South Korea on Friday launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time as tensions rise between the rivals.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North's recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.N. bans.
South Korea has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, officials said, days after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time.
North Korea's newly launched reconnaissance satellite has captured photos of the White House, the Pentagon and a key U.S. mainland naval base, Pyongyang's state media claimed Tuesday.
The chief diplomats from China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday to hold a trilateral summit of their three leaders, but did not specify a time frame for the meeting that will be the first among the three in nearly four years.