South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Noh Kyu-duk, on Wednesday spoke by phone with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov about missile launches believed to have been carried out by Pyongyang earlier this week, and the overall security situation on the peninsula, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said

Seoul has seen no indication that repair works are being carried out on underground tunnels of North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site, demolished by Pyongyang in May 2018 to confirm commitment to denuclearization, a South Korean official said on Tuesday

North Korea is believed to have launched two unidentified cruise missiles from an inland area towards the Sea of Japan, South Korean Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing military sources

US President Joe Biden during a virtual meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made clear that Washington will work closely with Tokyo and Seoul to discourage North Korea from engaging in further provocations, a senior administration official said on Friday

Washington has offered to provide North Korea with 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the United Nations tools, which Pyongyang has greeted with enthusiasm although it has not officially responded yet, South Korean lawmaker and Chairman of the Intelligence Committee of the National Assembly Kim Kyung-hyup said on Friday

The US special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, called his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on Monday to share concern over the reclusive Asian nation's recent ballistic missile tests

China has urged all countries involved in the Korean Peninsula issue to contribute to a political solution after North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday