile.

President-elect Donald Trump says that he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name he said has a “beautiful ring to it.” Tuesday's remarks are his latest suggestion to redraw the map of the Western Hemisphere.

S. Korea, U.S. foreign ministerial talks South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands ahead of their talks at the government complex in Seoul on Jan.