PENCE: A peaceful outcome for the Korean peninsula is still possible

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula can be achieved peacefully because of Washington’s new engagement with China, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday, despite growing fears North Korea could soon conduct a new nuclear test. South Korea is on heightened alert ahead of another important anniversary in the reclusive […]

US Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula, US official says

Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s advancing weapons program. Earlier this month North Korea tested a liquid-fueled Scud missile which only traveled a fraction of its […]