A North Korean ballistic missile landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea's coast on Wednesday, the first time an apparent test had landed near the South's waters, and South Korea responded with missile launches of its own.

South Korean PM Han Duck-soo promises a thorough investigation on Monday into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into a week of mourning.

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, while South Korean forces were wrapping up nearly two weeks of exercises aimed at deterring their northern neighbour.

The United States, Japan and South Korea warned on Wednesday that an "unparalleled" scale of response would be warranted if North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear bomb test.

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a...

The North Korean leader has pledged to strengthen ties with Moscow in order to promote regional peace and stability.

North Korea said this was what was "escalating the military tensions on the Korean peninsula".

North Korea appears to have launched a missile. Please evacuate into buildings or underground

Harris's trip is "an opportunity to strengthen the high-level cooperative and friendly relationship between South Korea and the United States."

North Korea is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its programmes to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

South Korean President Yoon, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida meet after nearly 3 years in New York

The move effectively eliminates the possibility of denuclearisation talks, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the country's status as a nuclear state was now "irreversible".