Kim Jong-un blames US, S.Korea for N.Korea’s military buildup
Standing beside North Korea’s largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the...
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N.Korea says it fired ‘remarkable’ new anti-aircraft missile in test
North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as...
N.Korea’s Kim offers to reopen inter-Korean hotline, slams U.S. ‘hostile policy’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is willing to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month, but accused the United States of proposing talks...
N.Korea joins race for new hypersonic missile with latest test
North Korea test-fired a newly developed hypersonic missile earlier this week, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, joining a race headed by major military...
N.Korea fires missile, accuses U.S. of ‘double standards’
North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United States and South...
N.Korea tests ballistic missiles amid deadlocked nuclear talks
North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Wednesday, days after testing a...
N.Korea tests first ‘strategic’ cruise missile with possible nuclear capability
North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country’s...
North Korea not picking up hotlines after warning South, U.S. over joint drills
North Korea did not answer routine calls on inter-Korean hotlines on Tuesday, South Korea said, hours after a senior official in Pyongyang warned the South...
North Korea warns U.S. misinterpreting signals risks disappointment
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States on Tuesday it would be disappointed were it to seek comfort in...
N.Korea says Covid-19 vaccines are ‘no panacea’, warns of lengthy battle
North Korea’s state media warned of the prospect of a lengthy battle against the coronavirus and said vaccines developed by global drugmakers were proving to...
North Korea warns U.S. may find itself in ‘very grave situation’
North Korea lashed out at the United States and its allies in South Korea on Sunday in a series of statements saying recent comments from Washington are proof of...
North Korea tells US, ‘if you want peace, don’t cause a stink’
The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new U.S. administration against “causing a stink” if it...
North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles after rare party congress
North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, capping more than a week...
North Korean troops killed missing South Korean official
North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who went missing earlier this week, before dousing his body in oil and setting it on fire...
N.Korea rejects South’s offer of envoys, vows to redeploy troops to border
North Korea on Wednesday rejected South Korea’s offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tensions over defector activity and stalled reconciliation efforts and vowed...
N.Korea blows up liaison office on its side of border with South (updated)
North Korea blew up and destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office in its border city of Kaesong on Tuesday, South Korea said, after Pyongyang threatened to...
S.Korean officials call for caution amid reports that N.Korean leader Kim is ill
South Korean officials are calling for caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be ill or is being isolated because of...
N.Korea fired multiple short-range cruise missiles into sea – S.Korea military
North Korea launched what were believed to be multiple short-range cruise missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Tuesday, South Korea’s...
N.Korea fires more missiles than ever amid coronavirus outbreak
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented...
Trump’s birthday message for North Korean leader ‘not enough to restart talks’
The US and South Korea are “dreaming” if they think that Donald Trump birthday’s message to Kim Jong Un will lead the North Korean leader...