North Korea
Trilateral summit helps bolster response to North Korea's threats: Seoul's presidential office
President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Friday to significantly expand trilateral security cooperation, pledging to immediately consult one another in the event of common threats, hold annual joint military exercises and closely cooperate to deal with North Korea's threats, Yonhap news agency reported.
US soldier who crossed into N.Korea expressed wish to seek refuge: Pyongyang
"Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army," the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report. DPRK stands for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
US soldier 'intruded' into N.Korea due to 'racial discrimination' within Army: Pyongyang
"Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harboured ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army," the country's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report. DPRK stands for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Kim Jong-un slams officials as 'irresponsible' over typhoon damage
Kim made the remarks during a visit to Anbyon county, Kangwon province, where river banks were toppled and some 200 hectares of farmland were flooded due to heavy rains brought by last week's typhoon, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
N.Korea showcases drones, ICBMs on armistice anniversary
With senior delegations from China and Russia present, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took to the reviewing stand to observe the military parade in Kim Il Sung Square late Thursday to mark Victory Day, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
S.Korea hits back after Pyongyang warns against US nuke sub visit
The Defence Ministry in Seoul renewed the warning after Pyongyang's Defence Minister Kang Sun-nam slammed the arrival of the USS Kentucky, an 18,750-tonne Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), in South Korea and the inaugural meeting of the South Korea-US Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) this week, reports Yonhap News Agency.
S.Korea slaps more unilateral sanctions on N. Korea after ICBM launch
"In response to North Korea's long-range ballistic missile launch that threatens the peace and safety of the Korean Peninsula and the international society, the government has decided to impose unilateral sanctions against four individuals and three organisations involved in nuclear and missile developments and funding," the foreign ministry said.
N.Korea confirms test-firing of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile
Guided by Kim, the North launched a new type of the Hwasong-18 missile in a test aimed at reconfirming the technical creditability and operational reliability of the country's core weapon system, according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
N.Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile: Seoul military
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from an area in or around Pyongyang at about 10 a.m. (local time) without elaborating further, reports Yonhap News Agency. "While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military is maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the United States," the JCS said.
Kim Jong-un's sister warns US military will face 'very critical flight'
"I have already notified beforehand the counteraction of our army upon authorization. In case of repeated illegal intrusion, the U.S. forces will experience a very critical flight," Kim Yo-jong said in a statement published by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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